Budgets are moral documents.

And the choices being made in Raleigh tell us exactly who MAGA politicians are willing to leave behind. They’re cutting public jobs and starving the services our communities rely on. They’re underfunding childcare while families struggle to make ends meet. They’re shifting costs onto our cities and towns, weakening our public infrastructure, and protecting tax breaks for the wealthiest North Carolinians. And LGBTQIA+ people—especially those of us who are Black, Brown, trans, working-class, rural, parents, caregivers, or living at the intersections of these identities—feel the consequences. These aren’t abstract budget decisions. They shape whether we can find good jobs, afford childcare, access affirming care, live in safe communities, and build lives where we can thrive. But we’re in this fight together. For 47 years, Equality NC has been building power across our state—and we’re not stopping now. Help us keep fighting for a North Carolina that works for all of us: equalitync.org/fight/