‘Disgusting’ hate speech targeting LGBTQ, Jewish people disrupts NC town board meeting
“The agenda of hatred is targeting so many of us - based on our faiths, who we are, or we love,” Pruette said. “I applaud those who spoke up or walked out. Transphobic, hateful comments have no place in our Town Councils or public life.”
The Daily Tar Heel LGBTQ+ advocacy groups respond to Campaign for Southern Equality's S.B. 49 complaint
The Daily Tar Heel: LGBTQ+ advocacy groups respond to Campaign for Southern Equality's S.B. 49 complaint
The Charlotte Post NC hate crimes boosts felony exposure, penalties
North Carolina Rep. Nasif Majeed of Charlotte speaks during a press conference supporting HB 596, the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Monday at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Center. The bill sponsored by Majeed would increase the categories under which bias crimes can be elevated to felonies.