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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v.Texas (2003) held laws criminalizing consensual homosexual activity between adults unconstitutional. [1]In State v.Whiteley (2005), the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the crime against nature statute, N.C. G.S. § 14-177, [2] is not unconstitutional on its face because it may properly be used to criminalize sexual conduct involving minors ...
LGBTQ political advocacy groups in North Carolina (3 P) Pages in category "LGBTQ rights in North Carolina" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
[2] [3] Statutes also cover terminations in post-separation support or alimony when a dependent same-sex spouse engages in cohabitation. [4] On May 11, 1995, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed House Bill 270, a bill that added to statutes pertaining to alimony that "if a dependent spouse that receives postseparation support or ...
A number of cities and counties in the United States have implemented non-discrimination laws for sexual orientation and/or gender identity. As of October 25, 2017, at least 400 cities and counties prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity for both public and private employees. [ 1 ]
North Carolina's Senate and House voted minutes apart Wednesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill limiting LGBTQ+ instruction in the early grades, immediately making it law. It also ...
The recently adopted laws including in the states of Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee, which discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons in the United States contravene the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the US is a State party, and which states that the law shall ...
A handful of bills that North Carolina’s legislature passed into law over the past two years will go into effect Monday. Here are highlights of some of these new laws and their provisions:
Following Beyonce's stormy concert in North Carolina on the Formation World Tour Tuesday night, she urges fans to stand up for Anti-LGBT laws Beyonce praises those 'doing the good work' fighting ...