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North Carolina’s war on voting
For LGBTQ+ people in North Carolina, the ballot box has never been just a place to cast a vote once every couple of years. It’s where we decide who writes the laws governing our lives. It’s the place where politicians who legislatively target and attack queer and transgender people will be rewarded or rejected. It’s…
The SAVE Act isn’t about election security — it’s about who gets to vote
Since the United States’ inception, the right to vote has been described as the foundation of American democracy – a promise that every citizen has a voice to choose the leaders who shape their lives. But for many Americans, that very promise has always come with an asterisk. Women, Black Americans, immigrants, disabled voters and…
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Federal Court restores ACA protections for gender-affirming care
A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration regulation that removed certain gender-affirming medical services from the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Essential Health Benefits (EHB), preserving important insurance protections for transgender Americans enrolled in ACA marketplace plans. U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton of Massachusetts ruled Aug. 14 that the Department of Health and Human…
Hegseth’s anti-trans remarks draw fresh scrutiny of Republican rhetoric
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing renewed criticism after using an anti-transgender slur during an appearance in Iowa while declaring that the U.S. military is now “gender-neutral.” Hegseth made the remarks Monday, Aug. 17, at the Iowa State Fair while campaigning alongside Republican Rep. Zach Nunn. According to reporting by the Iowa Capital Dispatch,…
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New poll shows Cooper still ahead of Whatley in Senate race
Trump recommends US Senator Lindsey Graham’s sister to finish his term after Graham’s death
Anti-LGBTQ US Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina Dead
SC Arts Commission delays grant awards because of LGBTQ+ ‘concerns’
Several arts-related organizations in South Carolina will have to wait until Aug. 20 to find out if they will be receiving grant funding from the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC). The reason: Executive Order 14168 issued by President Trump in January 2025. That order, titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth…
Trump turns America’s 250th celebration into a national embarrassment
House Republicans vote to override Gov. Stein’s vetoes
Supreme Court upholds state authority over absentee voting
From Waffle House waitress to US Representative: the rise and fall of transphobe Nancy Mace
“Clearly, I aimed too high. The fast track to winning in politics these days is a Nazi tattoo, a habit of hitting women, or a staffer half your age. Rookie mistake.” That was soon-to-be-unemployed Nancy Mace’s Facebook post after losing big in the South Carolina Governor’s race Republican primary. She also changed her Facebook tag…
Cameron Pruette elected first vice chair of NC Democratic Party
Federal probes target transgender restroom policies in NC schools
Robert Harrington to serve as mayor of Charlotte for next 18 months
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