UltraViolet (3 Articles with 15,943 total views)
UltraViolet is a powerful and rapidly growing community of people from all walks of life mobilized to fight sexism and expand women’s rights, from politics and government to media and pop culture. UltraViolet works on a range of issues including health care, economic security, violence, reproductive rights, racial justice, and immigration by putting the voices of all women, especially women of color and LGBTQ women, front and center.
August, 2016
Women's Group Praises NBA for Moving 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, NC Over Anti-LGBT Law
July 21, 2016 - Moments ago, the NBA announced that they would be pulling the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte over North Carolina's controversial law - HB2 - that prevents transgender individuals from using the bathroom that corresponds with their gender, and nullifies existing LGBT protections passed by North Carolina's cities.
May, 2016
12K Fans Sign Letter to NBA Team Owners Demanding they Pull the 2017 All-Star Game from NC Until HB2 is Repealed
NORTH CAROLINA - April 19, 2016 -- Late last week, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, in conjunction with NBA team owners, announced that they would not be moving the 2017 All-Star Game out of North Carolina at this time. The decision comes in the wake of the state's new anti-LGBTQ law that prevents transgender individuals from using the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity, nullifies existing LGBTQ protections passed by North Carolina cities, and prevents the those cities from passing future anti-discrimination measures to protect LGBTQ individuals
Group Slams NBA Commissioner Adam Silver For Failing to Stand with NC's LGBTQ Community
April 18, 2016 - Last week, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, in conjunction with NBA team owners, announced that they would not be moving the 2017 All-Star Game out of North Carolina at this time. The decision comes in the wake of the state's new anti-LGBTQ law that prevents transgender individuals from using the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity, nullifies existing LGBTQ protections passed by North Carolina cities, and prevents the those cities from passing future anti-discrimination measures to protect LGBTQ individuals.
UltraViolet
UltraViolet is a powerful and rapidly growing community of people from all walks of life mobilized to fight sexism and expand women’s rights, from politics and government to media and pop culture. UltraViolet works on a range of issues including health care, economic security, violence, reproductive rights, racial justice, and immigration by putting the voices of all women, especially women of color and LGBTQ women, front and center.
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