On Tuesday the Campbell University School of Law hosted elected officials from across Wake County as they celebrated new LGBTQ-inclusive non-discrimination ordinances in Raleigh, Knightdale and Morrisville. As Policy Watch has reported, the new ordinances became possible when a state ban on new local protections — including nondiscrimination ordinances for employment and housing — was lifted. The ban was a legacy of the brutal fight over HB 2 and HB 142, the controversial laws that excluded lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from statewide nondiscrimination protections. Since the ban on new ordinances expired, 18 communities across the state have adopted non-discrimination ordinances. Kendra Johnson, executive director of Equality North Carolina, applauded the signing in a statement Tuesday.

Source: New York Times April 20, 2022 14:51 UTC