Archive for September, 2009
Q-Notes speaks to 2009 Don King Award winners at the Sept. 15, 2009 awards dinner of the Charlotte Business Guild.
Originally published: Sept. 22, 2009, 7:56 a.m. Updated: Sept. 24, 2009, 7:10 a.m. GREENSBORO — Hundreds of students from Guilford College and other area schools attended a vigil to protest anti-gay hate letters left in a dorm for a Guilford College student last week. The letters, which included anti-gay [...]
Close to 7,000 people from across South Carolina (and even some from North Carolina and Georgia!) gathered Sept. 12, 2009, in Columbia’s Finlay Park for the 20th anniversary celebration of SC Pride. President Ryan Wilson (pictured) presided over his last year as head honcho of the statewide Pride group. He’ll [...]
While many of today’s top DJs complain of the lull in today’s dance scene — arguing crowds are waning and clubs are not investing money in parties — Escape says clubland is actually experiencing a resurgence. “The scene is more fun than ever,” he says. “All of a sudden, the [...]
Musical performers of all stripes are heading to the Carolinas this fall — Pop, Jazz, Country, Classical and more. Here are some of Q-Notes’ editorial staff’s picks. Featured Picks Zac Brown Band Topping Billboard charts with singles “Chicken Fried,” “Whatever it is,” and “Toes,” the Atlanta, Ga.-based Zac Brown Band [...]
Actor Christian Campbell has come a long way since he played the adorably youthful Gabriel in the 1999 film “Trick.” The Toronto native starred in “Reefer Madness,” played the closeted gay Republican son of a preacher in the short-lived NBC drama “The Book of Daniel,” and appeared as a recast [...]
Andre Bauer is gay. Or, at least that’s the rumor. One-time U.S. House candidate, openly lesbian Linda Ketner, repeated the meme in June. But it was Washington, D.C.-based blogger and activist Mike Rogers who leant the claim a bit more credibility when he reported on Bauer in early September. Rogers’ [...]
Some say closeted, anti-gay politicians should be outed because of their hypocrisy. Do you think outing is appropriate? Yes No I don’t know View Results
DURHAM — It is a quarter-century worth of Pride. A history of community building, equality and awareness. During the last weekend of September, thousands of Tar Heel LGBTs will gather in Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh for the NC Pride Fest and Parade. The festivities include parties, social hours and [...]
DURHAM — It is an honor five years in the making. On Sept. 26, Durhamite Pam Spaulding will take to the NC Pride Fest stage and deliver the annual festival’s keynote address. “I feel honored to be asked to be asked to do it — after being the average citizen [...]
The Indigo Girls will serve up a great finish to NC Pride Fest weekend. They’ll perform in the HopeFest along with Matt Nathanson at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, N.C. on Sunday, Sept. 27. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the Girls hitting the stage at about 8 p.m. Tickets [...]
Twenty-year-old Seth Glier’s voice catches you off guard, like the first time you heard Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall sing “Holding Back The Years.” Glier backs up this “aha” moment with an album’s worth of diverse material — showcasing his rich falsetto, his Cat Stevens-esque hushed storytelling, and a prodigious vocal [...]
CHARLOTTE — Doubting Thomas, one of the region’s most popular bands, will play a one night gig at Hartigan’s, 601 S. Cedar St., on Nov, 6. The indie rock group was originally formed in the late ’80s. They cross genres from rock, pop, folk and funk. Founding member is Gina [...]
After only two episodes I’m already giddy for “Glee.” This new musical comedy gem from FOX focuses on the talents and travails of a group of glee club misfits and their earnest teacher, Will Schuester. The characters are swishy (glee club member Kurt) and dishy (Mr. “Shoe,” star QB Finn, [...]
Anti-tobacco effort readied WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Youth Advocacy Coalition has received a $100,000 award from the American Legacy Foundation to create a national tobacco working group targeting LGBT, questioning and intersex young adults ages 18-24, a demographic with much greater than average tobacco use. The working group will [...]
Gordon issues apology LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown issued an apology to World War II hero Alan Turing on Sept. 10, addressing the treatment Turing received after being convicted of indecency charges. Turing helped to crack German Enigma codes during the war. In his apology, Brown said the [...]
Charlotte Are you fearful? CHARLOTTE — The Lesbian & Gay Community Center, 820 Hamilton St., Suite B11, is hosting a community roundtable discussion on Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. The fourth in the series, “LGBT? What are YOU Afraid of?” will focus on what issues bring fear to those who [...]
Most folks have heard me rant and rave at least one time about the Boy Scouts of America and their anti-gay leadership and membership policies. The discrimination by the Boy Scouts of America is something I’ve experienced firsthand, being dismissed from Scouting after I came out at 14 and started [...]
by Beth Sherouse, Columbia, S.C. Since movement veteran Cleve Jones announced plans for a national gay rights march on Washington following the passage of California’s Prop. 8 last November, reactions from the LGBT community have been mixed. Supporters of October’s National Equality March are adopting a grassroots lobbying strategy, demanding [...]
In Utah it’s legal to fire someone for being gay. The state’s new governor has served notice he’ll change that the day the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings Metallica. In his first monthly televised news conference, Gary Herbert said discriminating against gay people shouldn’t be illegal, but gosh darn, he sure [...]
