Archive for October, 2008
LANCASTER, S.C. — Since Tuesday, illegal robo-calls have targeted moderate-to-liberal residents in rural Lancaster and York Counties. Claiming that State Senate Democratic candidate Mandy Powers Norrell has been endorsed by a gay rights organization, the calls have yet to be traced to any existing organization or campaign. “This is Allison [...]
NOTE: See the updated story as published in Q-Notes‘ Nov. 1 print edition: House arrest for gay DJ’s second HIV violation. Gay DJ Joshua Waldon Weaver, 23, has been sentenced to six months of electronically-monitored house arrest after violating probation orders stemming from an August conviction for violating state HIV [...]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Charleston City Paper is reporting what might be the first documented case of possible gay baiting by incumbent Republican Rep. Henry Brown (R-01). He’s facing a down to the wire challenge for his U.S. House seat from Democratic candidate Linda Ketner. Both campaigns have until now [...]
CONCORD, N.C. — A Republican North Carolina congressman is coming under fire for controversial remarks he made at a John McCain rally minutes outside Charlotte on Oct. 18. After first denying his “liberals hate real Americans” comment, Rep. Robin Hayes (R-08) said his comments “came out wrong” after reading them. [...]
WINSTON-SALEM — The organizer of the Obama Pride North Carolina LGBT Get out the vote (GOTV) efforts said Tuesday that a statewide voter outreach effort held Oct. 17-19 reached as many as 1,500 people. Chair of Obama Pride North Carolina, Wade Boyles, the Democratic candidate for the 74th N.C. House [...]
RALEIGH — Democrats are in the lead with likely voters as the general election draws even nearer. Less than two weeks from the general election, a new poll shows Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and State Sen. Kay Hagan (D-Guilford) leading their Republican opponents by seven points. An Oct. 20 Public [...]
RALEIGH — Statewide LGBT advocacy group Equality North Carolina has announced the nationally-respected leaders to speak at its second annual N.C. Equality Conference. The group has also announced the recipient of its second Legislative Leadership Award. Among other regional and local panelists and speakers, keynote speakers at the Nov. 15 [...]
WINSTON-SALEM — A multitude of same-sex couples is rushing to the altar ahead of California’s ballot referendum on Proposition 8, the constitutional amendment that would roll back the historic State Supreme Court ruling that knocked down the state’s gay marriage ban. The San Diego Union-Tribune profiled Winston-Salem, N.C. couple Ken [...]
RALEIGH – The first two days of early voting in North Carolina drew a record number of voters to the polls, beating the 2004 early voter turnout by more than 40 percent. On Oct. 16 and Oct. 17, a total of more than 200,000 voters turned out to cast their [...]
In the past few weeks, the nation has looked to Wall Street with shock, confusion and anger as the stock market and every other part of the U.S. economy seemed to do nothing but slip away.
When the Dow Jones dropped 777 points on Sept. 29, after a failed attempt by Congress to pass a Wall Street bailout plan, folks on Main Street took notice — in a big way. Even after President George W. Bush signed a more than $800 billion bailout plan, the Dow stumbled again — more than 600 points. In early October, for the first time since 2004, the Dow plummeted below 10,000 points — reaching an unheard of more than 5,000-point drop in only one year. At press time, the markets were still struggling from their dangerous Oct. 10 dip below 8,000 points.
This election season much is at stake for the LGBT community. On a federal, regional and local level gay and transgender citizens are still fighting for basic rights such as employment and housing non-discrimination, hate crimes legislation and the ability to provide hospital care for their partners. It is important, [...]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Appearing at a lecture at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte on Tuesday, former Human Rights Campaign (HRC) executive director and former Sen. Hillary Clinton supporter Elizabeth Birch praised the leadership abilities of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and blasted the Republican presidential ticket. Sitting down with Q-Notes prior [...]
While both candidates for president have made statements that they want to combat HIV/AIDS, a comparison of the voting records, public statements and other actions shows Sen. John McCain, (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) have differing agendas when it comes to HIV/AIDS testing, prevention, treatment, healthcare access and more. [...]
CHARLOTTE — Ten years ago this month, a brutal attack left a gay University of Wyoming student dead. That man, Matthew Shepard, became a symbol for years to come of the end result of unbridled anti-LGBT prejudice and hate. His mother, family, friends and fellow students have spoken out for [...]
When Howard McQuirter Jr.’s parents found out he was gay, they disowned him. Stripped of his car, cell phone and financial support just two weeks before starting his educational journey at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), McQuirter says he was forced to make some serious adjustments in his life.
Click here to view more photos from NC Pride in Q-Notes‘ photo galleries When it comes to NC Pride, 2008 was a very good year for the 24th annual celebration. An outstanding turnout estimated at 10,000 gathered at Duke University’s East Campus in Durham Sept. 20 to march in the [...]
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Lambda Legal has filed suit against this eastern Tennessee city and Police Chief John Lowry on behalf of a man arrested in a September 2007 public sex sting. As reported in Q-Notes last October, the Johnson City Police Department arrested 40 men in late September — [...]
CHARLOTTE — The Pride Charlotte Task Force of the Lesbian & Gay Community Center has announced new details for its 2009 festival planning, including news on next year’s festival date and location, a theme contest and two upcoming community events. According to Pride Charlotte 2009 spokesperson Robert Touchstone, the organization [...]
At the end of September a South Carolina gentleman sent out a letter to local LGBT leaders and news publications. His “beef” was with the recent announcement that the South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement had officially requested its board of directors for permission to legally change its name [...]
