Archive for July, 2011
Have you ever had a unique, insightful, humorous or awkward experience with door-to-door Christian missionaries or evangelists?
I had a peachy time marching in Seattle’s Pride parade. My partner Anne and I, members of a Unitarian Universalist church in Seattle, marched with a host of Unitarians representing churches from all over Puget Sound. Now it behooves me to make a few notes about this year’s experience, just to ensure next year things go downright seamlessly.
My dear friend Robyn is forever reminding me that it’s a trap to focus solely on trans related stories which only serve to accentuate the trans-person-as-victim narrative. I hope this will redeem me; this is my personal success story!
It’s only fitting that the Queen City should play host to such a dramatic story of an English monarch. William’s Shakespeare’s “King Lear” will be presented by the Charlotte Shakespeare Festival at McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square, Aug. 3-14.
Thomas Patrick Chorlton is no stranger to politics. Or history. Or LGBT rights. But, it is his passion for the American Revolution and our nation’s top office that pushed him to explore what he calls “the black hole of American history.” His new book, “The First American Republic: 1774-1789,” explores the first 14 presidents that preceded George Washington.
Billboard magazine, the music chart Bible, marked LGBT Pride Month and the June 24 passage of equal marriage rights in New York by compiling a list of “20 musical moments that were pivotal in advancing the understanding and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.”
The world is our stage when the Sun enters dramatic Leo. Nothing — nothing at all — can rain on our Pride parade. Expand your scope, see the larger picture and be sure to make it in high definition.
A reader tells Trinity: “I’m dating a smoker and I’m a nonsmoker. I’m trying to be accepting of it, but it’s really not easy. Help!” As always, Trinity is quick to help. Read her tips for dating a smoker.
Charlotte-area LGBT community events and activities this weekend… July 22 • Charlotte Mr. Pride Charlotte MI Judges choose from a slate of male impersonators. Hartigan’s Irish Pub, 601 S. Cedar St. 10 p.m. pridecharlotte.com. July 23 • Charlotte Community Unity Car Wash Come get your ride all squeaky clean and [...]
Logo, available on Charlotte digital Time Warner Cable channel 325, debuts its 2011 mid-summer film festival, “Hot Summer Nights,” this Sunday, July 24. It runs through Aug. 14, with new and award-winning film debuts each week. Among some of the films to be showcased this year is “Eating Out: Drama [...]
Louis J. Marinelli, a former staffer for the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage (NOM), was almost entirely responsible for the anti-gay marriage bus tour NOM took across the country last year. But, after the tour was over, Marinelli had a change of heart. Now, he supports full civil marriage equality [...]
The Durham City Council unanimously passed a resolution Thursday opposing two bills in the North Carolina House and Senate that aims to amend the constitution to ban recognition of same-sex marriages, civil unions and domestic partner benefits.
Equality North Carolina is gearing up for its annual conference and gala, hosted on Nov. 12 again this year in Greensboro. They’ve now opened up the process to submit workshop proposals. The deets… This year, the conference focus is on LGBT activism! We’re seeking workshops designed to equip participants with [...]
Pride Charlotte will hold a “gay splash day” at the U.S. National Whitewater Center. In Morganton, ALFA plans a training session for community health educators.
In 2005, a new community initiative, Crossroads Charlotte, set out to build bridges across lines of difference and diversity. They compiled four stories, each depicting the possible future for the Queen City. In 2009, those stories were adapted into a film; this weekend, those stories come alive to the sound of music.
On Monday,the U.S. Senate voted 80-13 to confirm into office the first openly gay federal judge. Attorney J. Paul Oetken was nominated in January by President Barack Obama to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
It’s an exciting and busy week for LGBT folks across Carolina. Check out these great community highlights… Charlotte Honoring community leaders The Bar at 316 will hold a special reception on July 13 to honor and thank LGBT community leaders. Read more about the event in our story from last [...]
Beginning in May and through mid-June, qnotes readers had the chance to submit their ballots in a contest judging their favorite bars and clubs, restaurants and eateries, coffee shops and cafés, community organizations and leaders and more. After hundreds of submitted ballots, our readers have spoken! We present this year’s QList, Best of LGBT Carolina — Readers’ Pick.
New data crunched and analyzed by a California think tank has revealed striking information on the number and density of same-sex couples living in North Carolina.
Unitarian Universalist Association President Rev. Peter Morales speaks at a plenary session of the denomination’s General Assembly in Charlotte. Photo Credit: Nancy Pierce CHARLOTTE — On June 26, more than 4,000 Unitarian Universalists representing 585 congregations wrapped up their five-day annual General Assembly (GA) reaffirming their commitment to justice for [...]
