Netflix refuses to film new show in North Carolina over anti-LGBTQ law

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Netflix refuses to film new show in North Carolina over anti-LGBTQ law The law forbidding local governments from protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination will cost the state over $60 million in lost revenue. The mysterious case of J.K. Rowling & her transphobic Twitter history J.K. Rowling is a literary megastar -- but does a pattern of behavior on Twitter reveal an anti-transgender streak? Evangelicals are lobbying against anti-lynching law because it includes LGBTQ people The man behind this is the lawyer who defended Kentucky clerk Kim Davis when went to jail because she refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. They allegedly beat, raped & smeared feces on gay men. Now they face hate crime charges. Two men are accused of a brutal and disgusting string of hate crimes against gay men. These women allegedly sexually assaulted a transgender person in a crowded bar The women started berating her, exposing their genitals, and touching her repeatedly while customers watched. This woman went on an unhinged anti-gay tirade at a nail salon & it was all captured on video "You probably wish you had a c--t like me," she told him as she walked out the door. Facebook & Twitter are getting advice on free speech from a hate group leader The social media giants talked to a "kill the gays" bill advocate to get advice on defining hate speech. Hamburger Mary’s owner says health department deliberately ruined his business because he’s gay The county health department announced publicly that one of the employees had hepatitis and offered customers free vaccines. But a medical exam proved the allegation wasn't true. Denver passes conversion therapy ban just as Colorado gets a gay governor Conversion therapy is "basically saying, 'You are not OK. You must change. You're not enough.'" Florida governor deliberately excludes LGBTQ people from nondiscrimination policy While governors from both parties are protecting LGBTQ state workers from discrimination, Ron DeSantis chose the opposite route.