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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal H.B. 2, Expand LGBT Protections

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February 9, 2017

North Carolina House representatives today introduced a bill that would fully repeal the state’s anti-LGBT law, House Bill 2, and expand state nondiscrimination laws for housing, employment, credit, insurance, public accommodations and education to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender North Carolinians.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal and ACLU Condemn North Carolina Lawmakers’ Failure to Repeal H.B. 2

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December 21, 2016

The North Carolina legislature today convened for a special session where it failed to pass a bill repealing H.B. 2, the state’s sweeping anti-LGBT law.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Echoes Call to Repeal H.B. 2 by North Carolina Governor-Elect Roy Cooper

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December 7, 2016

Following Pat McCrory’s concession, yesterday North Carolina Governor-Elect Roy Cooper called upon the legislature to repeal House Bill 2, the state’s sweeping anti-LGBT measure.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
Victory! North Carolina to Issue Accurate Birth Certificates for All Children Born to Married Same-Sex Couples

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November 16, 2016

In a victory for all North Carolina same-sex couples with children born after they got married, the State has agreed to change its policies to enable those couples to get accurate birth certificates listing both parents.
Lambda Legal, ACLU File Opening Brief in Appeal to Protect All Transgender People Harmed by Discriminatory H.B. 2

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October 19, 2016

LGBT rights groups challenging the North Carolina law that bans transgender people from using restrooms that correspond to their gender identity yesterday filed their opening brief on appeal requesting that the preliminary injunction in the case be broadened to protect all transgender people in the state from discrimination.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
Joaquín Carcaño: My Latino Heritage Means Resilience, Strength and Survival

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October 15, 2016

My family had to fight for their lives and their place in this country. My heritage is about being able to take those blows and continue to stand our ground, to exist and resist. That’s what I’ve witnessed growing up, and it has motivated and empowered me in my HIV-related work.

See Also: HB2, Hispanic Heritage Month, Joaquin Carcaño, Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
Lambda Legal and ACLU Statement on H.B. 2 Developments

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September 18, 2016

The ACLU and Lambda Legal today called on Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina legislative leaders to stop playing games and repeal H.B. 2, the state law that bans many transgender people from appropriate restrooms and prohibits local municipalities from extending nondiscrimination protections to LGBT people.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
ACLU, Lambda Legal Seek Greater Relief for Transgender North Carolinians Harmed by H.B. 2

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August 29, 2016

LGBT rights groups challenging North Carolina’s House Bill 2, the state law that bans many transgender people from restrooms that match their gender, today announced they will appeal part of a Friday district court ruling in order to seek broader relief for all transgender people in North Carolina before the case heads to a full trial.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
Federal Court Blocks North Carolina From Enforcing Anti-Transgender Law, H.B. 2, Against Transgender Plaintiffs While Lawsuit Proceeds

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August 26, 2016

A federal court today granted a request to stop the University of North Carolina from enforcing H.B. 2, the state law that bans many transgender people from restrooms that match their gender identity, against three transgender individuals who are challenging the law in court.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
We Went to Court over North Carolina’s Anti-Trans HB 2, and Here’s What Happened

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August 2, 2016

We were in federal court in Winston-Salem, NC, yesterday morning to argue our motion for a preliminary injunction in our lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law, House Bill 2, Carcaño v. McCrory.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights