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QNotes Staff
June 13, 2009 in Cover Stories by QNotes Staff
You asked for it. We gave it to you. You voted. The results are in. Q-Notes’ first annual QList — Best of the Carolinas, Readers’ Pick garnered hundreds of submitted [...]
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C. Cane
June 13, 2009 in A&E / Life&Style by C. Cane
Online Only Long before she flashed her manicured claws on “Ugly Betty” as ruthless fashion editor Wilhelmina Slater, a role that’s earned her two Emmy nominations, Vanessa Williams was racking [...]
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Matt Comer
June 13, 2009 in A&E / Life&Style by Matt Comer
“Jersey Boys” — It is a classic American tale, straight out of the 1960s. Recounting the life and times of the hit group the Four Seasons, this musical is a [...]
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Matt Comer
June 13, 2009 in A&E / Life&Style by Matt Comer
For the first time since 2001, the longest-running Broadway musical makes its triumphant return to Charlotte: “The Phantom of the Opera” will run at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in [...]
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QNotes Staff
June 13, 2009 in QPoll by QNotes Staff
{democracy:32} Related: Gay candidate embarks on Charlotte council run Audio: Owen Sutkowski on Keith Larson
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Matt Comer
June 13, 2009 in News by Matt Comer
When most people hear the word “evangelical,” they immediately think of people like the late Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson of “The 700 Club” or Focus on the Family’s James Dobson. [...]
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Matt Comer
June 13, 2009 in News by Matt Comer
Originally published: May 16, 2009, 5:28 p.m. Updated: June 13, 2009 12:12 a.m. CHARLOTTE — For the first time in Charlotte politics, an openly gay man might have a viable [...]
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Matt Comer
June 13, 2009 in Uncategorized by Matt Comer
GREENSBORO — Community members from across the Triad — and some as far away as Fayetteville — convened in Downtown Greensboro’s Festival Park for a day of entertainment, networking, community [...]
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Matt Comer
June 13, 2009 in Uncategorized by Matt Comer
CHARLOTTE — Organizers of one of the largest LGBT Pride festival between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta are gearing up for what they anticipate as another record year of growth. Kicking [...]
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Lainey Millen
June 13, 2009 in News by Lainey Millen
RALEIGH — New research from North Carolina State University (NCSU) shows that gay and lesbian couples are forming long-term, committed relationships, even in the absence of the right to marry. [...]
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Matt Comer
June 13, 2009 in Beyond the Carolinas by Matt Comer
Parliament supports school ban VILNIUS, Lithuania — Parliament has voted in favor of a bill that would ban discussion of homosexuality and LGBT issues in public schools. The ban includes [...]
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Lainey Millen
June 13, 2009 in Carolinas News Notes by Lainey Millen
Charlotte Kennedy to speak to Guild CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Business Guild will hold its monthly meeting on June 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 201 S. [...]
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David Stout
June 13, 2009 in National News Notes by David Stout
N.H. legalizes gay marriage CONCORD, N.H. — On June 3, Gov. John Lynch signed legislation that will give the legal protections of marriage to gay and lesbian couples in New [...]
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Matt Comer
June 13, 2009 in Editor's Note, Opinion by Matt Comer
Reported originally at Q-Notes Online on June 3, news of Linda Ketner’s so-called “outing” of three Palmetto State Republicans spread like a wildfire through the liberal and LGBT blogosphere. Ketner, [...]
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Leslie Robinson
June 13, 2009 in General Gayety, Opinion by Leslie Robinson
It feels like a whole lot of nothing is happening in Washington to rid us of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The President hasn’t rushed to fulfill his campaign promise to [...]
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Brett Webb-Mitchell
June 13, 2009 in A&E / Life&Style, On Being a Gay Parent by Brett Webb-Mitchell
I was mesmerized by the conversation around the Church’s governing board as we discussed what we would give the men of the congregation for Father’s Day. As a pastor for [...]
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J. Lynn Davidson, CFP, CLU
June 13, 2009 in A&E / Life&Style, Money Matters by J. Lynn Davidson, CFP, CLU
There’s nothing like a troubled economy to inspire dreams of a vacation far from the daily grind. If you’re thinking of getting away, but feeling pinched in your pocketbook by [...]
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Trinity
June 13, 2009 in A&E / Life&Style, Tell Trinity by Trinity
Hey Trinity, My boyfriend wants to live together first before getting married. I was raised differently. Should people live together before marriage? Marriage Tryouts, New Haven, Conn. Hey Marriage Tryouts, [...]
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Miss Della
June 13, 2009 in A&E / Life&Style, Drag Rag by Miss Della
Oh, kids, here I go again — rounding up the tea from coast to coast and we have so much to cover in such short time and space. We have [...]
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Charlene Lichtenstein
June 13, 2009 in A&E / Life&Style, Out in the Stars by Charlene Lichtenstein
Jupiter, the planet of luck and expansion retrogrades. Anything that is over the top will spill over in a flood. When does too much become too, too much? Just wait [...]
On our cover this issue, QNotes profiles the recent activism over controversy at CPCC. Plus, more features including news on a gay Senate candidate's upcoming primary, interviews with three Carolina Lambda Literary Award nominees, a profile of a local young person from rural North Carolina, a recap of Gay Men's Chorus of Charlotte's annual gala and more.
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Couples plan Tax Day protests
Same-sex couples in state capitals in North Carolina and South Carolina plan to hold Tax Day protests tomorrow, calling upon their state governments to recognize their legal marriages.
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Homeless LGBT youth advocate publishes ‘Plea to Pope Francis’
The executive director of a homeless LGBT youth shelter in New York City writes in a full-page New York Times ad and open letter to Pope Francis today that the church must stop teaching homosexuality is sin. The letter also invites the pope to visit with homeless youth affected by the church's teachings.
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Transgender rights take front seat
Charlotte has seen a flurry of attention, advocacy and activism on behalf of transgender rights as community members, activists and organizations have rallied around transgender young people seeking safety and inclusion at local schools.
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May primary will decide fate of gay Senate candidate
North Carolina’s May 6 Democratic primaries will decide the fate of an openly gay candidate vying to represent a portion of the Queen City and Mecklenburg County in Raleigh.
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Carolina Connection: Fiction writers net Lammy nominations
Every year the Lambda Literary Foundation receives nominations from across the country for exceptional writers in a variety of categories. These hopefuls bring their own perspective and experience to their works and do so for the love of the art.
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