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43390
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"A combination of misguided, but often well-intentioned groups have tried to erase the facts of life and expose children as young as possible to the idea that sex is changeable and dependent on nothing more than feelings. Many parents and adults who work with
and care about children are justifiably concerned at this growing trend to push the idea of changeable genders and force gender affirmation at earlier and earlier ages, particularly in schools. "
The article emphasizes that how the transgender issue is approahed in the school will make all the difference.
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28470
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In the debate over House Bill 2, opinions diverge on who is the intimidator. The author talks about why efforts to find a compromise broke down and how the value of freedom versus security played a role. For opponents of the “bathroom bill,” state lawmakers were bullies dictating to local officials what ordinances they could pass and which bathrooms transgender North Carolinians could use in government buildings. For supporters of HB2, out-of-state interests were the bullies who were using boycotts and other pressure to dictate what laws could be passed and what their bathroom policies could be.
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A Durham County Library online exhibit is strengthening the city’s LGBTQ community by preserving its history. The exhibit, Love + Liberation, showcases oral histories and artifacts from Durham’s LGBTQ community. Its website features relics ranging from scanned documents and letters to audio clips and old photographs.
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North Carolina’s House Bill 2 mandated that transgenders use public bathrooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificates, rather than their gender identities. It also blocked local governments from passing anti-discrimination ordinances. Newly elected Governor Roy Cooper just signed House Bill 142 to repeal House Bill 2.
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For transgender people in the South who are looking to transition, accessing health care they need can be daunting. To help, hormone replacement therapy is now offered at Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Asheville, and soon will be available in Charlotte as well. The nonprofit has also updated its language and programming to be more inclusive.
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House Bill 2 has placed North Carolina at the center of the nation’s culture wars triggering lawsuits, demonstrations, boycotts, and intense controversy. The law's most debated section assigns bathroom access in public buildings according to the biological sex listed on the user's birth certificate. The new law is based on an effort to prevent local governments from becoming too proactive, maintain Republican control of state government, and push against legal transgender equality.
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27227
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House Bill 2 mandates that bathrooms in North Carolina public buildings and schools be used by those who have the corresponding sex on their birth certificate. To revise the sex on their birth certificate, trans people must undergo expensive surgery not everyone needs or can afford.
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Christine Newton Bush of Boone, North Carolina came out as a transgender woman to her family in 2004, and her sister Diana has been documenting the family’s evolution since then. The documentary, The Ties That Bind, covers the family’s tense discourse and growing acceptance of Christine. The documentary premiers at the Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington in November.
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27240
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Several lawsuits have been filed alleging that North Carolina’s House Bill 2 violates the sex discrimination provisions of Title IX. At a hearing in Winston-Salem on Monday, the judge pointed out that regardless of arguments for or against the bill, there is no enforcement of transgender public restroom occupancy.
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On Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union’s request was granted for a preliminary injunction against a part of North Carolina’s House Bill 2, heading off any potential enforcement of the law's bathroom provision until a ruling is obtained following the November trial. The U.S. District Court is skeptical of the state’s defense.
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House Bill 2 has created tension within the state of North Carolina, across the country, and internationally. The law overturned a Charlotte ordinance that allowed transgender people to visit the bathroom of their current status and set up a class of nondiscrimantion that does not include sexual orientation or gender identity throughout the state. Due to the nationwide backlash, the law has had a major impact on North Carolina’s economy.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 7, July 2016,
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27465
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One More Wish, a boy band of the 1990s, has rebranded themselves as 1MW. The band is reforming to do a tour of North Carolina venues when other bands are pulling out because of House Bill 2.
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28805
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Sarah Shook and Erika Libero are local musicians setting out to increase inclusion of LGBTQ people and women in local spaces throughout the Triangle. In response to North Carolina’s House Bill Two, the duo printed rainbow-flag “Safe Space” stickers. Each sticker comes with a pledge that businesses and their employees understand the work of maintaining safe spaces.
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This profile of a transgender man follows the story of Mitchell, the child of a preacher. Born Betsy, Mitchell kept the truth of himself hidden throughout childhood, adulthood, marriage and even motherhood, until his own mother’s death from cancer. Not being able to continue with the secrecy anymore, Mitchell came out as gay to his husband and kids and then transgender to his elementary school where he taught. As of the writing of this article, Mitchell and his sister Joy are both fighting their own battle with breast cancer.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 21 Issue 10, October 2016,
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36494
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Summer camp has been redefined in the North Carolina towns of Asheville, Greensboro, and Durham through Queer Oriented Radical Days of Summer. A response to the Same Sex Marriage Amendment passed in 2012, offers a place for creative expression and community building for queer and trans youth. Activities include Safe Sex and Consent and music lessons, as well as traditional summer camp activities like canoeing and nature walks.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 7, July 2016,
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