The OUTlook, a weekly newsletter about LGBTQ+ business, labor and workplace equality from Qnotes.
Hello, everyone, and Happy Tuesday! My name is Taylor, and I am here with this week’s OUTlook — Qnotes’ weekly newsletter regarding LGBTQ+ business news.
This week, I want to talk about the impact legislation has on economic development — most specifically, how anti-LGBTQ+ policies harm local, state and national economies.
Last year, Wells Fargo released a study showing states with higher LGBTQ+ populations had higher rates of economic growth. Going into a general election year, whoever gets voted into office could play a direct role in how the queer community is allowed to prosper, and in turn, it could impact the American economy.
At the North Carolina level, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was named the nominee for the Republican Party for the seat of governor. Robinson has become known for his controversial statements regarding queer North Carolinians, from calling them “filth” to implying trans people should be arrested for using the bathrooms correlating with their gender identity.
You can read more about that below.
Mark Robinson’s transphobic comments eerily mirror HB2-era rhetoric
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson — who received the Republican nomination for governor — made controversial statements regarding trans residents over the weekend, some of which mimic phrasing seen during the House Bill 2 (HB2) era. […]
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GLAAD report shows anti-trans candidates are failing
GLAAD released a report March 7 polling LGBTQ+ adults and registered voters (including both LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+). […]
COMMUNITY – THIS WEEK
Did Tricia Cotham party switch sink Pat Cotham’s campaign?
Democratic strategists say Democratic voters were punishing longtime Mecklenburg County Commissioner Pat Cotham for her daughter’s high-profile party switch when they ousted her from office on Super Tuesday. […]
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