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Senate Republicans kicked off their first education committee meeting of the legislative session by approving a controversial bill that critics are calling North Carolina's "Don't Say Gay" bill.
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Sandhills Pride is continuing its LGBTQ support groups in Moore County following recent protests at a local drag show.
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The Durham Public Schools Board of Education unanimously passed a gender support policy.
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As shootings at two electrical substations cut power to thousands of central North Carolina homes last weekend, they also sparked widespread speculation that the days-long blackout might be the latest of several attempts to shut down a local drag show meant to celebrate the LGBTQ community in rural Moore County.
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"It’s good when people reject you because they understand clearly who you are," said Pastor Mike Usey of College Park Baptist Church.
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The Southern Baptists' Executive Committee has voted effectively to cut ties with two congregations. One is an LGBTQ-friendly church, College Park Baptist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, that had itself quit the denomination decades ago.
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“I've never looked at Clayton as discriminating against anybody. But I have to be mature enough to know that I've only looked at Clayton through one lens,” mayor pro tem Jason Thompson said
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Compared to 2019, the Courage are averaging 1,451 fewer fans per home game this regular season, a decrease of more than 24%. Some fans point to the re-signing of Jaelene Daniels — and the club's response — as the reason for the dip in attendance.
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“Cary is not a place where we do things because it looks good on paper,” council member Lori Bush said before the vote.
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On Tuesday evening, the Pride event for young kids at the Pine Valley Library was interrupted by protestors, including members of the local Proud Boys group. Officials say there was no disturbance and participants were never in danger — but advocates for the queer community describe the event differently.