What North Carolina Risks in Defying the Feds, in Under 60 Seconds (Video)

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What N.C. Risks in Defying the Feds, in Under 60 Seconds
Here's what could happen if North Carolina lawmakers and Governor Pat McCrory continue to ignore a threat by the U.S. Department of Justice to pull federal funding.
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          May 05, 2016
          
        
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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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What N.C. Risks in Defying the Feds, in Under 60 Seconds

Here's what could happen if North Carolina lawmakers and Governor Pat McCrory continue to ignore a threat by the U.S. Department of Justice to pull federal funding.

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What N.C. Risks in Defying the Feds, in Under 60 Seconds

Here's what could happen if North Carolina lawmakers and Governor Pat McCrory continue to ignore a threat by the U.S. Department of Justice to pull federal funding.

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The unsolved murder, dubbed the “gay Black Dahlia,” was cracked wide open by filmmaker Rachel Mason.

In Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, the legendary performer details descending into an impassioned, drug-fueled affair with the filmmaker during the filming of the 1977 movie musical New York, New York.

The award-winning journalist isn't backing down despite what the current administration throws at him.

A civil rights group claims that backlash to the show's popularity has caused an uptick in anti-LGBTQ+ hate from fellow players and coaches.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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Jill Collen Jefferson, the founder of JULIAN, explains what happens when a transgender woman’s death is ruled a suicide and a community calls it something else.

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