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HB 2
HB 2 news and analysis from The Nation
May 5, 2017
The Equality Act Is Essential in the Fight for LGBTQ Rights
Less than half of all states explicitly protect people against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Michelle Chen
March 31, 2017
Trans Rights Weren’t the Only Target of North Carolina’s ‘Bathroom Bill’
HB2 is part of a sweeping attack on local progressive power by Republican state legislatures.
Jimmy Tobias
March 30, 2017
The So-Called ‘Repeal’ of North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Is a Terrible Deal for Civil Rights
The new policy doesn’t grant anything close to fair and equal treatment under the law for transgender people.
Paul Blest
March 7, 2017
We Are Still Winning the Fight for Trans Rights
The Supreme Court may have declined to hear Gavin Grimm’s case—but history is firmly on his side.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
December 7, 2016
North Carolina: A Case Study for Resistance in the Trump Era
In forcing Pat McCrory out of office, we proved that we do not have to concede the battle in the South.
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
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May 23, 2016
The ‘Bathroom Bill’ Is an Old Ploy That Can’t Stop Our New Movement
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and his allies are bringing back sex-panic tactics that Jesse Helms perfected decades ago.
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
May 20, 2016
North Carolina’s Discriminatory Bathroom Law May Also Worsen Economic Inequality
HB2 could prevent cities and counties from passing
pro-worker policies, including minimum-wage increases and paid-family-leave laws.
Ashe McGovern
May 9, 2016
For Students, the Fight Against ‘Bathroom Bills’ Is About Far More Than Bathrooms
The movement for trans justice is—or can be—a movement for racial justice.
Theodore Santos
,
Bailey McDaniel
,
June Beshea
and
Monique Garcia
March 2, 2016
How Much More Proof Does the Supreme Court Need That Clinic Closures Restrict Abortion Access?
Justice Anthony Kennedy, expected to be the swing vote in the pivotal case against Texas, suggested a lower court might need to gather more information.
Zoë Carpenter
March 1, 2016
The Big Lie at the Heart of the Texas Abortion Clinic Case
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the first significant test of abortion rights in a decade.
Zoë Carpenter
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