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‘A voice for the disenfranchised’ comes to the Land of the Pines

May 16, 2013 in A&E / Life&Style, Featured Stories by Matt Comer

Old Crow Medicine Show’s lead singer Ketch Secor opens up on gay acceptance in Country music, progressive history and more.

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Brandon files for 12th District

May 15, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

State Rep. Marcus Brandon (D-Guilford) has formally announced his decision to run for North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District.

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Gay gospel singer to perform

May 14, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Marcus Young, gay, contemporary Christian singer and songwriter will perform at New Life Metropolitan Community Church this weekend.

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HRC to host campaign fundraiser for Mayfield on Saturday

May 10, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Local organizers affiliated with the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights group, will give City Councilmember LaWana Mayfield a kickstart to her 2013 re-election campaign at a private fundraiser scheduled for Saturday.

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Mourning a media loss, celebrating an anniversary

May 10, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer

After 21 years of publishing, Greensboro’s The Rhinoceros Times announced on April 30 that it was producing its last print edition.

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Bill would allow discrimination in college student groups

May 9, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

The North Carolina Senate today approved a bill that would allow student groups on college and university campuses to discriminate in membership and leadership.

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Teen medical ban could threaten gay youth, say advocates

May 8, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

A bill restricting teenagers’ access to medical and mental health care initially scheduled for a floor vote on Wednesday was instead taken off the calendar and sent back to the North Carolina House’s Judiciary Committee.

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North Carolina marks Amendment One anniversary today

May 8, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

North Carolina’s statewide LGBT advocacy and education group is asking community members across the state to join them in commemorating the one-year anniversary of Amendment One today.

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Charlotte walks for AIDS funding

May 5, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Overcast skies, windy cooler temperatures and the threat of sprinkling rain didn’t hold back the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network’s (RAIN) AIDS Walk Charlotte on Saturday.

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15,000 attend Out! Raleigh

May 5, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Organizers with the LGBT Center of Raleigh say more than 15,000 people attended their annual Out! Raleigh festival on Fayetteville St. on Saturday.

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Locals praise Rhode Island marriage equality law

May 3, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Local leaders are praising Rhode Island’s decision to become the tenth state to enact marriage protections for same-sex couples.

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Thousands expected for Out! Raleigh festival on Saturday

May 3, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Organizers say they are expecting as many as 15,000 attendees at Saturday’s Out! Raleigh, slated for City Plaza and Fayetteville St. from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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NC GOP staffer: LGBT equality not a civil rights issue

May 2, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Constituents of an eastern North Carolina state senator say his legislative assistant crossed the line when she said two weeks ago that LGBT equality was not a civil rights issue and said the devil had tormented a mother’s deceased gay son.

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Plaza Midwood Harris Teeter to reopen May 29

May 1, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

A newly-rebuilt Harris Teeter in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood will reopen on May 29, according to Harris Teeter spokespeople.

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Equality NC among ‘Defenders of Justice’ honorees

May 1, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Statewide LGBT education and advocacy group Equality North Carolina is among five organizations and individuals being honored next week by the North Carolina Justice Center at its Defenders of Justice Awards

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Former Fat City owner facing prostitution, drug charges

May 1, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

The former owner of the popular NoDa restaurant Fat City Deli has been arrested and charged with four counts of solicitation for prostitution.

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ACTing UP? Not so much in Charlotte, recalls one local

April 29, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

In Charlotte, ACT UP organizing efforts were met with an astounding thud, according to one local who shares what he remembers about the Queen City’s short-lived ACT UP chapter.

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Obama to name Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx new transportation secretary

April 28, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

A White House spokesman said Sunday that President Barack Obama plans to name Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as his new transportation secretary on Monday.

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Hundreds attend Raleigh memorial for Jamie Hahn

April 27, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Hundreds of friends, family and others touched by the life and work of Jamie Hahn attended a memorial service for her today at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church.

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Suspect in Raleigh stabbing accused of embezzling

April 27, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Jamie Kirk Hahn, 29, a well-known Democratic fundraiser, died early Wednesday morning from injuries sustained after an attack on Monday evening.