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NORTH CAROLINA — One of the state’s most powerful lobbying groups is spending heavily, including on donations to local legislators, as it works to enact…
Despite some progress, the LGBTQ community also endured a year of vicious attacks from some of the state’s most prominent GOP elected officials.
LGBTQ issues in North Carolina in 2021; transgender athletes; nondiscrimination ordinances; hate speech; Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson
Bill supporters say future of women’s sports is in jeopardy The bill’s primary sponsor, Rep. Mark Brody (R-Anson), said he expects it to be controversial but that it is a solution to a problem that can’t be ignored. “I expect that those who disagree with this bill will come forward and offer solutions,” Brody said. “And not a solution that says, ‘I don’t want to do anything.’” Rep. Mark Brody (R-Anson) Brody said it is important to make the standard policy in North Carolina that decisions about gender will be made according to “reproductive biology and genetics at birt...
Physicians, Athletic Bodies Cite Science, Record of Success in Defending Inclusive Policies Sophomore Julie Katz speaks against HB 358 during Wednesday’s hearing. Julie Katz came to Raleigh Wednesday to speak directly to the lawmakers who want to exclude her from women’s sports. A 16-year-old transgender girl from Greensboro, Katz has been a gymnast, played tennis and volleyball — all, so far, without incident. But House Bill 358 would bar transgender women from playing women’s intramural, public school, university sports in North Carolina. “Like all kids who love to be active,...