With Tuesday's unanimous vote, Mecklenburg County is poised to become the 13th local government in North Carolina to approve LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections. The ordinances ensure protections in private employment and places of public accommodations – such as restaurants and businesses – from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and natural hairstyle. Commissioner Leigh Altman…
New protections could be coming for LGBTQ community in North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) New protections could be a reality for members of the LGBTQ community in North Carolina.
This week, a group of state legislators filed a package of bills that includes a full repeal of House Bill 2. The push comes five years after the controversial bathroom bill, which restricted transgender access to public bathrooms, was first passed.
The package also included a bill that would put a statewide nondiscrimination law into place.
Advocates with the Campaign for Southern Equality said they’ve been working on this legislation for years.