Current Version
| Region | North Carolina |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | Aug 27, 2006 |
| End Date | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Description | In 2006, North Carolina amended its education law in 1995 that declared that health education should teach that a "mutually faithful monogamous heterosexual relationship" is the best means to avoid transmission of HIV/AIDS. NC passed House Bill 755 restricting mention of LGBT-related topics in public schools. Also teachers are required to tell students' parents if they are gay. However, the bill was stalled because of a potential veto from Gov. Roy Cooper. |
| Sources | https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/north-carolina-senate-revives-attacks-on-lgbtq-north-carolinians-this-time-by-passing-dont-say-gay-or-trans-bill-even-more-egregious-than-floridas https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2023/02/north-carolina-senate-passes-parents-bill-of-rights https://web.archive.org/web/20221231113048/https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2005/S602 https://www.statista.com/chart/27210/dont-say-gay-public-school-laws-by-us-state/ https://web.archive.org/web/20161218082134/http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/students/groups/oslj/files/2016/01/Vol.-76_5-1007-1050-Cooley-Article1.pdf https://www.lgbtmap.org/img/maps/citations-curricular-laws.pdf |
Revision History (5)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding info on previous censorship law.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 27, 2006 |
| Description | NC passed House Bill 755 restricting mention of LGBT-related topics in public schools. Also teachers are required to tell students' parents if they are gay. However, the bill was stalled because of a potential veto from Gov. Roy Cooper. | In 2006, North Carolina amended its education law in 1995 that declared that health education should teach that a "mutually faithful monogamous heterosexual relationship" is the best means to avoid transmission of HIV/AIDS. NC passed House Bill 755 restricting mention of LGBT-related topics in public schools. Also teachers are required to tell students' parents if they are gay. However, the bill was stalled because of a potential veto from Gov. Roy Cooper. |
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| Sources | https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/north-carolina-senate-revives-attacks-on-lgbtq-north-carolinians-this-time-by-passing-dont-say-gay-or-trans-bill-even-more-egregious-than-floridas https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2023/02/north-carolina-senate-passes-parents-bill-of-rights | https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/north-carolina-senate-revives-attacks-on-lgbtq-north-carolinians-this-time-by-passing-dont-say-gay-or-trans-bill-even-more-egregious-than-floridas https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2023/02/north-carolina-senate-passes-parents-bill-of-rights https://web.archive.org/web/20221231113048/https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2005/S602 https://www.statista.com/chart/27210/dont-say-gay-public-school-laws-by-us-state/ https://web.archive.org/web/20161218082134/http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/students/groups/oslj/files/2016/01/Vol.-76_5-1007-1050-Cooley-Article1.pdf https://www.lgbtmap.org/img/maps/citations-curricular-laws.pdf |
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edited by Notdog1996. Law has been put into effect
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No censorship |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | No censorship |
| Start Date | Jun 2, 2022 | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) | Aug 16, 2023 |
edited by Markissik. Updating status and description after reports. Adding the second source. Also the second source can be used to add new entry since it contains information about new bill (Bill 49).
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| Value | State-enforced | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | State-enforced | Ambiguous |
| Description | NC passed law restricting mention of homosexuality in public schools, school districts now heavily censored on lgbt topics. Also teachers are now required to tell a students parents if they are gay. | NC passed House Bill 755 restricting mention of LGBT-related topics in public schools. Also teachers are required to tell students' parents if they are gay. However, the bill was stalled because of a potential veto from Gov. Roy Cooper. |
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| Sources | https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/north-carolina-senate-revives-attacks-on-lgbtq-north-carolinians-this-time-by-passing-dont-say-gay-or-trans-bill-even-more-egregious-than-floridas | https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/north-carolina-senate-revives-attacks-on-lgbtq-north-carolinians-this-time-by-passing-dont-say-gay-or-trans-bill-even-more-egregious-than-floridas https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2023/02/north-carolina-senate-passes-parents-bill-of-rights |
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Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "No such law exists, but if it was passed the governor no longer has veto override protection."
- Newer law has been passed "lie"
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| Description | NC passed florida-style censorship law, School districts heavily censored on lgbt topics. Also now schools are forced to tell students parents if they find out they’re gay. | NC passed law restricting mention of homosexuality in public schools, school districts now heavily censored on lgbt topics. Also teachers are now required to tell a students parents if they are gay. |
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Reports (4)
- Status is not correct "The bill was blocked by governor cooper and is not part of NC law."
- Status is not correct "The bill this is referring to, H.B. 755, was passed in the Senate but not the House. The house may choose to pass it, but it has currently been in committee since June 2022 without being voted on. It is inaccurate to say there is state-enforced censorship, since that bill has not become law and is not in effect. "
- Status is not correct "[Resubmitted under correct reason for reporting; wrong selection made originally]
This bill cited here (HB755) passed in the Senate, but was not passed by the House nor reached the Governor's desk. Therefore, it is not, and has never been, the law in North Carolina, and the information as stated here has never been correct.
https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookup/2021/H755"
- Newer law has been passed "This bill cited here (HB 755) passed in the Senate, but was not passed by the House nor reached the Governor's desk. Therefore, it is not, and has never been, the law in North Carolina, and the information as stated stated here has always been wrong.
https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookup/2021/H755"
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| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Jun 2, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | NC passed florida-style censorship law, School districts heavily censored on lgbt topics. Also now schools are forced to tell students parents if they find out they’re gay. |
| Sources | https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/north-carolina-senate-revives-attacks-on-lgbtq-north-carolinians-this-time-by-passing-dont-say-gay-or-trans-bill-even-more-egregious-than-floridas |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "Roy Cooper, governor, vetoed this bill and it did not go into effect."
- Newer law has been passed