Tag: North Carolina

HB780 aimed to bypass nationwide same-sex marriage and make it illegal in the state A bill banning same-sex marriage in the state of North Carolina is dead on arrival, according to a Republican House speaker. Just one day after the bill was introduced, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore said the bill won’t be heard afterall. The bill, known as the Uphold Historical Marriage Act, aims to bypass the nationwide right to same-sex marriage. HB780 says: ‘Marriages between persons of the same gender...

House Bill 780 claims the U.S. Supreme Court overstepped "constitutional bounds." Three Republican lawmakers filed today a new bill, which seeks to ban gay marriage in North Carolina, CBS reports. The "Uphold Historical Marriage Act" aims to invalidate the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage, claiming they violated "constitutional bounds" when the Court dismantled Amendment One. More than 60 percent of those who cast a ballot in May 2012 voted in favor of Amendment One, which prohibited North Carolina...

North Carolina’s unpopular governor received a special birthday wish this year. Today marks the 60th birthday of Pat McCrory, who infamously signed the state’s HB2, an anti-LGBT law which bans non-discrimination ordinances and stops trans people using bathrooms that match their gender identity. To celebrate the occasion, a progressive group of writers took out a full-page advert in the Raleigh News & Observer which features a rainbow layer cake and the headline “HB2 U, PAT”. The ad reads: “Governor McCrory, we send you our best...

Despite the fact that these US states are the most homophobic in the US, statistics show that they are the first when it comes to using gay porn sites. PornHub Insights has conducted a research about a who, how many and where are people searching for gay porn. Statistics showed that 40% of their users were Americans so they focused on another study for the US area only. The study was divided into categories like frequency of visits and category of searching, for...

Following Beyonce's stormy concert in North Carolina on the Formation World Tour Tuesday night (May 3), the singer is bringing awareness to the state's current legislation affecting the LGBTQ community. "North Carolina has been drawing the attention of the masses for new legislation that blocks cities and local governments from passing anti-discrimination measures that could protect gay and transgender people," reads the post on her official site. In her statement, Beyonce calls out North Carolina lawmakers behind the so-called "Bathroom...

North Carolina's new anti-LGBT law leads the young stars to boycott the state. Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas are arguably the youngest superstars to add their names to the growing list of performers boycotting North Carolina in the wake of the passage of House Bill 2. The musicians, currently headlining the Honda Civic Tour: Future Now, Monday announced the cancellation of shows planned for Raleigh and Charlotte in June and July. Lovato and Jonas have long been supporters of LGBT rights, with...

Bishop Melvin Talbert and Pastor Val Rosenquist of United Methodist Church (UMC) have officiated the ceremony of a gay couple although they know the church won't agree. The bishop and the pastor married John Romano and Jim Wilborne, both 52, in an official ceremony on Saturday. Their act comes as a statement of disagreement with the anti-gay practices of the Church. “I have to make a choice between my church and God, and I am choosing God,” the bishop explained, saying that policies of...

More and more public figures take action and support the LGBT community by boycotting, speaking out loud in the favor or equal rights and letting a large audience of people know that they care. This time, Bruce Springsteen canceled his concert in North Carolina to express his disagreement with local policy regarding LGBT people. The legendary American singer made a complex statement: “As you, my fans, know I’m scheduled to play in Greensboro, North Carolina this Sunday. As we also know, North Carolina...

Google Ventures, now known as GV, has joined a growing list of tech and corporate heavyweights speaking out against North Carolina’s HB 2, a law that the companies say discriminates against transgender people in the state. And GV, the early and middle-stage investment arm of Alphabet, is taking it a step further: Its chief has pledged not to back any companies from the state until the law is repealed. Bill Maris, the CEO of GV, added his name to a Human...

The North Carolina General Assembly held a special session to override gay and transgender protections at the local level. The controversial bill HB 2 will block local governments from extending LGBT protections, and prevent transgender students to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with at school. “Legislators have gone out of their way to stigmatize and marginalize transgender North Carolinians by pushing ugly and fundamentally untrue stereotypes that are based on fear and ignorance and not supported by the experiences of...