Archive for April 18th, 2009 Issue
Dogwoods bloom. Trees regain their leafy greens. April showers soon give way to sultry, southern summer days. Spring is in the air, and LGBT community organizers around the Carolinas are hustling to get their plans ready for this year’s season of Pride celebrations and festivals. It is a banner year [...]
Do you think the “91⁄2 minutes” HIV/AIDS campaign will be effective? Yes No Not sure View Results
Summer is just around the bend, boys and girls. If you haven’t already gotten your perfect sets of swimwear for the season, now is the time to do it. Here are some of the hottest pieces we found at the ultra hot InternationalJock.com retailer and super value spot SwimOutlet.com. Men’s [...]
The City of New York and tourism officials have announced a visitors and tourism marketing campaign to promote the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Dubbed the “Rainbow Pilgrimage,” New York City Council Speaker, openly gay Christine Quinn and officials with NYC & Company announced the marketing campaign on April [...]
On April 7, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the White House Domestic Policy Council’s Office on AIDS Policy announced a new HIV/AIDS communications and awareness campaign, the first federally-funded national HIV prevention program in more than a decade. At a cost of $9 million [...]
The Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) Board of Trustees has voted to include sexual orientation among the protected groups of individuals in university policies. The unanimous vote took place March 20. WSSU became one of the last institutions in the University of North Carolina (UNC) system to pass such a measure. [...]
The Charleston, S.C.-based group Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA) has begun its 10th year of media messaging. The group plans on using a variety of media outlets and mediums to highlight its straightforward declaration: “Gay Rights are Civil Rights.” The group is challenging South Carolinians to “recognize the LGBT movement [...]
BRUSSELS — A Dutch Member of the European Parliament (MEP) welcomed a report presented to the European Parliament last month, showing the rights of gay men and women and transgender people are insufficiently protected throughout the European Union (EU). The report, “Homophobic Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation in the [...]
Gay marriage victory: Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa — On April 3, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously struck down the 1998 state ban on marriage for same-sex couples. The ruling recognized that the constitutional guarantee of equal protection requires that same-sex couples have “full access to the institution of civil marriage.” [...]
Charlotte Primetimers celebrates 16 years CHARLOTTE — Primetimers of Charlotte, a social organization for gay men, celebrates its 16th anniversary on May 16 at Latta Plantation from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The group meets on the second Sunday of every month at Metropolitan Community Church at 1825 Eastway Dr. It has [...]
In this issue, Q-Notes reports on the new HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness campaign unveiled by the White House Office of AIDS Policy and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dubbed “Act Against AIDS,” the first phase of the campaign proclaims what government experts hope will be a powerful, yet [...]
These days when I think of Florida, I don’t think of Walt Disney World or spring training or the Everglades. I think of bathrooms. That’s because some Floridians seem to think of nothing else. They’re not potty mouths, they’re potty heads. Consider event in the city of Gainesville, home to [...]
Dear Trinity, With everything that’s going on in the Catholic Church surrounding celibacy, is celibacy really practical in today’s oversexed society? Celibate Thoughts, Montreal, Canada Dear Celibate Thoughts, Good question. Lets take ourselves to Boston, Mass., 2002 where we pick up the Boston Globe to find headlines uncovering an explosion [...]
Oh, kiddies — pageant season is upon us and I’m as excited as a kid at Disneyland! It is with much regret that I’ll not be able to attend the Continental contests over Easter weekend. They promise to be spectacular. I’m actually headed in the opposite direction to Miami to [...]
Today’s challenging economic environment can create a cash crunch, as some people may face huge expenses, such as unanticipated medical costs or the possibility of a home foreclosure. In many cases, credit card debt limits have been reached, and with declining home values, home equity loans may not be an [...]
The Sun enters Taurus and gets us moving and grooving. Plan to nibble in new pastures, run along with the bulls and enjoy the upcoming spring weather. Ready? Set? Go, go. go! ARIES (03.21-04.20) Don’t think that your best days are behind you, gay Ram. Far from it. You find [...]
“Got til it’s Gone” by Larry Duplechan c.2008, Arsenal Pulp Press $17.95 U.S. and Canada 207 pages It starts around 45. First, you notice that you need glasses. Then, you don’t remember things quite like you once did. You get up one morning, and everything creaks from head to toe. [...]
Only 10 years ago, it looked like gay people would not be able to marry until the cows came home. With an Iowa Supreme Court victory and the state legislature approving marriage in Vermont, gay couples will soon be coming home to their cows — with marriage licenses in hand. [...]
