These days, living in our post pandemic world and with the way cultural participation has evolved, it often seems challenging to convince friends and acquaintances to step out for a big night of ...
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Melania Trump is set to host an event for the Log Cabin Republicans organization at the Trup family’s Mar-a-Lago estate later this month. This is the first event Melania will take part in relat...
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The North Carolina Constitution guarantees residents’ rights to a free public education, stating “The General Assembly shall provide by taxation and otherwise for a general and uniform system...
Chatham County is one of North Carolina’s “Triangle adjacent” counties, located south of Chapel Hill and west of Wake County. It’s home to the towns of Pittsboro, Siler City, Goldston and...
Longtime LGBTQ+ advocate and former presidential advisor David Mixner died in his New York City home on Monday, March 11. His death was due to complications from long-term COVID, according to his...
It seems North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is already impacting economic development in the state just after securing the GOP nomination, as Connecticut lawmakers target companies looking at ...
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools recently ended their use of a popular library app that gave students access to more than 40,000 books, due to a controversial state law. The change comes in response...
On February 27, the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute and Loyola Marymount University published a report summarizing the results of a nationwide survey of Black LGBTQ+ political candidates. A follow-up to...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved over the last 10 years at a rate no one saw coming. AI has a lot of beneficial uses, some of which include automating time consuming processes, helping re...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/artificial-intelligence-could-pose-a-danger-to-democratic-elections/
The attack on LGBTQ+ people continues as the South Carolina House of Representatives voted to approve a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on January 17. The bill, Known as HB 46...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/south-carolina-house-oks-trans-healthcare-ban-for-minors/
The first weeks of December marked the filing period for those interested in running for office in North Carolina for the 2024 election. Several LGBTQ+ people made their way to their local Board ...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/north-carolina-lgbtq-candidates-running-for-office-in-2024/
Florida’s GOP legislators are on the attack against the state’s LGBTQ+ population, but this time, it will impact government workers and contractors. The proposed House Bill 599 (HB 599) — w...
In a society and time when breaking news is constant, it’s actually quite difficult to keep up with everything that happens in a year’s time. We thought it would be a good idea to dust off th...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/ripped-from-the-headlines-the-worst-of-2023/
The North Carolina NAACP chapter, along with Common Cause and a group of Black voters, have filed a lawsuit to challenge recently approved voter districts drawn by the Republican-majority North C...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/naacp-files-lawsuit-against-n-c-state-and-federal-election-maps/
Prominent Republican and North Carolina U.S. Senator Thom Tillis announced his endorsement for North Carolina Governor, and his answer may come as a surprise to some. Tillis has put his support b...
North Carolina State Representative Tricia Cotham announced November 22 she would seek reelection in a newly drawn, Republican-leaning district in Mecklenburg County. Cotham made national headlin...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/tricia-cotham-to-run-for-reelection-in-2024/
Redrawn North Carolina Senate districts have become the subject of a new lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections, the president of the state Senate and Speaker of the state Ho...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/north-carolina-sued-over-redrawn-maps/
A record number of anti-LGBTQ bills were filed and passed in states across the country this year. From criminalizing public drag shows and standard health care for transgender people to banning b...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/monday-numbers-lawmakers-try-to-punish-lgbtq-allies/
These last few months have been brutal for our communities in North Carolina and nationwide. Extremists in our legislature launched a full fledged attack, introducing a raft of nasty, bigoted bil...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/nc-legislature-keeps-brutally-attacking-the-lgbtq-community/
At a time when the U.S. is seeing increased attacks on trans youth, LGBTQ+ individuals, women, minorities and other marginalized groups through hurtful legislation and invasive regulation, Equali...
Damon Seils moved to Carrboro in the late 1990s from Washington D.C., where he completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees. Prior to moving Seils carefully researched the region to find a so...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/lgbtq-advocates-in-the-triangle-warn-of-damaging-legislation/
At a recent Wake County Republican Party convention, John Amanchukwu, a youth pastor with Raleigh’s Upper Room Church of God in Christ, gave the opening prayer. “There is a war in our public ...
It’s been a subject of debate for nearly a year now. Did Madison Cawthorn, Republican Representative from North Carolina, actually take part in the January 6 insurrection that occurred in the n...
Politicians are maneuvering, the courts are set to deliberate, and voters are continuing to wait for finalized political maps and a date for the North Carolina 2022 primary elections. On Wedn...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/bill-to-delay-nc-primaries-further-sharply-divides-parties/
March 23 marked a still painful anniversary that I’m sure many North Carolinians would like to forget: it had officially been five years since House Bill 2 (HB 2) was signed into law. The pos...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/five-years-later-and-were-still-fighting/
On Tuesday, Dec. 1, a key prong of House Bill 142 (HB142) reached sunset, ending a years-long moratorium that blocked cities and towns in our state from protecting their LGBTQ residents through l...
Advocates say the law could unfairly target black, transgender voters. The post GOP leaders propose new voter ID amendment appeared first on QnotesCarolinas.com .
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In a rushed collaboration not publicized until yesterday, North Carolina General Assembly Republican leadership crafted an HB2 repeal bill that activists are calling "HB 2.0." The bill, HB 142, p...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/hb2-repeal-passes-with-key-provisions-infuriating-lgbtq-advocates/
Two North Carolina politicians have come under fire for their use of Twitter. Sen. Joel Ford issued an apology after an online altercation with an LGBTQ advocate, and former Rep. Chris Sgro is dr...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/is-twitter-the-new-vehicle-for-lgbtq-activism/
A bill introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly would expand state hate crime statutes to include crimes against individuals based on sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disa...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/hate-crime-bill-would-expand-lgbtq-protections-in-nc/
This year’s incarnation of the annual Day of Advocacy organized by Equality NC will enliven the North Carolina General Assembly this Feb. 22. Activists both LGBTQ and ally will join together to...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/equality-nc-day-of-advocacy-to-take-place-feb-22/
Update: This article originally reported that the bill was filed today. It was actually filed on June 9. The article has been revised to include that information. Yesterday Omar Mateen entered an...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/gun-rights-amendment-nc-house-calendar-one-day-after-orlando-shooting/
Hundreds gathered Wednesday at the North Carolina General Assembly for the last Moral Monday Movement event of the summer, with coalition groups including the North Carolina NAACP, Equality North...
A bill widely criticized as targeting LGBT couples was passed into law on Thursday morning as the North Carolina House of Representatives joined its Senate colleagues in overriding Gov. Pat McCro...
When the state House passed its budget in late May, Rep. Chuck McGrady noted its bipartisan support in a tweet that captured what the House leadership wanted people to think was happening in the ...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/so-much-for-the-charade-of-moderation-in-the-general-assembly/
Readers respond to articles on the marriage bill and about Boom Boom LaTour's recent illness. The post TalkBack: 06.05.15 appeared first on QnotesCarolinas.com .
A legislative assistant for a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives has denied making comments to a constituent, allegedly telling him that her boss' home and law office would be ...
The North Carolina Senate on Monday evening easily overrode Gov. Pat McCrory's veto on a controversial piece of legislation that would allow magistrates and registers of deeds to opt out of perfo...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/n-c-senate-overrides-mccrory-veto-on-anti-lgbt-magistrate-refusal-bill/
LGBT advocates have come out in praise of Gov. Pat McCrory's decision Thursday to veto controversial legislation that would allow magistrates and others to opt out of providing civil marriage cer...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/advocates-thank-mccrory-as-veto-provokes-ire-on-anti-gay-right/
A bill that would allow magistrates and registers of deeds to opt-out of serving LGBT couples seeking civil marriage services and ceremonies was passed out of a state House committee this afterno...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/nc-house-gives-final-approval-to-anti-lgbt-magistrate-bill/
A bill that advocates say could open the doors to widespread anti-LGBT discrimination won't be getting a hearing in North Carolina's House of Representatives this year. The post N.C.’s anti-L...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/n-c-s-anti-lgbt-religious-freedom-bill-wont-be-heard-this-session/
Gov. Pat McCrory Monday reiterated his concerns over controversial religious freedom legislation, even as opponents of the measures delivered petitions to his Charlotte and Raleigh offices. The...
In an interview with The Associated Press, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said he would veto two proposed anti-LGBT bills if he were governor. The post Roy Cooper would veto anti-ga...
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President Barack Obama's executive order barring anti-LGBT discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors has gone into full effect today. The new rule, the result of Obama's order last...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/obama-order-federal-contractor-non-discrimination-now-in-effect/
A bill filed by Republican lawmakers in Raleigh would replace a statue of a former governor now widely criticized for his role in the state's white supremacist campaigns with a statue of Billy Gr...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/state-gop-wants-statue-of-billy-graham-in-u-s-capitol/
So-called "religious freedom" bills under consideration in Arkansas and North Carolina, and widely condemned by LGBT advocates and a growing chorus of corporations and politicians, are facing new...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/anti-lgbt-religious-freedom-bills-facing-questions-in-north-carolina/
North Carolina's proposed 'religious freedom' law is significantly different from Indiana's and potentially worse. The post Why N.C.’s ‘religious freedom’ bill is worse than Indiana’s ...
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North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said Monday morning that he won't be signing a controversial bill allowing magistrates and other officials to opt out of serving LGBT people seeking civil marriage...
Long expected by LGBT advocates, Republican legislators in North Carolina this week introduced so-called "religious freedom" bills that could open the door to widespread discrimination against LG...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/anti-lgbt-religious-freedom-bill-comes-to-north-carolina/
Members of the public and advocates weighed in Wednesday during a state House committee hearing on a bill that would allow magistrates and registers of deeds to opt out of performing civil marria...