North Carolina: no protections for same-sex domestic violence victims

By The Guardian on 02/06/2019

“… She was speaking to domestic violence victims, but because they were in same-sex dating relationships, they were not entitled to the protective orders they felt they needed to stay safe. That’s because when it comes to dating relationships, Chapter 50B – North Carolina’s statute regarding domestic violence – only applies to people whose abusers are “persons of the opposite sex”. …”


Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/06/north-carolina-same-sex-domestic-violence-laws