North Carolina’s Anti-Transgender Law Hurts More than LGBT (Video)

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 North Carolina’s Anti-Transgender Law Hurts More than LGBT People
  The law, designed to stop Charlotte and other cities and towns across North Carolina from enacting LGBT civil rights protections, is also affecting other citizens claiming discrimination.
 
 Dawn Ennis 
          
          Apr 05, 2016
          
Dawn Ennis
The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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North Carolina’s Anti-Transgender Law Hurts More than LGBT People

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North Carolina’s Anti-Transgender Law Hurts More than LGBT People

The law, designed to stop Charlotte and other cities and towns across North Carolina from enacting LGBT civil rights protections, is also affecting other citizens claiming discrimination.

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Capital Pride Alliance's Ryan Bos warns that shrinking sponsorships, rising costs, and political hostility threaten the LGBTQ+ organizations that serve communities year-round.

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