Transgender North Carolinians See Legal Victories on Birth Certificates, Health Coverage
“I’m glad that my daughter will be able to correct and align all her documentation that will allow her to avoid discrimination or exclusion at school, college, sports, or government agencies. No child or family should have to go through this trauma.”
Transgender Prisoner Still Fighting For Gender Affirming Surgery
Though her doctors and specialists at the UNC Transgender Health Program say it’s medically necessary, Kanautica Zayre-Brown said the state won’t approve the procedure.
19 People of 2019: J. Clapp/Vivica C. Coxx
After an anti-bullying forum went viral, Durham’s favorite drag queen and LGBTQ leader turned their spotlight back on their community
Slate of Pro-LGBTQ Bills – Including Repeal of HB 2 Replacement – Filed in NC House
Other bills prohibit conversion therpay and establish a statewide nondiscrimination policy that includes sexual orientation and gender identity.
Transgender Employees, Excluded from State Health Plan, Sue North Carolina for Discrimination
“Revoking health insurance coverage for transgender employees puts the state of North Carolina on the wrong side of history.”
North Carolina Just Made It Easier to Change Gender Markers on Licenses and State IDs
A new Sex Designation Form replaces a former requirement for a surgeon’s letter.
“Hard-Earned Fun”: An Interview with Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace, in North Carolina
As Against Me! took the stage on Sunday night in Durham at Motorco, frontwoman Laura Jane Grace produced a lighter and her birth certificate. She lit it on fire. “Goodbye, gender!” she said as the band kicked into its first song, “I Was A Teenage Anarchist”. Grace, who came out as transgender in a 2012…
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The Morning Roundup: It’s Super Tuesday — Drumpfenstein Will Destroy!
Good morning. Let’s start by saying out thoughts go out to the family and friends of twenty-four-year-old Akiel Denkins, who was shot by a Raleigh police officer yesterday on Bragg Street in Southeast Raleigh as he was fleeing arrest on a drug charge. The SBI is investigating, and The INDY will keep you updated. 1.…