Bruce Springsteen is the latest to voice his protest of HB2, North Carolina's infamous "bathroom" bill. The "Born in the U.S.A." singer expressed his concern over the controversial legislation, announcing via hisFacebook pageand his official website that a Bruce Springsteen and the E Stree...
North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that repeals the state’s controversial bathroom law in a move meant to end a year of tumult that saw businesses leave and major sporting events and concerts canceled. Gov. Roy Cooper signed the measure into law, saying, “For over a year...
HB2, short for "House Bill 2, the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act," and misleadingly nicknamed "the bathroom bill," has highlighted a disconcerting trend in multiple states to propose blatantly discriminatory laws under the guise of "safety," "religious freedom," and, ironically, "...
HB2, short for “House Bill 2, the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act,” and misleadingly nicknamed “the bathroom bill,” has highlighted a disconcerting trend in multiple states to propose blatantly discriminatory laws under the guise of “safety,”“religious freedom,” and, ironically...
This political cartoon was intended to portray the huge backlash that North Carolina experienced after passing House Bill 2 (HB2). The HB2 has two sections the first section brought about the most controversy, it states that people must use the bathroom that aligns with biological sex on their...
It's a blue-to-red bleed most typified in the public eye by HB2, North Carolina's now infamous "bathroom bill." But that divisive measure was just the latest aftershock of the 2010 elections, when Republicans won majorities in both houses of the General Assembly for the first time since...
This “Don’t Say Gay” legislation will have the same economic impact as the infamous HB2, the so-called “bathroom bill” passed by Republicans a few years ago. HB2 had big repercussions in the North Carolina economy with cancellations of sporting events, conventions, concerts and tourism ...
Bathroom bills have been a hot topic in the presidential election. Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have issued statements condemning North Carolina's bill, while presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has indicated that its implementation is a bad business move....
In a statement, Lauper says she will be donating all the profits from her June 4 concert in Raleigh to Equality North Carolina, who is working to overturn HB2 — the so called “bathroom bill” that many view as unfair to the state’s transgender community, declaring per...
The NBA is moving the All-Star Game in light of North Carolina's controversial HB2 bill, saying it hopes to reschedule the game for Charlotte in 2019.