Archive for March 21st, 2009 Issue
Should companies promoting addictive and unhealthy products (cigarettes, alcohol, etc.) be included in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index? Yes, they should be included. The Index isn’t about health. Yes, they should be included, but should have some points deducted. No, they should not be included. They harm our [...]
Public high schools; libraries and museums; public and private colleges and universities; hospitals; foundations and charities — the list of beneficiaries of the legacy of R.J. Reynolds, his family and the Winston-Salem tobacco company he founded more than a century ago is long and valuable — perhaps endless. There is [...]
You don’t have to move to Atlanta, D.C., or New York to get a taste of urban, downtown living on the East Coast. Cities small and large across the Carolinas offer exciting options for those who desire something a bit more than the usual Southern suburban experience. Charlotte The newest [...]
Q-Notes editor Matt Comer speaks with the director Glenn Griffin and actor Kristian Wedolowski of Queen City Theatre’s production of “Dangerous,” an all-male, gay version of “Les Liaisons dangereuses” (“Dangerous Liaisons”). Comer, Griffin and Wedolowski discuss Charlotte, Southern culture, gay life, sex and art. The play will debut in Charlotte [...]
CHARLOTTE — For LGBT Charlotteans who miss the queer cultural scene celebrated by the 1990s’ OutCharlotte festival, the long wait will come to a close during the first weekend in April.
BELMONT, N.C. — Spring is coming back — everyone knows what that means. As the days get longer and warmer, non-profit groups are organizing fundraisers and other activities to raise awareness and cash. The House of Mercy, a non-profit residence for low-income persons living with advanced stages of AIDS, will [...]
Charlotte Still hanging out CHARLOTTE — LOAFERS (formerly Lesbians Over the Age of Forty, which is now open to all ages) is a support/discussion/social group that meets at 6:30 p.m. at The Lesbian and Gay Community Center, 820 Hamilton St., Suite B11, on the second Friday of each month. This [...]
Prop 8 challenge goes to court SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Attorneys for same-sex couples, civil rights organizations and the state Attorney General’s office appeared before the California Supreme Court on Mar. 5 to urge the court to strike down Proposition 8. At issue in the case is whether the initiative [...]
Anti-discrimination laws essential for Serbian democracy BRUSSELS — Members of the European Parliament made calls in early March for the Serbian government to put back on its agenda proposed anti-discrimination legislation that would protect LGBT citizens. The draft legislation is said to have been withdrawn before the vote in the [...]
In the past few weeks we’ve seen North Carolina’s religious right (I like to refer to them as “Rabid Righties”) praise and laud a proposed state constitutional amendment that would discriminate against LGBT people and jump, scream, yell and holler over proposed pieces of legislation that would offer safety — [...]
In pandering to the fanatical and the fearful — both religion and Republicanism may have compromised their future. First, the Republican Party seems in an awfully big rush to implode with Rush Limbaugh as its mercurial mouthpiece. The GOP’s other savior, Michael Steele, is just a big mouth who seems [...]
State senators in Utah and Colorado delivered hugely homophobic rants lately. It seems this country is suffering an outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fervor. In the Utah case, Sen. Chris Buttars (R-West Jordan) sat down with a documentary filmmaker to discuss the involvement of The Church of Jesus Christ of [...]
Dear EarthTalk: Some say that polar bears are going to disappear in 50 years, but Alaskan officials insist their populations are recovering. What’s the real story? — Harper Howe, San Francisco, Calif. There is no doubt that polar bears are in serious trouble. Already on the ropes due to other [...]
No doubt about it: America is captivated by dancing at the moment. The proof is all over TV — in the form of current reality hits “Dancing With The Stars,” “So You Think You Can Dance” and ”America’s Best Dance Crew” — and in theater houses nationwide — where productions [...]
Make room for energetic Mars as it pushes its way through Pisces. There is nothing as powerful as an idea whose time has come. Hurry up and move on it before it goes. ARIES (03.21-04.20) Gay Rams have a way of unearthing the truth even when it’s deeply buried and [...]
Hey Trinity, Is revenge really so wrong? The Revenger, Daytona Beach, Fla. Hey Revenger, You mean as in retaliation or vengeance? To steal from, destroy or put a mafia hit on someone or make someone’s life worse than death by filing an unethical public lawsuit? Well, if you’re talking about [...]
The challenging investment environment of 2008 taught many of us a painful but valuable lesson — it pays to know where you invest your money and whether that strategy is suitable for your circumstances. Many people rely on mutual funds, preferring that professional managers make day-to-day trading decisions. While this [...]
Oh kids, time draweth nigh and my column is due once again. My, my, my — what shall we discuss this time? A pageant in a blizzard? Rescuing Coco Couture’s and her friend’s things from a car with no keys? (Thank goodness I bought this year’s membership with AAA after [...]
