Today, Republicans in the North Carolina Senate passed North Carolina’s own version of a “Don’t Say Gay” bill, sending it to the House on a party line vote.

Buncombe Democrats stand in opposition to harmful legislation like #SB49, which intentionally seeks to make schools in our state unsafe for queer and trans students while ignoring the real problems in our eduaction system today.

LGBTQ+ youth, educators, and families deserve to be treated with respect and dignity, not be targeted by an extreme faction of the Republican party