ICYMI: North Carola Senate Pass Don’t Say Gay or Trans Bill; Human Rights Campaign Urg Hoe to Reject Discrimatory Bill - Human Rights Campaign

Contents:

• N.C. SENATE PASS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: WHAT DO THIS MEAN FOR STUNTS?
• NORTH CAROLA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL IS HB 2 2.0
• NORTH CAROLA SENATE REVIV ATTACKS ON LGBTQ+ NORTH CAROLIANS, THIS TIME BY PASSG “DON’T SAY GAY OR TRANS” BILL EVEN MORE EGREG THAN FLORIDA’S
• NORTH CAROLA ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE BILL BE LAW AFTER LEGISLATURE OVERRIS GOVERNOR'S VETO
• ICYMI: NORTH CAROLA SENATE PASS DON’T SAY GAY OR TRANS BILL; HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN URG HOE TO REJECT DISCRIMATORY BILL
• ANTI-GAY LAWS BRG BACKLASH MISSISSIPPI AND NORTH CAROLA
• GEIA, N.C. AND BEYOND: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CLASH OVER 'ANTI-GAY' BILLS

N.C. SENATE PASS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: WHAT DO THIS MEAN FOR STUNTS?

Pat McCrory signed to law a bill blockg anti-discrimatn l that would protect gay and transgenr people. The North Carola state Legislature has passed a law blockg lol ernments om passg anti-discrimatn l to grant protectns to gay and transgenr people. The law a month after the cy of Charlotte passed a measure protectg gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people om beg discrimated agast by bs.

Amy Galey sponsored SB49, a new bill that prohibs discsns of genr and sexual inty classrooms om krgarten to fourth Carola’s Senate has add to the over 420 anti-LGBTQ bills troduced state legislatur natnwi 2023 wh SB49, emed a “Don’t Say Gay” bill by crics. As reported by the Associated Prs Febary, Cooper said a statement, “…the last thg we need is to force the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ culture wars on our children and our state. “After Florida’s (Don’t Say Gay) bill, there was an crease bullyg and onle harassment for kids.

Here are five thgs to know about the ntroversial Parents’ Bill of Rights:Is a 'Don't Say Gay' bill? ”This language is siar to what Florida clud s Parental Rights Edutn bill, which opponents labelled the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

NORTH CAROLA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL IS HB 2 2.0

“We really see (the North Carola bill) as another “Don’t Say Gay” bill, ” said Craig Whe, who works as the supportive schools ordator at the Asheville-based Campaign for Southern Equaly. However, the last thg our state needs is another Republin polil ploy like the bathroom bill which hurt our people and st jobs, so let's keep the "Don't Say Gay" culture wars out of North Carola classrooms.

NORTH CAROLA SENATE REVIV ATTACKS ON LGBTQ+ NORTH CAROLIANS, THIS TIME BY PASSG “DON’T SAY GAY OR TRANS” BILL EVEN MORE EGREG THAN FLORIDA’S

North Carola’s newt piece of anti-LGBTQ legislatn—the “Don’t Say Gay” bill—isn’t likely to pass Gov.

”Those safe spac created by rg teachers may soon be a thg of the past, Carola’s newly troduced Hoe Bill 755, or the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, is part of a much larger nservative movement to crack down on LGBTQ rights through schools.

North Carola’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, siar to the famo Florida legislatn, prohibs teachers om talkg about genr inty and sexual orientatn K–3 classrooms.

NORTH CAROLA ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE BILL BE LAW AFTER LEGISLATURE OVERRIS GOVERNOR'S VETO

Lee stuck to that narrative durg a prs nference last month, argug the “Don’t Say Gay” bill is a way to ensure children are receivg “age-appropriate stctn. Teachers who try to support LGBTQ stunts, or gay, lbian, or transgenr teachers who mentn their personal life, are all at risk. The “Don’t Say Gay” bill don’t currently prohib those kds of nversatns, but sends a clear msage: LGBTQ stunts and teachers are not wele public schools.

ICYMI: NORTH CAROLA SENATE PASS DON’T SAY GAY OR TRANS BILL; HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN URG HOE TO REJECT DISCRIMATORY BILL

Half of transgenr stunts were prevented om g their chosen name or pronouns school, while 70 percent were not allowed to e the school bathroom aligned wh their “Don’t Say Gay” bill would make schools even more dangero for LGBTQ youth, forcg teachers and staff to out transgenr stunts by notifyg their parents if they ask to be addrsed by a different genr pronoun. ”Parts of the bill also require schools to “tablish a procs for parents to learn about the nature and purpose of clubs and activi offered at their child’s school, ” which uld help nservative activists shut down Gay-Straight Allianc public schools.

But simply by troducg , Republins have already ma schools more unsafe for LGBTQ teachers and stunts as school boards bee ls likely to pass protectns for LGBTQ youth, teachers fear promotg equaly the classroom, and gay, lbian, and trans- and genr-nonbary stunts bee even more aaid to e to school.

ANTI-GAY LAWS BRG BACKLASH MISSISSIPPI AND NORTH CAROLA

The measure revok lol gay and trans nondiscrimatn ordanc throughout the state, effectively legalizg anti-LGBTQ discrimatn, and forbids trans people om g the bathroom that aligns wh their genr inty. Evans, when validated a Colorado measure that forba municipali om passg gay nondiscrimatn ordanc.

GEIA, N.C. AND BEYOND: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CLASH OVER 'ANTI-GAY' BILLS

” Jt like the law validated Romer, HB 2 “intifi persons by a sgle tra”—gay or trans inty—“and then ni them protectn across the board.

) The law’s attack on gays and bisexuals, however, is slightly subtler. The NCGA is nsirg SB49, which is very siar to a bill that passed the NC Hoe 2022 – and very siar to Florida's notor "Don't Say Gay or Trans" bill, the days and weeks ahead.

Bis takg a toll on the liv of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people, the bill has alt a major enomic loss to North Carola as many bs have nceled plans to expand the state while popular sportg events have been nceled and film productns have moved to other stat. We turn now to North Carola, where a new measure rtrictg protectns for gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr people is beg lled the tought law of s kd the beg our story wh Wednday's dramatic emergency ssn of state Yang reports.