Archive for May, 2010
A measure that would partially repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the law that prevents open and honest military service by gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans, passed the House and the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday. The measure, an amendment to the defense re-authorization bill, was supported by the White House [...]
COLUMBIA — Organizers of a rally to protest cuts to South Carolina’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) say hundreds of people attended their event Tuesday as the state legislature began deliberation on this year’s budget. The event was organized to protest more proposed cuts to the state’s ADAP assistance. In [...]
In qnotes‘ June 12 issue, we will be profiling the “Working Class. You’ve heard the stereotype “DINK”: Double Income No Kids. Folks often think LGBT folks have it made. But, just like the rest of America you can find us everywhere from white collar to blue collar. We want to [...]
The White House, leaders in Congress and LGBT rights organizations like the Human Rights Campaign are voicing support for a compromise on legislation that would repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Defense Secretary Gates wrote a letter to the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee in opposition to Congressional action [...]
Tim D’Annunzio received the most votes in the Republican primary for North Carolina’s 8th district, and now continues to the runoff election. Since then, North Carolina GOP chairman Tom Fetzer has said that D’Annunzio is “unfit to hold public office at any level.” Fetzer went so far as to say [...]
Originally published: May 25, 2010, 9:24 a.m. Updated: May 26, 2010, 9:40 a.m. LEXINGTON, N.C. — A man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his partner of 11 years in rural Davidson County. Adam Courtney Hartley, 39, of 9051 S. N.C. Highway 150, was charged with first degree [...]
The two candidates facing a runoff in the Democratic nomination for this year’s U.S. Senate race have spoken out on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT), the anti-gay law that prevents open and honest military service by gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans. As the national debate on DADT [...]
Tiwonge Chimbalanga, 20, and Steven Monjeza, 26, were sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison, the maximum sentence for their crime: holding a public engagement ceremony last December. Homosexuality is illegal in Malawi, which is about 80 percent Christian and 13 percent Muslim. The judge said that he gave [...]
The Charlotte FemmeFest 2010 takes over NoDa this Saturday, May 22, featuring over 50 musicians, artists, writers, poets and craftswomen. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Center of Hope, Women and Children’s Homeless Shelter. For more information, visit queencitymusic.com/femmefest/.
Originally published: May 20, 2010, 10:22 a.m. Updated: May 20, 2010, 5:18 p.m. COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina HIV/AIDS advocacy group will protest the state’s cuts to its AIDS drug assistance program (ADAP) next Tuesday, May 25, 9 a.m.-Noon, claiming a recent death of one patient wait-listed and unable [...]
It’s too late to change the dates of either of two LGBT community events in Winston-Salem both occurring at the same time and in nearly the same location. The bi-monthly OUT at the Movies screening of “Contracorriente” and the Winston-Salem concert of the Triad Pride Men’s Chorus both take place [...]
May 21 • Lake Wylie Miss Rainbow In Pageant The Rainbow In hosts its first annual Miss Rainbow In Pageant. This year’s theme is “Masquerade, A Night of Painted Faces!” Drag entertainers interested in competing can contact Roxy C. Moorecox at funnydragqueen@gmail.com. The Rainbow In, 4376 Charlotte Hwy. 10 p.m.-1 [...]
Don’t know how I missed this one… I definitely never received press materials from the Department of Education. With such a high-profile, openly gay man working in the Obama Administration, you’d think the department or United Way might take the time to reach out to LGBT press from his neck [...]
In the May 15 print edition and online story, “Tar Heels gear up for a year of Pride,” qnotes incorrectly listed Aug. 1 as the date for Triangle Black Pride’s pageant. The correct date is June 6. It will be hosted at Legends Nightclub in Raleigh. We regret the error. [...]
Ian Palmquist, executive director of Equality North Carolina and board chair of the Equality Federation, is among 10 individuals selected as Bohnett Leadership Fellows by the Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute this year. About the fellowship: The Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute is extremely proud of its collaboration with the [...]
For a country that fought so bitterly for its independence from Britain, it sure seems we have a weird tendency to get wrapped up in the monarchy and politics. American news outlets were abuzz with the drama after the U.K. elections. The Conservative Party (informally known as the Tories) emerged [...]
The Lesbian & Gay Community Center of Charlotte will host its monthly Community Roundtable discussion on May 19. This month, they tackle addiction. From the Center: Entitled “The LGBT Community and Addiction,” the Roundtable will focus on all types of addictions faced by members of our LGBT Community including alcohol, [...]
On May 18, the Charlotte Business Guild hosts Tilden Hagan, son of Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, who put his academic career on hold to join his mother’s campaign in 2008. During Sen. Hagan’s quest to oust Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole, Tilden traveled the state speaking to college students and others. [...]
Throughout spring, qnotes sent requests for 990s (the tax returns non-profit groups submit to the IRS each year) and our first-ever Community Assessment Survey to 22 LGBT organizations, ASOs and Pride festivals across the Carolinas. In the May 15 print issue, qnotes takes an in-depth look at LGBT community organizations [...]
Addison Ore, executive director of Greensboro’s Triad Health Project, says it’s something that makes her want to bang her head against the wall. That something is the seemingly irrational decisions federal officials and other funding sources make when dolling out money to cash-strapped AIDS service organizations (ASOs) in the South. [...]
