North Carolina DMV Okays LGBTQ-Related Vanity Plates

Winston-Salem’s NPR affiliate reports:

For the first time, “GAYPRIDE” is available as a vanity license plate in North Carolina. It’s one of over 200 terms that were removed from the state’s prohibited plates list after a review late last year.

As recently as last year, the “Do No Issue” list included “GAYPRIDE,” “LESBIAN,” and “QUEER” – entries that prompted DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin to launch a formal review of the list for the first time in its two decade history.

“Things can slip through,” says Goodwin. “My aim is to be consistent with our approach, no plates of hate in this state.” His office has recalled eight plates recently after receiving complaints from the public. All were antisemitic terms, some spelled in nontraditional ways.

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