Archive for April, 2010
I was among a group of six North Carolina activists and constituents who traveled to Washington, D.C., Wednesday to deliver a strong, vital constituent message on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” From my recap of the action at rainbowaction.org: Since March, CRANE and activists across the state have [...]
Seventeen years after the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled in favor of extending marriage rights to same-sex couples, the state legislature has finally enacted civil unions. The bill passed the state House by a 31-20 vote, and now heads to Gov. Linda Lingle. In 1993, the Hawaii Court ruled that the [...]
The Christian Action League, a Raleigh-based anti-LGBT, anti-choice advocacy organization, is continuing their push to get “Choose Life” specialty license plates approved by the legislature. They’ve had an uphill battle for the past 8 years. This session, however, they’ve taken a different approach: Introduced last session by Rep. Mitch Gillespie [...]
It seems like only yesterday that members of Fred Phelps’ “God Hates Fags” Westboro Baptist Church were staging protests in Charleston, Mt. Pleasant and Columbia. Now comes news the radical anti-gay, funeral protesting troupe will once again be heading to the Palmetto State. From WCSC in Myrtle Beach: The radical [...]
April 29-May 2 • Charlotte ‘Talk of the Town’ In “Talk of the Town,” Johnny Hobson, an irrepressible small-town Texan sissy-boy, fights back from those who bully him at school. And, in the wake of his battles, finds work and worth, as well as love, lust, and Lady Bird Johnson [...]
CHARLOTTE — At their meeting Monday night, City Council heard the results of an independent investigation into claims of sexual harassment by one of their members. Attorney Valecia McDowell of the law firm Moore and Van Allen wrote the report in which City Councilman Warren Turner is accused of harassing [...]
GASTONIA, N.C. — Members of a local chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) are speaking out after their local daily newspaper published a biased news article on an “ex-gay” ministry. On April 21, The Gaston Gazette‘s Amanda Memrick wrote about the Charlotte-based Clean Heart Ministries, [...]
CHARLOTTE — The Mecklenburg Gay and Lesbian Political Action Committee (MeckPAC) released their endorsements for two races in this year’s 2010 primaries. Early voting began on April 15. The primary will be held May 4. In the Democratic primary for Mecklenburg County Sheriff, MeckPAC endorsed incumbent Democrat Chipp Bailey. The [...]
DC Agenda veteran reporter Lou Chibarro pens a terrific piece on key ENDA votes in the Senate. Of interest to North Carolinians: Meanwhile, Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.), another lawmaker not currently co-sponsoring ENDA, is among the Democrats that LGBT activists are hoping will come through with another needed vote on [...]
Press release the early morning inbox… Exciting Changes in store for SC Pride 2010 New energy, new date, new events, and a new Pageant System The date is now official. The South Carolina Pride 2010 festival to be held in Finlay Park, Columbia, South Carolina on September 4, 2010 as [...]
Originally published: April 20, 2010, 12:52 p.m. Updated: April 22, 2010, 9:20 a.m. [Ed. Note — qnotes' original article identified the victim of this crime using male pronouns to match the male name given by police. The article has been reflected to include the victim's female/chosen name and now uses [...]
Reprinted from YadkinValleyNews.com YADKINVILLE, N.C. — A Yadkin County school official said Tuesday night that he believes a gay couple should be allowed to attend their senior prom. “This has been a really hot topic. I’ve gotten more phone calls on this than anything else since I’ve been on the [...]
RALEIGH — Gov. Bev Perdue released her budget proposal today, announcing a planned total of $19 billion in spending that cuts almost $1 billion through employee eliminations and cuts for all departments except for education. The budget also includes an additional $14 million for the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program [...]
From the Human Rights Campaign: Human Rights Campaign Remembers the Life of Dorothy Height “We are grateful for Dr. Height’s many decades of work for social justice,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil [...]
From Creative Loafing: To the guy at the EpiCentre who lifted up my dress as his friends looked on and laughed … I hope the swelling’s since gone down on your face. Is it just me, or does the nightlife scene sometimes feel like a sixth grade dance? So, last [...]
From The Daily Tar Heel: Duke University junior Justin Robinette claims his sexual orientation was the reason for his impeachment Wednesday as chairman of Duke’s College Republicans. But his official impeachment article and members of the organization’s executive board said the impeachment and request for resignation was because of “conduct [...]
Two LGBT political action committees (PACs) and an LGBT blogger in Durham have released their endorsements in North Carolina’s 2010 primary. The Equality North Carolina PAC, the Greensboro-based Replacements, Ltd. PAC and Pam Spaulding of PamsHouseBlend.com announced their picks between April 15 and April 19. The Mecklenburg Gay and Lesbian [...]
It’s the graying of America. Millions of Baby Boomers, folks as young as 50 or older, are retiring. They’re living longer than their fathers and mothers. They’re still healthy, active and involved. Discussions on the future of American health systems, elder Americans’ health coverage and other medical issues aren’t limited [...]
The computer clicks on. The screen flashes to life. Applications begin loading. Internet Explorer launches; the homepage is set to craigslist.org. AIM is loading. Favorite bookmarks include: Adam4Adam, Bear411, SilverDaddies.com and Manhunt. Minimized in the toolbar is Gay.com. This isn’t the computer of a college student, this is the new [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than a year ago, directors of the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center (MGLCC) decided it was time to begin a more concerted outreach effort to area LGBT youth. “We were setting priorities for the year, and the board and I made the decision to focus [...]
