Archive for June, 2009
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Originally published: June 22, 2009, 9:23 p.m. Updated: June 24, 2009, 11:30 a.m. The press office of North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has confirmed she will sign the anti-bullying bill passed by the legislature on Tuesday, June 23. The Fayetteville Observer reports that an aide has said she expects the [...]
Ryan Wilson, president of SC Pride, sends out a thanks to Upstate Pride, which went off without a hitch this past Saturday, June 20: Congrats & Thanks to Bruce, Michael, Harriet, and Jennifer for leading the Upstate Pride parade on Saturday with our brand new Pride Movement banner that Tamera [...]
Originally published: June 17, 2009, 4:13 p.m. Updated: June 18, 4:50 p.m. Click here to see the udpated story: Perdue to sign gay-inclusive bully bill A bill that would protect North Carolina students from harassment and bullying on the basis of sexual orientation and gender-identity passed a key House committee [...]
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 ballots and nominations for some of the best restaurants, bars and clubs, community organizations, business and community leaders across the [...]
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 up Grammy nods for her gold- and platinum-certified albums. Having cemented her gay icon status with star turns in such [...]
“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 favorite among old and young alike. The musical will run in Raleigh June 24 through July 18 at Progress Energy [...]
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 Uptown, June 10-July 5. Q-Notes had the opportunity to speak to actor D.C. Anderson, who plays one of the two [...]
Does openly gay Charlotte City Council candidate Owen Sutkowski have a chance at beating incumbent Patsy Kinsey? Yes, definitely. Maybe, he’ll have a tough fight. No, there’s no way. I’m not sure. I guess we’ll see. View Results Related: Gay candidate embarks on Charlotte council run Audio: Owen Sutkowski on [...]
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. Far-right fundamentalists, it seems, don’t have a monopoly on the word. Over the last weekend in May, LGBT Christians and [...]
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 chance at winning election to city council. Owen Sutkowski, 26, assistant director of Student Life at Queens University, announced his [...]
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 building and fun at the third annual Triad Pride Festival. Organized by the more than 20-year-old Alternative Resources of the [...]
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 off at the end of July, Pride Charlotte brings with it a host of activities and events. The mainstay of [...]
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. However, couples surveyed for the study overwhelmingly said they would get married if they could in order to secure legal [...]
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 prohibitions against references to homosexuality in any public information that can be viewed by children. The bill is entitled, “Law [...]
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. McDowell St. Guest speaker for the evening will be Elke Kennedy, founder of Sean’s Last Wish. Kennedy is known for [...]
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 Hampshire. Lynch signed the bill only an hour after the legislature took the final vote on the issue. The state [...]
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, a lesbian, 2008 candidate for South Carolina’s First Congressional District, told FireDogLake blogger Howie Klein that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, [...]
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 kick the policy to the curb. Some administration officials can’t even see the curb. On Capitol Hill, Democratic Sen. Edward [...]
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 over 25 years, I’ve heard this conversation many times, always with the same formula being used: the “mothers” — a.k.a., [...]
