Archive for February, 2010
GREENVILLE, S.C. — MCC of the Upstate, on Feb. 7 at a specially-called congregational meeting at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1925 Pelham Rd., charged its members of the board to work toward a peaceful closure of its church body. It did so after voting “their collective spiritual conscience on [...]
Turkeys anyone? WILMINGTON — A winter bowling league has been formed which begins on Feb. 21 and continues through May 9. Venue is Ten Pin Alley, 127 S. College Rd., starting at 5 p.m. Three games are $12. Participants do not have to be good bowlers to join in. This [...]
GREENSBORO — The Transgender Communications and Wellness Conference will be held on May 22 at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro’s Elliott University Center. Keynote speaker is Dr. Richard Adler, co-editor of “Voice and Communication Therapy for the Transgender/Transsexual Client: A Comprehensive Guide.” The keynote spot will be shared with Mara [...]
Batter up! RALEIGH/DURHAM — A new Meetup group has formed for the sports enthusiast. The Raleigh-Durham Gay Softball League is a fun, adult coed slow-pitch softball league which began in 2009. This year they hope to have a bat-splitting, successful year. The spring season is tentatively scheduled to begin on [...]
Keep your friends close and your enem…I mean, friends with whom you simply disagree…closer. How many anti-LGBT groups’ email lists are you subscribed to? I’m on several. I love keeping up with the folks who are out to cause our community harm. I’m in the loop, can counter whatever message [...]
The Word Warriors website, a project of Wayne State University, aims to retrieve expressive English words from obscurity. Hoping to re-inject some colorful words into conversation and writing, Word Warriors released its 2010 list of neglected but useful words. I’m willing to help the word worriers. But, will these 15 [...]
Photographer Abdi Osman says he’s always been interested in visiting the South. The history and culture is what’s drawn him here and what led him to apply for an artist-in-residence position at the McColl Center for Visual Arts, where his documentary photo exhibit is on display now through March 18. [...]
The LGBT Center of Raleigh has a new home! Get out the moving boxes. Be sure to call U-Haul. The LGBT Center of Raleigh announced Wednesday it has found a location for its first-ever public location. Triangle Community Works, with which the Center recently teamed up in a “strategic partnership,” [...]
Those of us who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer expressing, questioning and straight friends, family members and allies, live in a time of great story making and story telling. February is Black History Month and it has me thinking of our history, looking forward to Gay History Month in [...]
Dear Trinity, Seventeen years ago in college, I fell for someone, but never asked this person out. Recently, I researched the name, called and we spoke. My hoped-for is partnered with kids. I’m still single and still feel like I missed out on a great romance. Now what? The 17-Year [...]
Snowy greetings, kiddies. Normally I’m in such a good mood when I write the Rag. I do enjoy writing about the queens who do pageants and talking about the results of them. But this time, my mood is different and I’m sure you know why. Everyone knows by now that [...]
The Sun enters Pisces and stirs up our emotions and intuition. Float on a carpet of good vibes and expansive optimism. In fact you may feel so mellow that you’ll want to let loose and dance naked under the moon. Give a howl or two for greater effect. PISCES (02.20-03.20) [...]
RALEIGH — Get out the moving boxes. Be sure to call U-Haul. The LGBT Center of Raleigh announced Wednesday it has found a location for its first-ever public location. Triangle Community Works, with which the Center recently teamed up in a “strategic partnership,” will be joining them. The Center’s board [...]
After an unsuccessful push for LGBT-inclusive protections for state and public workers in Viriginia, advocates in North Carolina say they hope to raise awareness and build support for similar legislation in the Tar Heel State. On Feb. 8, the Virginia Senate passed measures protecting state employees on the basis of [...]
FOX Charlotte’s Morgan Fogarty spoke with Time Out Youth members and exec Steve Bentley about school dress codes and gender expression for a great story on last night’s 10:00 p.m. newscast. In case you missed it: A big thanks goes out to Morgan for her fantastic story!
According to a story from MSNBC a man was arrested in Malawi on sodomy charges. Dave Chingwalu, a police spokesperson, said a 60 year-old-man was arrested after a complaint was received from a young man who alleged he was asked to undress and then sodomized by the man. The spokesman [...]
Grassroots activists with Charlotte Rainbow Action Network for Equality (CRANE) will present conservative, anti-gay Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James a special Valentine’s card at the County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community were at the receiving end of James’ anti-gay comments and [...]
Openly gay, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, 40, has been found dead in his London apartment reports the BBC. The cause of death has been reported by several sources as a suicide, but authorities declined to comment on the exact cause. From the BBC: A statement released by his office [...]
CHARLOTTE — The chair of Mecklenburg County’s Democratic Party is clearing the air after he made some confusing remarks on the anti-gay “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) military policy on a local talk show last weekend. Party Chair Joel Ford and former Mayor Pat McCrory appeared on WCNC’s weekly broadcast [...]
Her Sports Fan invites all lesbians to celebrate women in sports at the 2010 Final Four Fling Inaugural on Saturday, April 3, at the Rio Rio Cantina on the riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. The event features a live special performance by acoustic-rock singer, Michelle Mangione. Throughout the night, female [...]
