Archive for November 28th, 2009 Issue
Mayor-elect Anthony Foxx. Photo Credit: Henk Jonker, henkjonkerphoto.com. In November, Charlotte voters ushered in a new era of local government, electing the city’s first Democratic mayor in 22 years and an historic 8-3 Democratic majority on city council. A number of city council candidates, as well as Mayor-elect Anthony Foxx, [...]
Be sure to pick up the Nov. 28 print issue for Mikey Rox’s Ultimate Guide to Gay Gift Giving, including some of the hottest gay gifts this holiday season. We’re distributed at hundreds of restaurants, coffee shops, bookstores, bars and clubs, non-profit groups and other venues across the Carolinas.
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Senate elected a new majority leader on Nov. 17. Sen. Martin Nesbitt, Jr. (D-Buncombe), who has been friendly on LGBT and other progressive issues in the past, will replace outgoing Majority Leader Tony Rand (D-Bladen, Cumberland). Although Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight has not [...]
CHARLOTTE — Steve Bentley, executive director of the LGBT youth services and support organization Time Out Youth, believes local philanthropy is important, especially when foundations are willing to help fund operating budgets. Thanks to the Charlotte Lesbian and Gay Fund, a giving and endowment initiative of Foundation For The Carolinas, [...]
Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, an international observance for those affected and infected by HIV. This issue, Q-Notes spotlights an HIV-positive patient and HIV/AIDS medical provider. We also highlight Charlotte metro resources. Catch our preview of the our Print Exclusive article below, and be sure to pick up a [...]
ASHEVILLE — Local residents will be among those honored at an AIDS Memorial Quilt display hosted by the Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) this year. The event, coinciding with the observance of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, opened Nov. 23 and continues through Dec. 2. Considered by many [...]
Report looks at treatment of gay youth in juvenile court system SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Equity Project, a collaboration of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Legal Services for Children and the National Juvenile Defender Center, has compiled Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts. [...]
It’s a sell out CHARLOTTE — Boys and girls, it’s official. Drag Bingo was a sell out. In fact, the event was out of tickets within 30 minutes after opening up sales. However, the “Matt & Ramona Show” on 107.9 The Link — one of the presenting sponsors — decided [...]
GREENSBORO — Celebrating a year of legislative success, more than 300 local activists and statewide advocates met Nov. 14 for Equality North Carolina’s (ENC) third annual Equality Conference and Gala. On the campus of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, advocates spent morning and afternoon hours networking and in educational workshops [...]
ASHEVILLE — Ira Roy Schultz, 52, publisher of the LGBT magazine Stereotypd, died on Nov. 15 of natural causes. Graveside services were held on Nov. 20 at Shepherd Memorial Gardens, 5045 Asheville Hwy., in Hendersonville. The staff of Stereotypd and other community members also planned a community memorial service for [...]
ASO continues to survive GREENVILLE — In a featured article in November in The Daily Reflector, Pitt County AIDS Service Organization (PiCASO) shared that it was considering closing due to more than a 30 percent budget shortfall. PiCASO is 18-years-old. According to the article, in 2008 it operated with $130,000. [...]
Fundraiser slated RALEIGH — Ready to party for a good cause? Then sashay on down to Tantra Nightclub, 310 S. West St., on Dec. 11 for happy-hour fundraiser to benefit the LGBT Center of Raleigh from 5-9 p.m. Be part of history. Become a founder. The first 1,000 friends to [...]
SC Lutherans will stay ORANGEBURG — Despite moves by neighboring North Carolina Lutherans to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), some Palmetto State Lutherans have decided to make “reform from within.” In October, 400 North Carolina Lutherans met in Salisbury and took a step toward schism, voting to [...]
Sports. Not really my thing. I don’t understand any of the games or their rules. I don’t know what shot or throw equals how many points. I’m lost when it comes to “first down” or “third down,” although I do know a touchdown is a good thing. A basketball sailing [...]
My girlfriend Anne and I reached the point in our relationship where we wanted to make it official. Also, her employer wanted proof that she and I are really a couple and she hadn’t put me on her insurance because I looked pretty. Here in the state of Washington, same-sex [...]
How much do you anticipate spending on holiday shopping this year as compared to last? Much more than last. Slightly more than last. About the same as last. Slightly less than last. Significantly less than last. I’m cutting out almost all my usual gift lists. I’m not sure yet. View [...]
The holiday season is officially underway and consumers will be hitting the stores to shop for their loved ones. Hot on holiday wish lists this year — technology. According to new data by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), about 80 percent of consumers said they want technology as a holiday [...]
Verizon and AT&T have been battling it out over who has the best 3G coverage. By now you’ve seen Verizon Wireless’ several commercials — their “There’s A Map For That” campaign — calling out AT&T for their spotty 3G coverage. Verizon’s commercials — five of them in all — have [...]
Function alone isn’t enough to sell us on a new piece of technology anymore. Americans increasingly want their technology to look good — stylish, even — in addition to working well. “If you’re old enough to remember the huge, clunky-looking ‘car phones’ of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, or [...]
You’ve spent weeks trying to figure out what you’re going to buy your best friend or loved one this holiday season. You’ve sent innumerable hints, peeked into their internet browser history and everything else you could think of. Yet, you find yourself empty on ideas. Why not let your friend [...]
