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The conversation about policing in this country is more than just about the police -- it’s about the criminal justice system as a whole and its impact on Black and Brown bodies.

Black and Brown LGBTQ people have always been at the forefront of the battle for civil rights, even if they didn’t stand in the spotlight.

83 days until the election and counting...

Every single day it feels like the news cycle can’t get more brutal. But then we wake up, something new happens, and we have to adapt, respond and keep moving.

Equality North Carolina would like to invite you on this journey of learning (and unlearning) the history of racialized oppression in this country over the course of the next few weeks.

North Carolina’s private school voucher program is being challenged in court by seven parents with the support of the N.C. Association of Educators (NCAE) and the National Education Association (NEA).

This June's Pride Month was perhaps the most important Pride month in recent memory.

Our population is rapidly aging and increasingly identifying as transgender or non-binary (TNB). Are our health care and long-term care systems prepared to provide person-centered care to aging TNB people?

While America continues to see the highest unemployment numbers in decades, the Trump Administration is enabling homeless shelters to turn away housing insecure transgender and gender-nonconforming people.

"While we celebrate this monumental win, it’s also important for us to keep sight of the bigger picture: We still have massive gaps in our nondiscrimination laws for LGBTQ folks when it comes to housing, public places, federal programs and more."

Executive Director Kendra R. Johnson speaks with the News & Observer.

Check out this documentary on 2019 Pride in Carrboro!

After months of quarantine due to COVID-19 and weeks of protest against racialized oppression in this country, we received two wins from the Supreme Court of the United States that will be lifesaving for our communities.

“Me being out and visible means that some black queer kid somewhere in the South sees someone that looks like them talking about issues that affect them.”

Health risks and academic setbacks for young people can have lasting effects, including joblessness and homelessness well into adulthood, explains Rebby Kern, director of education policy at Equality NC. There are easy steps that schools, families and health providers can take to address gender discrimation and secure more equitable health outcomes.

"Women loving women is still such a radical thing in the face of all our history and our struggles as LGBTQ folks."

"Our whole Pride month comes from the origins of us resisting police brutality,"

Every year The Advocate pick a different Champion of Pride in each state across America.