Tag: LGBT Issues

White House to issue decree on transgender toilets in public schools

White House to issue decree on transgender toilets in public schools

Anna Giaritelli · May 13, 2016 2:13 am

"I am working with the governor of North Carolina, and we are going to fight back," Abbott, a former state attorney general, told delegates at the Texas Republican Convention in Dallas on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will ‘fight back’ for NC bathroom law

Kelly Cohen · May 12, 2016 8:19 pm

A North Carolina school board voted to allow high school students to carry pepper spray at school for protection. (iStock Photo)

N.C. school board member: Use pepper spray against transgender students

Kelly Cohen · May 11, 2016 5:31 pm

Watch: Ben Carson says Lynch’s ‘Jim Crow’ comparison ‘a bunch of crap’

Watch: Ben Carson says Lynch’s ‘Jim Crow’ comparison ‘a bunch of crap’

Kelly Cohen · May 10, 2016 12:00 pm

"It's like Big Brother has descended on us in North Carolina," said North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

N.C. governor defends bathroom law from ‘Big Brother’

Anna Giaritelli · May 10, 2016 12:13 am

Justice Dept. announces civil rights suit against North Carolina

Justice Dept. announces civil rights suit against North Carolina

Anna Giaritelli · May 9, 2016 8:30 pm

Federal agencies are in the process of reviewing whether any funding they give to North Carolina might be cut off because of the bathroom law, which prohibits transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

WH: NC lawsuit won’t impact federal review of bathroom law

Susan Crabtree · May 9, 2016 6:40 pm

The ACLU argues the Mississippi law, HB 1523, violates the 14th Amendment by "creating a separate and unequal set of laws applying only to the marriages of same-sex couples." (AP Photo)

ACLU files lawsuit against Mississippi religious freedom law

Kelly Cohen · May 9, 2016 5:53 pm

"There is no clear definition of gender identity," Pat McCrory said. "It's the federal government being a bully and making law by their interpretation." (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

N.C. governor says federal government is the ‘bully’ on his bathroom law

Kyle Feldscher · May 8, 2016 2:41 pm

Moore faces ouster to ordering probate judges to ignore law. (Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Alabama Chief Justice Moore suspended for refusing to implement gay marriage

Dan Friedman · May 7, 2016 4:46 pm

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore said state leaders are still working on what to do next. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)

North Carolina ignores DOJ’s call to reverse bathroom bill

Kelly Cohen · May 5, 2016 6:25 pm

"The Department of Justice has determined that, as a result of compliance with and implementation of NC House Bill 2, both you and the state of N.C. are in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 0f 1964," Vanita Gupta wrote in the letter. (AP Photo)

Justice Dept.: N.C. bathroom bill violates Civil Rights Act

Anna Giaritelli · May 4, 2016 8:45 pm