What's going on, North Carolina?
T-Notes
by Robbi Cohn January 8, 2011
http://goqnotes.com/9647/what%E2%80%99s-going-on-north-carolina/I hate that it's so easy to get source material exposing the bigotry still alive and well in this state. Within a span of 12 days, three stories made news, right here in North Carolina. Another appeared on their heels. They're indicative of how much animus, intolerance and downright hate still exists in this state vis-à-vis trans and LGB issues. I sometimes have to wonder if we've made much headway in the court of public opinion. Given that real change is usually a grassroots kind of thing, watching how social mores evolve gives us insights into how tolerance and diversity evolve. Judging by these letters and articles, it would seem that we're still living in the dark ages.
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The gist of the conversation with the caller detailed his experience in a nightclub with a trans-identied woman whom he claims had deceived him. Amongst the banter were copious pronoun mis-pronunications including references to "it" and "she-him." These were tame compared to the tack the conversation eventually took.
