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North Carolina prisoners remain behind bars on bogus gun possession charges
At least 40 prisoners, and potentially many more, are sitting in federal prison for gun possession in North Carolina, even though the federal law that put them there has since changed, according to an explosive report Thursday from USA Today. Take Travis Bowman, who was pulled over for speeding in…
‘Fox & Friends’ going to Tampa, Charlotte — ‘AND North Carolina!’
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Thursday said that “Fox & Friends” would be going to both Charlotte and North Carolina over the summer. “We’re going to Tampa this summer,” Kilmeade noted during a segment where co-host Steve Doocy was covering the weather. “We are, indeed,” Doocy agreed. “And Charlotte…
North Carolina woman charged with malicious castration
A 35-year-old woman in North Carolina has been charged with malicious castration and assault after she allegedly squeezed a man’s testicle out of his scrotum on Saturday, according to The Star Online. Joyce Maxine Gregory had been arguing with a 59-year-old acquaintance in his apartment. The man told police that…
North Carolina GOP platform: Exclude LGBT individuals from discrimination laws
The North Carolina Republican Party adopted a platform over the weekend that states gay, lesbian, bisexual and trangendered individuals should be excluded from anti-discrimination laws, according to Think Progress. “Government should treat all citizens impartially, without regard to wealth, race, ethnicity, disability, religion, sex, political affiliation or national origin. We…
Holder: Minority rights under threat from voter ID laws
The US attorney general, Eric Holder, has warned that gains of the civil rights struggle hang in the balance in the face of a determined effort by many states to roll back laws ensuring the right to vote. Holder told a Washington conference on Wednesday that there is a “growing…
Church sorry for ‘narrow-minded’ NC ban on marriage equality
A California church is planning of placing billboards in North Carolina to apologize for the Christians who voted to add discrimination against LGBT people to the state’s Constitution. Missiongathering Christian Church in San Diego told WSOC-TV that they working to put up the first billboard in Charlotte as a way…
KKK invites NC residents to ‘whites only’ cross burning
Residents in Reidsville, North Carolina have begun receiving fliers inviting them to a May 26 Ku Klux Klan cross burning intended for “white people only.” Reidsville Police Department Captain Ken Hanks confirmed to Raw Story that people in several neighborhoods had reported receiving the invitations. Asked if the fliers had…
North Carolina gay rights supporters regroup after loss on Amendment One
Gay rights activists in North Carolina said they would continue to fight for equality after voters approved a measure to enshrine a ban on same-sex unions in the state’s constitution. With most of the precincts reporting Tuesday, unofficial returns showed the amendment passing with about 61% of the vote to…
Openly gay NC legislator: ‘We have to continue to fight’
On the whole, things look pretty bleak for North Carolina’s LGBT citizens today. Yesterday, voters passed Amendment One, an amendment to the state’s constitution banning marriage and civil unions for same sex couples. However, there is one bright spot. In Guilford County, openly gay state legislator Rep. Marcus Brandon (D-Greensboro)…
NC county commissioner calls to revoke ‘illegal’ same sex benefits
Only hours after North Carolina passed a controversial amendment banning same sex marriage, a county commissioner is already calling to revoke the “illegal” benefits provided to unmarried same sex couples. “Now that #4marriage #amendment1 has passed – we need to eliminate those illegal benefits,” Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James, who…
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