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QNotes Staff
October 27, 2012 in Non-Profit Surveys by QNotes Staff
QNotes publishes its annual survey of community non-profit organizations’ budgets, strengths, needs and concerns. In a show of community-wide transparency and accountability, nearly every organization queried for the project opted to participate in the annual survey.
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Matt Comer
October 27, 2012 in Cover Stories, Featured Stories, News by Matt Comer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If is true that the hills are always alive with the sound of music, it must also be true that the City of Charlotte is among that bountiful hill land.
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QNotes Staff
October 27, 2012 in News by QNotes Staff
Community organizations who were invited and opted to participate in our 2012 Community Assessment Survey were given the opportunity to provide their wish lists.
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QNotes Staff
October 27, 2012 in News by QNotes Staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nearly a dozen local and regional LGBT non-profit organizations in Charlotte and across the state are sharing their concerns and needs in response to qnotes’ third annual Community Assessment Survey. The survey is a yearly check-up on organization strength, financial well-being and commitment to transparency.
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QNotes Staff
October 27, 2012 in News by QNotes Staff
Three LGBT rights groups have released their endorsements for this fall’s general election on Nov. 6.
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Brett Webb-Mitchell
October 27, 2012 in On Being a Gay Parent by Brett Webb-Mitchell
“Gay and Lesbian Parents are Perfectly Average,” screamed the headline on salon.com. In an article by Katie McDonough, the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (another social scientific study) reported that “’high-risk’ children adopted from foster care do just as well when matched with gay, lesbian, or straight parents.”
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David Stout
October 27, 2012 in Beyond the Carolinas by David Stout
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York ruled Oct. 18 that Section 3 of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional because it discriminates against married same-sex couples. N.Y. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman had filed a friend-of-the-court brief together with Vermont and Connecticut arguing that DOMA violates same-sex couples’ right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution and should be more closely scrutinized because it constitutes a sweeping intrusion into the States’ regulation of marriage.
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Lainey Millen
October 27, 2012 in Carolinas News Notes by Lainey Millen
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Campus Pride, a non-profit that works toward equality and safety for students on college campuses, has shared that its “Stop The Hate Training for Trainers” program is available for campuses nationwide.
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Lainey Millen
October 27, 2012 in Carolinas News Notes by Lainey Millen
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s 13th Annual Queer Film Series is underway.
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Lainey Millen
October 27, 2012 in Carolinas News Notes by Lainey Millen
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ReBirth Church Charlotte made its home at Metropolitan Community Church of Charlotte’s campus at 1825 Eastway Dr. in May 2012 and held it first service there on July 29.
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Lainey Millen
October 27, 2012 in Carolinas News Notes by Lainey Millen
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Black Pride has announced its 4th Annual Soul Food Sunday on Nov. 18, 6-9 p.m., at the Harriet Hancock LGBT Center, 1108 Woodrow St.
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Lainey Millen
October 27, 2012 in Carolinas News Notes by Lainey Millen
RALEIGH, N.C. — Equality North Carolina Foundation has announced its legislative and champion awardees for 2012. They, along with keynote speaker Rev. William J. Barber, who will receive a special award for his efforts against Amendment One, will be honored at the Nov. 17 Gala event held at the Empire Room, 203 S. Elm St., on Nov. 17, 6:30-10 p.m.
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David Stout
October 27, 2012 in 20 Questions by David Stout
T. Randall Jones (Tia) is a writer, activist, occasional poet and accidental songwriter. She tells 20Qs, “I write to uplift, inspire and celebrate LGBT people of faith and to affect positive change by telling their stories.”
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Miss Della
October 27, 2012 in Drag Rag by Miss Della
Well, kids, you know the drill — we’ve been doing this for a long time and we’re here to chat about pageants and the queens who win them. And, those who almost win them, too, I guess.
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Charlene Lichtenstein
October 27, 2012 in Out in the Stars by Charlene Lichtenstein
Cast your ballots for an exciting November as a jumble of planets march through Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn. Will your words move the masses or trip you up? Are your dreams destined to become reality or just a mirage? Anything is possible, so prepare for your victories.
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Trinity
October 27, 2012 in Tell Trinity by Trinity
One of our readers asks: “Why are men always so horny and promiscuous?”
On our cover this issue, QNotes profiles the recent activism over controversy at CPCC. Plus, more features including news on a gay Senate candidate's upcoming primary, interviews with three Carolina Lambda Literary Award nominees, a profile of a local young person from rural North Carolina, a recap of Gay Men's Chorus of Charlotte's annual gala and more.
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Couples plan Tax Day protests
Same-sex couples in state capitals in North Carolina and South Carolina plan to hold Tax Day protests tomorrow, calling upon their state governments to recognize their legal marriages.
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Homeless LGBT youth advocate publishes ‘Plea to Pope Francis’
The executive director of a homeless LGBT youth shelter in New York City writes in a full-page New York Times ad and open letter to Pope Francis today that the church must stop teaching homosexuality is sin. The letter also invites the pope to visit with homeless youth affected by the church's teachings.
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Transgender rights take front seat
Charlotte has seen a flurry of attention, advocacy and activism on behalf of transgender rights as community members, activists and organizations have rallied around transgender young people seeking safety and inclusion at local schools.
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May primary will decide fate of gay Senate candidate
North Carolina’s May 6 Democratic primaries will decide the fate of an openly gay candidate vying to represent a portion of the Queen City and Mecklenburg County in Raleigh.
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Carolina Connection: Fiction writers net Lammy nominations
Every year the Lambda Literary Foundation receives nominations from across the country for exceptional writers in a variety of categories. These hopefuls bring their own perspective and experience to their works and do so for the love of the art.
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