Archive for February, 2010
Pop singer Clay Aiken speaks with The News & Observer about his upcoming appearance at the Human Rights Campaign Carolinas Gala in Raleigh: Clay Aiken will take the stage at the convention center Saturday night to do something he has never done before: deliver a speech about gay rights.But don’t expect [...]
I’m kind of speechless actually. I just can’t even begin to imagine the outrage and controversy if a UNC System school invited Chi Chi LaRue and a couple of her porn stars to campus. The press release (links are definitely NOT safe for work): COLLEGE INVASION!: CHI CHI LARUE, CAMERON [...]
Check out RuPaul’s full-page interview in the February edition of Ebony. He discusses his reality show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” hosted on the Logo network, along with marriage, kids and more. It doesn’t look like Ebony has the interview online, unfortunately, so you’ll have to pick up a print copy.
South Carolina Black Pride is extending an invitation to those who might be interested in participating in their 2010 Expo. If you have natural abilities like singing, spoken word or other talents, get in touch with Pride organizers and sign up to participate in their talent show. Those who are [...]
South Carolina Pride invites all individuals to participate in their 2010 Pride Idol fundraiser. There is no entry fee. You can win cash and prizes as well as tour with SC Pride Tour. The contest will be Saturday, March 6, at The Cabaret, in Columbia. The event features a live [...]
We all encounter anxieties, relationship problems and even bouts of depression from time to time. When anxieties are left unresolved, they can rob us of happiness, a peace of mind, good health as well as mental balance. In the LGBT community, a significant percentage of us often fail to obtain [...]
Roses are beginning to explode with color and lilacs are releasing their fragrant perfume into the longer days. These buds aren’t just signs that spring is blooming around us, but they also announce the Southern Spring Home & Garden Show. The exhibit doesn’t just focus on patio furniture and outdoor [...]
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A philanthropist, author and businessman. A trans and faith advocate involved in local and state non-profit boards. A Somali-born, Canadian artist who focuses on the intersections of black, queer and Muslim identities. The new master of Pride in South Carolina. Staffers at one of the nation’s most effective state LGBT [...]
RALEIGH — Community members and representatives from several organizations in the state’s capital city have come together to discuss the possibility of an annual Pride festival or other type of event. Leaders in the Triangle are welcoming the increased local organizing and possibilities for future community outreach. Willie Pilkington, who [...]
In qnotes’ last print issue of 2009, Equality North Carolina (ENC) Executive Director In Palmquist was named our Person of the Year. His hard work and dedication on behalf of LGBT North Carolinians has led to increased awareness in the halls of the state legislature and the success of pro-LGBT [...]
Sitting down for coffee, Pamela Jones opens up about her life, beliefs, roles in advocacy and her hope to play the violin one day. The weather hangs above the shopping center, promising rain. She breezes into the coffee shop modestly dressed. She wears a long black leather coat, black scarf, [...]
In 2008, celebrated furniture designer Mitchell Gold turned his attention from sofas and side chairs to focus on compiling and editing submissions for a book, “Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay in America.” Gold owns furniture company Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams [...]
Charismatic, dedicated and passionate are a few appropriate words describing SC Pride’s newly appointed president, Tamera Tedder. qnotes had the chance to chat with Tedder via email about her new role, goals and plans for SC Pride this year. Like other leaders in the LGBT community, Tedder developed a strong [...]
Honored and overwhelmed. That’s how Dave and Joan Parker described their reaction to the news. The Parkers, parents of a male-to-female transgender daughter, are among three recipients of this year’s Human Rights Campaign Carolinas award. On Feb. 27, they’ll join Charlotte high school senior Mary Elizabeth Lennon and Greensboro’s Guilford [...]
Mary Elizabeth Lennon, a senior at Charlotte’s Providence Day School, remembers some of the first meetings of her school’s LGBT and straight ally student club. “We weren’t recognized by the school. We had to meet in the loft above the theater and we sat in the dark,” she said. “We [...]
Since 1996, Greensboro’s LGBT community groups and the people they serve have profited financially, culturally and socially from the work of Guilford Green Foundation. This year, the organization will be honored by the Human Rights Campaign at its Carolinas Gala, receiving the Equality Award for an Organization. Other honorees include [...]
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Administration on Aging have awarded Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE) a three-year, $900,000 grant to create the nation’s only national resource center on LGBT aging. The National Technical Assistance Resource Center [...]
One-two-three! CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Pride Band (final name to be decided) is a new concert band formed primarily of members of the Charlotte area LGBT community and is open to all adults by audition. CPB is currently operating under an interim music director and is seeking a permanent one. [...]
