Archive for November, 2011
Charlotte’s two LGBT choruses plan to ring in the holiday season with style and song.
In September 2011, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to put a question on the May 2012 ballot that would add an amendment to the state constitution barring same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships. In response to that action, Catherine Hofmann and Nick Pironio have created an LGBT portrait project.
James Miller has been named the new executive director of the LGBT Center of Raleigh. The board of directors made the announcement on Nov. 10. The search began in October.
The Adam Foundation will host it’s 2nd Annual Holiday Social on Dec. 1, 5:30 p.m., at Finnigan’s Wake, 620 N. Trade St.
ALFA is seeking volunteers by Dec. 2 for its Holiday Adoption Program which provides gifts for its client’s children.
New Out Wilmington (NOW) will hold their The 2011 Winter Ball Charity Event on Dec. 10 at Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.
Artist Ricky Boscarino calls northwest New Jersey home. His abode, Luna Parc, is a wonderfully playful oddity entirely of his own creation. He first purchased the property — then a small 900-square-foot, “dilapidated” hunting cabin, he says — in 1989.
When one thinks about the Planned Parenthood organization, it’s usually associated with birth control and women’s healthcare. Well, it’s no longer the family planning clinic that it once was and it’s a step ahead of the game in providing for the LGBT community.
It’s that time of year — friends and family gather for reunions, dinners and parties. And, no get-together is complete without a great dish.
Like generations of parents before us, my children’s mom and I read to our young children every night. It was part of our nighttime ritual: after dinner, we’d watch a little television before we would run into the bedroom of our children. Thankfully, they shared a bedroom at the time and were both into storytelling before it was time to say our evening prayers, followed by a kiss and a hug.
From the moment you entered the world, squalling and wet, your parents had many expectations for you. They expected you to grow up with morals, decency and kindness, strength and smarts. They hoped you’d be productive, happy, and live a long life. Dad might have dreamed you’d take over the family business. Mom might have wanted to teach you to ride a bike or a horse. They saw great promise in your future.
Well, chirrens, you know the drill…we meet again to discuss pageants and the goddesses who do them.
Ho ho ho. December is here and the planets are not only jolly, but generous. Jupiter redirects and trines Sun in Capricorn. Gather your gifts and see who has been naughty and who has been nice.
A reader has a major family dilemma, and asks, “Recently, I moved in with my father and his new wife. But, she wants me to be quiet about being gay. She’s afraid she will lose custody of her grandchildren because a gay man is living in her house. I told her it won’t happen. It’s against the law. Unfortunately, I don’t have a job or the money to move. What should I do?”
It’s a Thanksgiving to remember for staffers and board members at the Harriett Hancock Community Center, the non-profit that provides a variety of services for the Palmetto State capital’s LGBT community.
Local activists Roberta Dunn and Phil Hargett will represent Charlotte’s LGBT community at The White House’s annual holiday reception on Dec. 14.
Yesterday, The Charlotte Observer‘s Tim Funk posted his “Five ways to juice up the Democratic Convention,” slated for September 2012 in Charlotte. Funk included some really great ideas, some of them, at least partly, based on already existing rumor or past convention antics: 1. An Obama-Clinton ticket in 2012; 2. [...]
BYU letter writer causes uproar A Brigham Young University student from Raleigh, N.C., caused an uproar when his letter to the editor on homosexuality was published by the student newspaper at the Provo, Utah, university. According to QSaltLake: “Just as if we wouldn’t want a child to grow up with [...]
Pullen Baptist stops marriage ceremonies Raleigh’s Pullen Memorial baptist Church voted yesterday to stop all marriage ceremonies performed by their pastor, Rev. Nancy Petty. The pastor, who is a lesbian, had already made a personal commitment not to perform opposite-sex marriage ceremonies until all of her congregants could enjoy equal [...]
City Councilmember Patsy Kinsey said on Sunday that the council will have the votes to pass a benefits plan for same-sex partners of city employees.
