Archive for December, 2009

SC Pride announces 2010 board, president
After two terms, Ryan Wilson steps down as Tamera Tedder takes the helm

December 30th, 2009 Comments Off

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Pride Movement announced the members of their 2010 Executive Committee on Dec. 30, just days before the mix of new and returning leaders are set to takeover direction of the 20-year-old advocacy, education and community organization. Ryan Wilson, finishing two successful terms as president, will [...]

New Year’s Eve in the LGBT Carolinas

December 29th, 2009 Comments Off

Looking for an LGBT-friendly or LGBT nightclub or bar to spend your New Year’s Eve. We’ve got the list of the Carolinas’ hottest parties… Asheville The Grove House Eleven, Scandals Nightclub, Boiler Room Three balloon drops with over $1,500 in cash and prizes, hors d’oeuvres, part favors, champagne toast $15/members, [...]

Another year bites the dust
High profile Carolinas LGBT news and events in Q-Notes' list of top stories in 2009

December 26th, 2009 Comments (1)

From battling the religious right to battling each other, 2009 was a year full of high profile LGBT news. In the Carolinas LGBT political and social issues appeared on the mainstream media’s radar with surprising frequency. Below are our staff’s picks on the top stories of the year. Be sure [...]

Mecklenburg’s gay-friendly move sets stage for Charlotte council action
Foxx, Burgess say movement expected soon on benefits, non-discrimination policies

December 26th, 2009 Comments (2)

CHARLOTTE — On Dec. 15, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners made an historic decision to offer health and leave benefits to same-sex partners of county employees. With a party line, 6-3 vote, county commissioners made Mecklenburg the seventh and largest North Carolina jurisdiction to offer such benefits. Without surprise, [...]

Person of the Year: Ian Palmquist
Ten years of service to North Carolina

December 26th, 2009 Comments Off

Over the past 10 years, North Carolina’s statewide LGBT advocacy organization has grown steadily in political, financial and legislative support and success. Its growing base of community activists and committed donors, coupled with its passionate leadership team, has made Equality North Carolina (ENC) one of the most effective state-level advocacy [...]

Person of the Decade: Julia Boseman
Wilmington’s openly gay senator made waves, progress

December 26th, 2009 Comments (1)

One person in the Tar Heel State has done more singularly than any other to advance our equality and place in North Carolina government, law, society and community. State Sen. Julia Boseman (D-New Hanover), the state’s only openly gay or lesbian legislature, has been our community’s face and voice in [...]

Banner year for LGBT progress
Openly gay candidates, outed candidates, friends and foes in high places

December 26th, 2009 Comments Off

Both North Carolina and South Carolina saw legislative, policy and electoral progress in 2009. The news wasn’t always good, but its coverage in local and national mainstream media outlets provided the LGBT community positive attention. On the campaign trail, both Carolinas saw openly gay and transgender candidates on the ballot. [...]

Mecklenburg GOP pol cites outdated, biased white paper in domestic partner fight
Commissioner Karen Bentley offers no comment

December 26th, 2009 Comments (1)

When the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners held initial discussion on extending domestic partner benefits, Republican Commissioner Karen Bentley suggested to county human resources staff a white paper on the potential costs of the benefits. Although the resource, entitled “The Hidden Costs of Domestic Partner Benefits,” has ties to a [...]

Resolutions and well-wishes
Editor's Note

December 26th, 2009 Comments Off

Another year has come and gone. A new year and a new decade are upon us. How appropriate a time then to pause and reflect upon our lives and our achievements, shortcomings and dreams? As we embrace our friends on earth and remember friends above and as we think of [...]

D.C. Council approves marriages
National News Notes

December 26th, 2009 Comments (1)

Point scholarships available LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Point Foundation, the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit, has opened its 2010 application season. Students who will be enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs for the 2010-11 school year are eligible to apply for the multi-year scholarships. Apply online [...]

Triad: Alliance gets big nod
North Carolina News Notes

December 26th, 2009 Comments Off

Bar gets a nod WINSTON-SALEM — A recent post in The Winston-Salem Journal by reporter Laura Graff showcased Club Odyssey as one of the best places to go to dance. On the evening she chose to venture out, Tiffany Bonet was “lip-syncing” ‘Proud Mary.’ People are crowded around the floor, [...]

Triangle: ‘Idol’ RU gets reprieve
North Carolina News Notes

December 26th, 2009 Comments Off

‘Idol’ RU gets reprieve RALEIGH — The Wake County Board of Elections has curtailed its investigation into Clay Aiken’s voter registration status. On Dec. 9, elections officials stated, according to an AP report in USA Today that there was “enough evidence to indicate Aiken likely voted unlawfully there while living [...]

Charlotte: Bank changes gift program
North Carolina News Notes

December 26th, 2009 Comments Off

Bank changes gift program CHARLOTTE — Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company, will change their employee matching gift program effective January 1. Any donations $25 or more to The Lesbian & Gay Community Center can be matched if made on or before December 31 and submitted through the Wachovia Matching Gift [...]

The rainbow and TV icons
General Gayety

December 26th, 2009 Comments Off

Meredith Baxter’s announcement that she is a lesbian has put a — you should excuse the expression — kink in the long line of all-American TV moms. It’s not June Cleaver or Harriet Nelson who has come out, but as Elyse Keaton on “Family Ties,” Baxter was a loving mother [...]

Loss and gain in Charlotte’s nightlife scene
Print Exclusive: Two bars close, two bars open in 2009

December 26th, 2009 Comments (1)

A year rocked by financial meltdowns the world over was also a year in which two popular LGBT, Queen City nightspots met their end. Thanks to a new group of owners at one, and an Uptown club owner’s dream of a new gay dance club, the two nightlife losses are [...]

Top queer films of the ‘noughts’
IndieWire.com compiles the top grossing LGBT-related films of the ’00s

December 26th, 2009 Comments (4)

A decade has come and a decade has gone. And LGBT entertainment rocked. Writer Peter Knegt of IndieWire.com — the “leading news, information and networking site for independent-minded filmmakers” — has compiled the decade’s top grossing LGBT-related films. As expected, blockbuster hits like “Brokeback Mountain” and “Milk” are ranked highly. [...]

No room in the inn
On Being a Gay Parent

December 26th, 2009 Comments Off

I am writing this “Holiday Season” column from a hospital in North Carolina, where my teenage son is recuperating after an emergency appendectomy. I was flying back from Oregon to North Carolina, with a stopover in Houston, when I received a text from him reading “Am in the ER at [...]

Out in the Stars: Dec. 26-Jan. 8

December 26th, 2009 Comments Off

According to my calculations, 2010 could be the year of emotional enlightenment as expansive Jupiter joins shocking Uranus in sensitive Pisces while Pluto sulks in Capricorn. Errr, of course, it could also be an overly emotional, tempestuous year of way-too-much drama. If you decide to walk on eggs, don’t wear [...]

Threesome relationships: Are they really possible?
Tell Trinity

December 26th, 2009 Comments Off

Dear Trinity, I recently read your comments on threesome relationships and you seem to defend them. Now really Trinity, aren’t threesome relationships guaranteed scenarios for trouble, jealousy and eventual failure? Three’s Troubles, Albany, N.Y. Dear Three’s Troubles, Now really, isn’t it true that relationships between two people also have troubles, [...]

Be jolly with pageant news, by golly!
Drag Rag

December 26th, 2009 Comments (1)

Happy Holidays, kiddies! ’Tis the season for shows and pageants and such. That’s where I’ll start off. I hear I missed the show of shows the Wednesday before Thanksgiving at Scorpio and I am bitter.com! My mother, former Miss America Kerri Nichols, came out after a hiatus and really turned [...]

Older stories »

Advertising | About us | Distribution Points | Archives | Staff Contacts | Employment | Website & Privacy Policies

QNotes - goqnotes.com - arts. entertainment. news. views. - LGBT North Carolina and South Carolina.
Copyright 1986-2011 Pride Publishing & Typesetting, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.