May 09 Watch 7:26 NC governor: We need clarity on bathroom law, but not from the executive branch By PBS News Hour The fight over North Carolina’s controversial bill to restrict restroom access by biological gender intensified Monday. The state’s governor and legislature filed suit against the federal government, rejecting the Justice Department’s assertion that the law violates transgender people’s civil rights. Continue watching
May 05 NC’s federal funds for public colleges in crosshairs of LGBT law By Gary D. Robertson, Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press If the U.S. Justice Department follows through on its enforcement threat, tens of thousands of students could lose around $800 million in federally backed loans. Continue reading
May 05 For transgender people in North Carolina, it’s about more than bathrooms By Roben Farzad Last month, North Carolina’s state legislature passed HB2 -- a controversial bill that requires transgender people to use the bathroom correlated with the gender on their birth certificate and excludes gay and transgender people from anti-discrimination protections. Read how two… Continue reading
May 04 Justice Department says North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law is a Civil Rights Act violation By Joshua Barajas The Justice Department warns North Carolina not to implement a law that has been considered the most anti-LGBT law in the United States. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 7:27 How North Carolina’s bathroom law sparked a business backlash By PBS News Hour North Carolina’s High Point Market is the largest furniture industry trade show in the world. But weeks before designers and retailers arrived, the state legislature passed a law on the use of bathrooms and discrimination targeted at LGBT people, sparking… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: NC governor moves to alter new LGBT law By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, after a wave of criticism over last month’s LGBT rights law, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory expanded protections for state employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity and asked lawmakers to restore the right… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 4:04 Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert over law limiting LGBT rights By PBS News Hour Bruce Springsteen and his E-Street Band cancelled a concert planned for Saturday in Greensboro, North Carolina to protest a state law that blocks anti-discrimination measures for gay, lesbian and transgender people. His boycott is among many that have recently taken… Continue watching
Mar 28 Georgia governor to veto religious exemptions bill By Joshua Barajas Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said Monday he planned to veto House Bill 757, a “religious freedom” bill, which broadly protected opponents of same-sex marriage. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 9:21 Who voted for what and why on Election Day By PBS News Hour This election, Ohio voters said no to legalizing marijuana, Houston voters defeated an ordinance to curb LGBT discrimination and San Francisco voters refused to limit how often homeowners can rent out rooms. Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political… Continue watching
Nov 04 Mayor: Fight not over for Houston nondiscrimination measure By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Houston Mayor Annise Parker has rallied supporters of a defeated ordinance that would have established nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people in the city, telling them the fight isn’t over. Continue reading