Archive for June 26th, 2010 Issue
A AIDS — The AIDS Crisis of the 1980s shaped and molded our community in ways that continue to impact us today. Prejudice and stigma, political awareness and organizing and so much more can be traced to that mysterious, “baffling illness” that took the American community of gay men by [...]
Mixing fun and philanthropy is nothing new. In fact, LGBT folks have held fundraisers and other benefits at LGBT bars and clubs for decades. Local Carolinas groups are continuing the old trend, reaching out to potential supporters and donors with a mix of fun and frivolity. Many times, they aren’t [...]
CHARLOTTE — LGBT community members are remembering the life and legacy of Susan Burgess, a former Charlotte city councilmember and mayor pro tem who passed away on June 16. Burgess, 64, had battled terminal cancer after having surgery for colorectal cancer in 2007. This spring, she announced she was halting [...]
If there is just one time every year that is of the utmost importance and symbolism for the LGBT community, it has to be June, when we commemorate the Stonewall Riots of June 28, 1969. The Riots mark the beginning of our modern movement for equality. Forty years later, we’ve [...]
Openly LGBT candidates won political races literally from coast to coast June 8, with key wins coming in California, Montana and Maine. The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund crowed that 17 of their 21 endorsed candidates either won their races outright or advanced to general elections. Among the highlights: • [...]
DURHAM — On June 2, at the Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York City, Duke University alumnus and former trustee Tom Clark, President Richard H. Brodhead and more than 150 people helped launch the new Duke LGBT Network (DLGBTN) with sponsorship by The Duke Alumni Association (DAA). DLGBTN is dedicated [...]
Student calendar tells story GREENVILLE — The East Carolina University’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Student Union sports an impressive calendar, complete with historical dates for readers to enjoy. Every day in June is marked as Gay Pride Month. For instance, on June 27, the script tells of the 1969 police [...]
REGIONAL — Prime Timers was founded globally in 1987 by retired professor Woody Baldwin in Boston. Since its birth it has grown to over 73 chapters worldwide spanning North America, Europe, Israel and Australia. Members consist of older gay and bisexual men plus younger ones who admire the mature man. [...]
Center needs you RALEIGH — Volunteers are being sought by the LGBT Center of Raleigh for the Raleigh Is Coming Out event on Oct. 16. Organizers had their first meeting on June 4. Activities include the Coming Out 2010 Fundraiser Dinner, the D.C. Cowboy performance, silent auction, corporate sponsors committee, [...]
Going GaGa for TOY CHARLOTTE — Time Out Youth is going “Gaga for Dada” on July 11 at Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Rd. A DADA [dah-dah] -event is a celebration of all things art, including culture, theme and performance. The fourth annual soiree benefits Time Out Youth while “exalting summer, [...]
For two decades, Susan Burgess was part-and-parcel of Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s public life. First, as a member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, and then as a member of the Charlotte City Council. She was progressive. She loved her constituents. Overall, she’s among the best of Charlotte’s cadre of elected officials — [...]
I asked my friend Louisa about her weekend plans. She said she intended to cozy up with a lesbian romance. It’s not that Louisa doesn’t have anyone real with whom to cozy up. She’s a year into her first lesbian relationship and that’s the point. Because she’s in love, because [...]
What’s happened to ENDA? Many had surmised that a Democratic president, Senate and House would mean much of the legislation, so long unaccomplished, would finally be a no brainer. We do have hate crimes legislation (rather toothless), but a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) repeal appears to be succumbing to [...]
by Dyana Bagby :: The Georgia Voice ATLANTA — As a gay, black, HIV-positive man, Michael Morgan finds solace in his art. From his painting “In the Garden” that depicts the shame of being gay and resorting to finding sex in Piedmont Park, to his “Jack in the Box” series [...]
After an 11-year hiatus, Lilith Fair, the groundbreaking festival that celebrates women in music, is back for a 36-city North American summer tour. The festival boasts an impressive rotating slate of 80 acts from which 11 will be assembled for each show. Only one act is performing at every stop: [...]
The sizzly summer gets us cooking on all four burners. Not only do Sun and Mercury in randy Leo oppose retro Neptune in July, there are also enough retrograde planetary pops to make anything and anyone possible by August. Uh, oh! CANCER (06.22-07.23) Can money buy you love? You might [...]
Dear Trinity, A month ago I became friends with my ex’s new boyfriend. It was just coincidental. But, my ex has gotten really stirred up and is trying to destroy the friendship. His boyfriend still wants to be friends, but I’m stuck in World War Three. Help? Stuck, Albany, NY [...]
