The lawmakers say they won’t be “bullied” into meeting the U.S. Justice Department’s Monday deadline to change the law. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina Republicans Vow To Defy Feds On Bathroom Law. They refused to back down from a law regulating which restrooms can be used by transgender people after the federal government told … Continue reading North Carolina Republicans Vow To Defy Feds On Bathroom Law →

President Obama’s Justice Department has warned North Carolina that its anti-LGBT laws directly contravene civil rights protections. The state has lost a string of big investment ventures over Governor McCrory’s decision to sign HB2 – which voided all local ordinances protecting LGBT rights, bans transgender people from using their preferred bathroom, and permits businesses to … Continue reading Obama administration sends legal threat to North Carolina Governor over anti-LGBT law →