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When Kendra Johnson walks into a room or interacts with other people, the discrimination she might face could stem from multiple sources – her status as a woman, as a Black person or as a lesbian living in the South.

The ruling importantly does not recognize a general constitutional right to discriminate based on religious beliefs.

From all of us at Equality North Carolina, Happy Pride Month! After what seems like an eternity, many members of our community are finally able to gather once again and share space, celebrate our resilience and reflect on the challenges we’ve all been through together.

Today the Town Council of Apex, NC voted to pass an LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance, which protects residents from discrimination in a range of areas including sexual orientation, gender identity, and natural hair styles.

ENC is hiring a Communications Director!

After the repeal of HB2, advocates in North Carolina are pushing to enact non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ residents.

"Recognize that we are all children of God and made in the image of God," Mac Schafer, a Presbyterian pastor, writes in an op-ed for PEOPLE

On Monday evening, Charlotte’s LGBTQ+ leaders and allies rallied to demand the city of Charlotte pass a fully-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance.

Spring is soon turning into summer and we wish you well as you find time for rest and find ways to stay engaged.

Earlier today, North Carolina District Attorney Andrew Womble announced that he would not bring criminal charges against three officers involved in the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. on April 21 in Elizabeth City.

What we thought might be a quiet start to 2021 turned into stressful, emotional, and life-threatening times for our communities.

In a huge win for our communities this morning, the Biden Administration announced that they will interpret and enforce federal policy to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in health care based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

We may be rounding the corner on the pandemic, but our most vulnerable community members remain under active threat.

Asheville’s ordinance becomes the 8th in North Carolina protecting LGBTQ residents from discrimination, one week after passage from Buncombe County Commission.

“As a champion of equality and the needs of LGBTQ Americans, we know that the jobs, industry and prospects created by Apple’s expansion into the Triangle will greatly benefit the communities that we serve,” said Kendra R. Johnson, Executive Director, Equality NC.

This announcement is a sign that we're turning the page on the horrendous legacy of House Bill 2 and the five years of trauma it wrought on our state," Equality NC Executive Director Kendra R. Johnson said in a prepared statement.

Tonight, the Buncombe County Commission voted 6-0 to pass an ordinance that protects residents from discrimination based on race, natural hair or hairstyles, ethnicity, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, marital or familial status, pregnancy, veteran status, religious belief or non-belief, age, or disability.