North Carolina leads the South in cutting funding for conversion therapy for minors
While the state will no longer fund conversion therapy for minors, some activists are still frustrated that the practice will remain legal.
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Local group holds benefit concert to move transgender inmate to women's prison
The House of Kanautica, an organization advocating for Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a transgender woman's, transfer to a correctional facility meant for women held a benefit concert on June 1.
Column: Colors of pride
"What exactly is symbolized by each color of the Pride flag, the visual representation of the LGBTQ+ community?"
'You are who you are': How UNC's Dave Lohse came out, thrived in Chapel Hill
Intertwined with Dave Lohse's work at UNC is something larger than the sports world he operates in: his role as a trailblazer. Lohse, to his knowledge, was the first openly gay man to work in athletics communications. And he's thrived.
Carolina Blue and lavender too at the LGBTQ Center's 13th annual Lavender Graduation
UNC will be holding its 13th annual Lavendar Graduation on May 5. The event is meant to provide an accepting space for LGBTQ+ students to celebrate their graduation.
Look back at the history of LGBTQ+ activism in North Carolina
From the 1950s to today's LGBTQ+ activism, the gay rights movement in North Carolina has been different, unique and well worth looking back on. Like many other rights movements, the one pertaining the LGBTQ+ community has shouldered the brunt of turmoil, conflict and victories. Sharing the history and experiences of peers encourages a reflection of the past, and an eye toward the future as the struggle for equality continues.
N.C. legislators propose new protections for LGBTQ+ residents
Three bills were recently filed in N.C. legislature that would significantly increase protections for LGBT citizens, including banning discrimination based on sexual and identity, fully repealing H.B. 2 and banning conversion therapy.
Caba-Gay! The UNC Pauper Players are celebrating the LGBTQ+ community with a cabaret
"It’s about making people feel represented by what they see onstage and makes them feel connected to other people.” UNC Pauper Players and Warner Music U are hosting a cabaret to increase representation and visibility of LGBTQ+ people in theater.
Here are all the ways the LGBTQ Pop-up Center of Carrboro supports the community
The LGBTQ Center of Carrboro works to uplift members of the community throughout Carrboro, including Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a transgender woman being held in a men's prison.
This UNC speaker series has been promoting LGBTQ+ research for a dozen years
The LGBTIQA+ Speaker Series of the UNC LGBTQ Center aims to create a community of support for people working in and interested in research.
The N.C. DMV just made it easier to change sex designation on your driver's license
The N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles has adopted a new policy making it easier for transgender people to have their gender identity represented on their driver's licenses.
N.C. is the only state that forbids same-sex restraining orders, but that could change
North Carolina has become the only state in which people cannot get restraining orders against members of the same sex.
Join us in our jealousy of this UNC first-year who met Ellen DeGeneres
Hunter Sigmund and his boyfriend's relationship has been thrust into the public eye. But they're using this attention to help other LGBTQ+ youth.
'Wrench Night' aims to create gender inclusive space for bicyclists
Nestled in Carrboro is a bike repair shop that offers so much more than tire repairs and chain oiling. It's a place where women, femme, transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming individuals can feel empowered and at home.
UNC rings in homecoming with drag and comedy shows
“We wanted to create an event that will make those who come to homecoming, who maybe have not felt as included in homecoming activities in the past, and this event will hopefully will get them something out of homecoming.”
UNC activists respond to Trump administration's proposed definition of gender
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is considering to strictly define gender as unchangeable at birth under Title IX, a move that has local activists looking back to North Carolina's HB2.
'Surreal': After years of struggle, UNC's Hunter Sigmund is unashamedly himself
Hunter Sigmund, a swimmer from St. Louis, came out as gay after years of struggling with being open about his sexual identity. Now a first-year at UNC, Sigmund is finally comfortable with who he is as an athlete, student, son, boyfriend and person.
LGBTQ center teaches allyship through Safe Zone trainings
The UNC LGBTQ Center has been offering Safe Zone trainings since 2003, teaching allyship strategies and bringing awareness to various LGBTQ perspectives and experiences.
Music is for everyone with Manifest Music Festival
Manifest III only features bands with members who identify as femme, transgender or non-binary.
Southern Oral History Program aims to give a voice to untold stories
The Southern Oral History Program online database allows students to look back into the lives 6,000 people in the American South.
