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May 31, 2008 in News by QNotes Staff
Originally posted: May 25, 2008, 2:27p.m. Updated: May 31, 2008, 11:34 a.m. RALEIGH, N.C. — On Friday, May 30, the Wake County District Attorney’s office cited the landmark U.S. Supreme [...]
Tags: Politics
May 31, 2008 in News by Matt Comer and David Stout
The U.S. Justice Department says one in every 10 rape victims is male. According to a national study, about three percent of American men (2.78 million) have been the victim [...]
May 31, 2008 in News by Matt Comer
IRMO, S.C. — As originally reported at Q-Notes Online, the principal of Irmo High School, located just minutes to the northwest of Columbia, announced May 21 his intent to resign [...]
May 31, 2008 in News by Matt Comer
Photo Credit: N.C. Department of Revenue For 20 years, Alternative Resources of the Triad (ART) has been a fixture in Triad-area LGBT organizing, support and education. Founded in 1988 by [...]
May 31, 2008 in Cover Stories, Pride by Matt Comer
In 1981, gay and transgender North Carolinians celebrated their “day out” at the first statewide NC Pride festival in Durham. The same year, Charlotte had its first local Pride gathering, [...]
May 31, 2008 in News by QNotes Staff
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Supreme Court of California ruled 4-3 May 15 in favor of legalizing marriage for same-sex couples and knocked down the state’s ban on gay marriage. [...]
May 31, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style by Jack Kirven
CHARLESTON — Spoleto, Italy, is an ancient city near the geographic center of the peninsula. It was founded by the Romans as a colony and, although not mentioned much in [...]
May 31, 2008 in News by QNotes Staff
RALEIGH — On June 4 at the N.C. Legislative Building, 16 W. Jones St., join Equality NC and the NC AIDS Action Network (NCAAN) for HIV Advocacy Day to speak [...]
Tags: Politics
May 31, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style by SPM Wire
It’s at the top of the list of things about which couples fight. Matters certainly aren’t made better when considering gay and lesbian couples face even more challenges. Indeed, finding [...]
May 31, 2008 in General Gayety, Opinion by Leslie Robinson
I know it’s hard for you. What with the Democratic drama, Myanmar mess and other big stories to keep track of, it’s tough to stay abreast of LGBT news as [...]
May 31, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style by QNotes Staff
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — What makes a man America’s Gay Bachelor? Could it be looks? Personality? Success? It is time for you to decide as myPartner.com scours all 50 states [...]
May 31, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Audiophile by David Stout
Like most Americans, I love a good comeback. When Rocky pummels Ivan Drago in the last round, I’m throwing haymakers right there with him. When Jimmy Chitwood sinks the last-second [...]
Tags: Charlotte
May 31, 2008 in Pride by QNotes Staff
SC Pride has announced nationally-recognized drag entertainer RuPaul will be their headline entertainer for their Sept. 20, 2008 SC Pride festival in Columbia. RuPaul, a diva of the stage and [...]
May 31, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style by Jack Kirven
What if you could group the sexiest athletic guys from Myspace into one place, make them all gay and then converse with them through email, live chat and blogging? Well, [...]
May 31, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by Jack Kirven
It is often said that people who work out regularly have a higher standard of living. The obvious results can be seen in the body, but the improvements do not [...]
May 31, 2008 in QPoll by QNotes Staff
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May 31, 2008 in Pride, South Carolina News Notes by QNotes Staff
MYRTLE BEACH — After 10 years in absence, a local Pride festival is returning to the Grand Strand. The Center Project, which opened at 307 Highway 15 in June 2006, [...]
May 31, 2008 in National News Notes by David Stout
BOSTON, Mass. — On May 20, physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital announced that U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA, pictured) had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Kennedy, 76, was [...]
May 31, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Tell Trinity by Trinity
Dear Trinity, I recently started going out in the gay scene and really enjoy it. My preferred type is TV/TS. But when I see pretty drag queens at the bars, [...]
May 31, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Out in the Stars by Charlene Lichtenstein
Let’s welcome in June with a rush of retrograding “Outer”planets — Neptune, Uranus, Pluto and Jupiter. They cajole us to upend the landscape and (hopefully) bring about meaningful change. Will [...]
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