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How anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is impacting businesses and individuals

Amidst an unprecedented surge in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a new report reveals the significant toll on individuals and businesses, underscoring the urgent need for companies to bolster inclusive policies and practices.

More Economic Backlash: PayPal Scraps N.C. Expansion Worth $3.6 Million

PayPal said Tuesday it was canceling a 400-job expansion in North Carolina, the biggest tangible economic loss so far in response to a new state law that restricts protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Nashville Mayor: Tenn. Transphobia Could Cost $58M

And that’s just the projected impact in “direct visitor spending” in Nashville alone.

Tourists Avoiding N.C., Miss., in Wake of Anti-LGBT Laws

These states stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue each year.

Op-ed: ENDA, Families, and the Inequitable Economies

LGBT-led households should not, in this modern era, be without full and comprehensive antidiscrimination protections in the American workplace.

Gay Pres. Hopeful Pete Buttigieg: I've Handled Bullies Like Trump

The South Bend, Ind. mayor said he'd try to ignore the president and focus on the American people. 

Pat McCrory Says He Stopped 'Boys Using Girls' Showers' (Video)

A new ad doubles-down on House Bill 2's discrimination.

Fox News poll: Voters trust Kamala Harris more than Donald Trump on transgender issues

The poll is the latest evidence that anti-trans attack ads may not help Republicans in 2024.

California Declares Travel Ban Against Anti-LGBT States

The California attorney general has blocked state-funded travel to Texas and three other states with anti-LGBT laws.

White Lesbian Mom Sues Sperm Bank After Birth of Biracial Baby

A Ohio mother seeks damages for emotional and financial stress she claims has resulted from raising her mixed-race daughter in an all-white town.

Donald Trump Now Supports N.C.'s Anti-LGBT Law

Donald Trump has amended his position on LGBT rights — again.

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Anti-LGBT Governor Still Losing in Hotly Contested North Carolina Race

Pat McCrory is the governor who signed the infamous HB 2 law.

North Carolina's War Against Gender-Nonconforming People

LGBT people were targeted and harmed by HB 2, but gender-noncorforming people will feel the full force of its cruelty, writes Shannon Minter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Congressional Ally Tom Lantos Dies

Rep. Tom Lantos, the only survivor of the Holocaust to serve in Congress and a congressional ally for LGBT voters, died Monday in Maryland of cancer of the esophagus. He was 80 years old.

Recessionary Tremors: Marvin Reguindin

Marvin Reguindin, president and creative director of Thinking Cap Communications and Design, a multiservice marketing firm, has noticed a drop-off in business lately, mainly from his larger clients.

N.C. A.G.: Gov. McCrory Is 'Pouring Gas on Fire'

Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper blasts Gov. Pat McCrory's latest attempt to keep the anti-LGBT law alive.

Nashville Mayor: Visit Our City Despite State's Anti-LGBT Law

Nashville still welcomes everyone, said Mayor Megan Barry, who expressed concern about the convention revenue lost because of Tennessee's anti-LGBT counseling legislation.

Gay bagel shop owner gunned down while vacationing with husband in New Orleans

Jacob Carter was on his first vacation to the Crescent City with his husband. His killer is still at large.

Online Interfaith Memorial Service Will Honor Holidays, Mourn Losses

Organized by HRC, the service will observe Easter and Passover while memorializing victims of the current pandemic.