The North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 227 today, which would ban the discussion of twelve “divisive concepts” in public schools, most of which relate to race and gender.

The North Carolina General Assembly voted today to override Governor Cooper’s veto of three bills targeting transgender youth, House Bill 808, House Bill 574, and Senate Bill 49.

Governor Cooper vetoed three bills today that target transgender youth. Senior Policy Counsel of the ACLU of NC Liz Barber issued the following statement.

SB 631 and HB 574 are two of 491 anti-LGBTQ bills that have been filed across the country this legislative session, and among four moving at the North Carolina General Assembly this week alone.

ACLU of North Carolina executive director Chantal Stevens shared the following statement after the North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 49.