One North Carolina man and ‘Survivor’ cast mate is out of prize money and a job after he was fired for outing a transgender person on national television. Jeff Varner, who was booted from the show, says that the North Carolina real estate firm he had been working for informed him that he was “in the middle of a news…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WFXB) – North Carolina legislators introduced a bill this week to take a stab at the organizations that boycotted the state due to the controversial ‘bathroom bill.’ The ‘Boycott Bill’ would require UNC and NC State to withdraw from the ACC should the conference decide to boycott the state again. As a result of the HB2 repeal in March, the ACC said…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WFXB) – Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina are taking on the Supreme Court and same sex marriage. The bill filed in the House yesterday would declare the federal government is not legally authorized to regulate marriage. It’s House Bill 780 – they call it the ‘Uphold Historical Marriage Act.’ It seeks to define marriage in North Carolina…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WFXB) – After debate, confusion and ultimately a standoff, Republican leaders and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper say there’s finally a deal to repeal the state’s controversial bathroom law. An agreement was struck Wednesday night that repeals HB2, but it also retains a critical component of it. The deal leaves regulation of bathrooms solely in control of the state,…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WFXB) – Charlotte-Mecklenberg schools are pulling a controversial book from its curriculum after a teacher raised concerns. ‘Jacob’s New Dress’ is book about a little boy who likes to wear girls clothing. The book was to be part of an anti-bullying lesson for first graders during Child Abuse Prevention Month, but not everyone was on board. A concerned…
CYPRESS, T.X. (WFXB) – There’s a controversy surrounding a girls’ high school wrestling champion in Texas. The reason? The new champ is transitioning to become a boy. Mack Beggs, 17, was born a girl and takes testosterone injections, which some believe provides him with an added competitive edge. According to the guidelines of the University Interscholastic League – which oversees…
If House Bill 2 stays on the books much longer, North Carolina may stand to miss out on six years worth of NCAA events. The North Carolina Sports Association penned a letter to the general assembly saying the state is in danger of losing all NCAA championship events through 2022 if HB2 is not repealed. The letter says North Carolina cities,…
A North Carolina state lawmaker is under fire for suggesting that a transgender woman has a mental disorder. Connie Berchem says she sent an email to dozens of legislators sharing her displeasure with House Bill 2, which requires transgender people to use the bathroom or locker room of the gender on their birth certificate when on government property. State representative…
The Boy Scouts of America will open membership to transgender children. The organization had previously deferred to an individual’s birth certificate to determine eligibility– but a BSA spokeswoman said in a statement that approach is no longer sufficient as communities and state laws are interpreting gender identity differently. She said that effective immediately, the organization will accept and register youth into…
INDIAN TRAIL, NC (WFXB) – This morning, one North Carolina woman made a shocking discovery on her medical chart after a visit to her doctor. Kristina Rodriguez of Indian Trail had blood work done after worrying that her iron was too low. When she picked up her medical chart, a so-called medical problem was listed by her doctor and it…
