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…
Federal probes target transgender restroom policies in NC schools
The U.S. Department of Education has opened Title IX investigations into two North Carolina school districts over policies related to transgender students’ access to restrooms and locker rooms, the latest move in the Trump administration’s broader effort to reinterpret federal sex discrimination protections. The Department of Education announced June 17 that its Office for Civil…
Robert Harrington to serve as mayor of Charlotte for next 18 months
Robert Harrington will be the next mayor of the nation’s 14th largest city. The Charlotte City Council voted to select Harrington to finish out the term of Mayor Vi Lyles, which ends in December 2027. The five-term Democrat announced in May she would resign from office June 30, less than halfway through her latest term. …
FCC takes aim at LGBTQ+ content
The Federal Communications Commission (FFC) has issued a public notice asking whether TV ratings should warn parents when programs contain transgender and gender non-conforming characters. The following statement comes from a public notice issued by the FCC under the direction of extremist right-wing Trump appointee Chairman Brendan Carr, the current head of the FCC: “Recently,…
Qnotes Democracy Project: How to check your voter registration before November’s midterm elections
As election season approaches in North Carolina, state election officials are encouraging voters to verify their registration status and review their voter information well before Election Day. Checking voter registration is one of the simplest steps residents can take to avoid problems at the polls. Election experts say voters who confirm their information early are…
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