Archive for January, 2009
A small sampling of upcoming gallery exhibitions around the Carolinas. War on Terror: Inside / Out Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art College of Charleston Jan. 23-Feb. 27 “War on Terror: Inside / Out—Photographs by Christopher Sims and Stacy Pearsall” juxtaposes the work of two artists: Sims’ photographs capture simulated Iraqi [...]
Dear EarthTalk: A friend of mine in Connecticut raves about the “Green Drinks” events she attends there every month to meet up with other eco-interested locals. How can I find out if there are any such gatherings in my area? — Janet McIntosh, Dubuque, Iowa Every month green-minded people in [...]
Hello Trinity, For years now, I have loved your advice on “dumping” someone and/or “breaking up,” but what’s the difference? The Differences, Palm Springs, Calif. Hello The Differences, Well, when someone is kind and uses integrity, patience and support to dissolve a romantic interest then that (not so bad) man [...]
Well, here we are again at my little spot on the page! This time of year drives me crazy, because it seems like there is a lull where the pageant schedules are concerned — some prelims here and there and many national contests on the horizon, but nothing really big [...]
We are only a few weeks into the new year and for all things queer in the media, particularly television, we have a bunch to rave about. MTV’s “The Real World” came back to its original purpose, a show that was meant to be about real people and their issues [...]
Experts may disagree about whether our economy is in a recession, but most agree we are facing the worst financial crisis in recent history. Wild stock market swings, widespread home foreclosures, business bankruptcies, growing job losses and rising consumer prices are affecting the financial stability of Americans. Fortunately, recent interventions [...]
The Sun makes it move in to Aqueerius and not a moment too soon. All this optimism gets a further jolt from jolly Jupiter and making all of our best moves even better. Step aside world. We are very out and all about. AQUARIUS (01.21-02.19) Aqueerians can find themselves at [...]
DURHAM — The Triangle Gay Men’s Chorus is one of two dozen arts and performing groups receiving a seasonal cash grant from the Durham Arts Council. The grant will be used to help fund performances and concerts. The Durham Arts Council is a private, non-profit organization; however, cash grants were [...]
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Elke Kennedy, mother of slain Sean Kennedy, pleaded for community assistance as South Carolina prison officials announced the date of her son’s killer’s parole hearing. On Feb. 11, Stephen Andrew Moller will be granted a parole hearing to decide whether he will be released early from his [...]
Updated: Jan. 12, 2009, 12:30 p.m. CHARLOTTE — The Human Rights Campaign Carolinas Gala has announced that newly installed U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) will offer the keynote address at this year’s dinner. Gala co-chair Michael Holmes told Q-Notes on Friday that the dinner committee was awaiting comment from Hagan’s [...]
Q-Notes has received criticism for publishing a limited-run column from a gay North Carolina man who is currently serving time in prison for indecent liberties with a minor. Should we… Continue to publish the column. The issues are important and his writings speak to the often-ignored experiences of LGBT prisoners. [...]
Have you bought new calendars yet? 2008 was just too fun. Didn’t you just hate to see it pass? A new year is upon us now and with it comes expectations, New Year resolutions and goals to achieve, for ourselves, our community, our nation and the world. Q-Notes asked readers [...]
Since its debut in 1992, MTV’s The Real World has illuminated televisions nationwide with fresh images of diverse, non-stereotypical and real queer young people including its first season’s Norman Korpi (NYC), HIV-positive Cuban Pedro Zamora (San Francisco), bisexual Filipina Ruthie Alcaide (Hawaii), African-American Karamo Brown (Philadelphia) and athlete Tyler Duckworth [...]
It’s hypocritical of me to find fault with the six short films in “Boys Briefs 5: Schoolboys,” because I’m always complaining about movies being formulaic and predictable and my main complaint with most of these is that they aren’t formulaic and predictable. But I can’t take all the blame. Everything [...]
SALISBURY — The LGBT-themed nightly events at a local restaurant and bar in this small city along North Carolina’s I-85 have ended among claims that the bar owner bowed to anti-gay pressure and gay event organizers failed to uphold their end of the business deal. In the Dec. 13 issue, [...]
The LGBT community can probably expect a roller-coaster ride this year. While the economy is in shambles, political figures are focused on saving the nation’s financial system, turning an almost blind eye to social issues. As we pull through what might shape up to be the biggest recession (and, hopefully, [...]
Marriage Equality USA is a national, grassroots organization working to achieve equality in marriage for same-sex couples. In recognition of the New Year, they’ve offered up some resolutions for the marriage equality and LGBT movements. “To win marriage equality, we must empower and enlist the grassroots in each community,” said [...]
[Ed. Note — Joseph Urbaniak is an inmate at Harnett Correctional Institution in Lillington, N.C., and is the plaintiff in a pending lawsuit against the N.C. Department of Corrections to secure the right of LGBT prisoners to possess non-sexual, LGBT-themed books, newspapers and magazines. Q-Notes is publishing a collection of [...]
Q-Notes readers have voiced their concerns about our editorial decision to publish a limited-run column from a gay North Carolina man convicted of indecent liberties with a minor. In this issue, we’ve published a guest commentary from a reader who takes issue with our decision. We’re proud our editorial space [...]
After reading the most recent column from convicted child molester Joseph Urbaniak in Q-Notes, I felt compelled to voice my concerns to the editors. I have been a long-time reader of Q-Notes and have always appreciated the fact that the Carolinas have a source for LGBT news. I am however [...]
