Archive for January, 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the first patron federal holiday of each new year. As we consummate our goals for this new year, I would like to reflect upon the winsome words Coretta Scott King shared at the 1996 Atlanta Gay Pride Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. In her speech, [...]
Several great events are taking place Thursday through Sunday. Check them out. (And see more events this weekend and next week in our events listings!) Charlotte ENC Social On Jan. 29, the staff of Equality North Carolina and Charlotte Business Guild host a Friday evening social at Blue, in Uptown’s [...]
President Obama admits it is challenging to stay in touch with the people. To feel connected, the president has resorted to reading ten of the 40,000 letters he receives every night. These letters help him to gain a perspective of the people’s view of the country’s progress and understand their [...]
COLUMBIA — An anti-gay bill originally intended to educate students on the signs and dangers of dating violence passed the South Carolina House last week and was assigned to the South Carolina Senate’s Education Committee on Jan. 21. Introduced and debated last year, the bill would require all school systems [...]
DURHAM, N.C. — The new organization in charge of producing the first-ever Triangle Black Pride this summer will kick off planning for the anticipated weekend long gay Pride event with two film showings and the support of a stage production in February. Shades of Pride board members will be hosting [...]
The qnotes staff would like to send out a big, hearty welcome to our new editorial intern for this spring. Deaidre Newby, a resident of Sumter, S.C., will be working with the paper and writing online news pieces, blog posts and occasional features and articles for publication in our print [...]
This interesting press release about a forthcoming article in the Journal of #### landed in my inbox this morning. I thought I’d share: Do children need both a mother and a father? New Study Examines If the Gender of Parents Matter The presumption that children need both a mother and [...]
CHARLOTTE — Organizers of the second annual GayCharlotte Film Festival say they’ve worked hard to see the diversity of the LGBT community reflected in their line-up of films and events Jan. 28-31. Hosted at and presented by the Lesbian & Gay Community Center of Charlotte, the film festival’s four-day slate [...]
We try not to use our blog for such boring announcements, but this one is squeaking by. Several readers have contacted us concerning operating problems with our QGuide and Event listings submission forms. We’ve updated the software running the forms. They should function properly now. Please note our QGuide and [...]
news & features ► On the precipice of change ► Anti-gay protester’s Charlotte lawsuit dismissed ► Federal trans workers protected ► Gala speakers, award recipients announced ► Carolinas News Notes qliving/arts & entertainment ► ‘Spring Awakening’ ► RiverRun expands ► ‘Tobacco Road’ is a ‘Madhouse’ ► Spring A&E Guide: on [...]
Have you or do you plan on contributing to Haiti relief efforts? Yes, I’ve already contributed. Yes, I plan on contributing soon. No, I haven’t and don’t plan on contributing. I’m not sure yet. View Results
In our Jan. 23-Feb. 5 print edition qnotes highlights upcoming arts and entertainment stage productions, dance performances, concerts, television series and more. Check out the feature sin this year’s Spring A&E Guide… ► ‘Spring Awakening’ ► RiverRun expands ► ‘Tobacco Road’ is a ‘Madhouse’ ► Spring A&E Guide: on stage [...]
In the late 1970s, there were few places LGBT Christians in Charlotte could turn for spiritual growth, support and family. A few faith congregations in the area were welcoming of gay members, but that support was rarely publicized and limited. A chapter of the LGBT Catholic group DignityUSA also existed, [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the turn of the year, the Obama administration, through the Office of Personnel Management, has started to list gender identity among the classes protected by federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies. By including gender identity as a protected class, the government has taken a significant step [...]
RALEIGH — The Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Carolinas Gala Committee has announced that singer Clay Aiken and actress Meredith Baxter will be guest speakers at the 15th Annual HRC Carolinas Gala on Feb. 27 at the Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S. Salisbury St. Since coming to national attention on the [...]
ENC seeks assistance RALEIGH — Pictures are worth a thousand words, they say. So, ENC is taking the time to collect photographs from area residents to fulfill its initiative to educate the public on what fairness is really about. ENC wants to create a collection of images to illustrate the [...]
Guild and ENC host gathering CHARLOTTE — Equality NC (ENC) will be hosting a free gathering in partnership with the Charlotte Business Guild on Jan. 29, 6-8 p.m., at Blue Restaurant and Bar, Hearst Tower, corner of 5th and College Sts. Grab a drink and enjoy free appetizers and great [...]
Womyn time RALEIGH — Chocolate Lovers Meetup has scheduled some fun-filled events over the next few weeks. Join them on Jan. 24 as they take an afternoon hike at William B.. Umstead State Park, 8801 Glenwood Ave. at 2 p.m. They will be jaunting along Sal’s Branch Trail which is [...]
HICKORY — Mitchell Gold will be interviewed on Jan. 28 by CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien at Lenior-Rhyne University during it’s Visiting Writers Series. The free event will take place at 7 p.m. in the P.E. Monroe Auditorium. Gold is editor of “Crisis,” a compilation of stories about [...]
It’s hard to miss the aid commercials from the First Lady, television networks and other companies and non-profits. Relief for Haiti is pouring in from around the globe. On Jan. 12, a massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake shattered one of the world’s poorest nations, where 78 percent of its citizens live [...]
