Author:
Matt Comer
July 26, 2008 in Cover Stories by Matt Comer
Gone, but not forgotten. That’s how most North Carolinians are thinking of the late former Sen. Jesse Helms, a segregationist Democrat-turned-Republican who held his seat in the U.S. Senate for [...]
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Matt Comer
July 26, 2008 in Editor's Note, Opinion by Matt Comer
The recent flap over the “South Carolina is so gay” British ad campaign has left the heads of LGBT citizens in the Carolinas spinning. What the hell happened and how’d [...]
Author:
David Stout
July 26, 2008 in News by David Stout
At the 40th Anniversary of the March on Washington, D.C., in 1963: Matt Foreman, Mandy Carter and Coretta Scott King. Photo credit: Mandy Carter Mandy Carter leaps onto the comparison [...]
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Leslie Robinson
July 26, 2008 in General Gayety, Opinion by Leslie Robinson
It’s a popular notion that, after we die, we get what we deserve. So let’s assume that’s precisely what’s happening to Jesse Helms, the longtime U.S. senator from North Carolina [...]
Author:
Jack Kirven
July 26, 2008 in News by Jack Kirven
Youth: 1921-1939 1921 — Helms is born in Monroe, N.C. 1938 — Helms graduates from high school and decides to attend Wingate Junior College. 1930 — He is forced to [...]
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Robbi Cohn
July 26, 2008 in Opinion, T-Notes by Robbi Cohn
Note: This month’s intended column, “Alternative Realities, Part 2: Reparative Therapy” will appear next month to allow coverage of this groundbreaking event. Never has it been easier to be proud [...]
Author:
Will Billings
July 26, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style by Will Billings
RALEIGH — St. John’s Metropolitan Community Church is preparing for “Bakker Mania.” Since the LGBT and allied congregation announced that Jay Bakker, son of PTL Club founders Jim Bakker and [...]
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Greg Hambrick
July 26, 2008 in News by Greg Hambrick
Originally published in the July 9 issue of The Charleston City Paper. When Bryan and Michael decided to leave California in 2005 and relocate to suburban Charleston, they didn’t realize [...]
Author:
Matt Comer
July 26, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, News by Matt Comer
CHARLOTTE — Yellow Bird Theatre, a new Charlotte theater company created with a focus on LGBT issues, will premiere its first production, “Play on Words,” on Aug. 8. Founded by [...]
Author:
Jack Kirven
July 26, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by Jack Kirven
I was greatly upset recently by a report on Yahoo! that said there has been an alarming increase in injuries associated with the practice of Yoga in the U.S. It [...]
Author:
Matt Comer
July 26, 2008 in News by Matt Comer
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A new report from the University of California-Santa Barbara’s Michael D. Palm Center, led by a team of retired senior flag and general officers from the [...]
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Matt Comer
July 26, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style by Matt Comer
Celebrating more than 25 years of vibrancy, fun and charitable giving, the annual Crape Myrtle Festival returned to Raleigh July 17-26. Created in 1981, the festival is the oldest AIDS-related [...]
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QNotes Staff
July 26, 2008 in Opinion by QNotes Staff
A recent Q-Notes article reported that Charlotte, N.C. was deemed to be one of the “top 10 Gay Ghettos.” (“Charlotte, Raleigh among top 10 ‘Gay Ghettos’”) The number of Gay [...]
Author:
Jack Kirven
July 26, 2008 in Beyond the Carolinas by Jack Kirven
Reform leader arrested again KUALA LAMPUR, Malaysia — This Southeast Asian nation is experiencing heightened political divisions and tensions resulting from a gain in power by opposition forces seeking to [...]
Author:
Charlene Lichtenstein
July 26, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Out in the Stars by Charlene Lichtenstein
Sometimes our best laid plans take an unexpected turn. Expect to spin in these new circles as we enter August and the Sun opposes Neptune and Uranus. If you are [...]
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Lainey Millen
July 26, 2008 in Carolinas News Notes by Lainey Millen
Charlotte Batter up CHARLOTTE — A group of women are interested in playing some ball, but are open to expanding to volleyball and/or soccer as well. This gathering would [...]
July 26, 2008 in Opinion by Frank Benedetti and Gary Trowbridge
Frank Benedetti and Gary Trowbridge at their 40th anniversary re-commitment ceremony in Winston-Salem, N.C. Last month The Winston-Salem Journal ran a survey on same-gender marriage, which was opposed by 66 [...]
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SPM Wire
July 26, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style by SPM Wire
When kids head back to school this year, there will be a special buzz in the air — the election of the 44th president of the United States. An election [...]
Author:
Matt Comer
July 26, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, The Big Screen by Matt Comer
Welcome to ‘Scot’-land The first gay-themed film to be endorsed by a major sports league, and set to open at Outfest 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif., has been acquired for [...]
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David Stout
July 26, 2008 in National News Notes by David Stout
Schools settle bullying cases NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network said two recent settlements reaffirm the potential liability for schools that ignore anti-LGBT bullying and [...]
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