Daily Archives: October 27, 2012

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.

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.

Community organizations who were invited and opted to participate in our 2012 Community Assessment Survey were given the opportunity to provide their wish lists.

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.

“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.”

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.

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.

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s 13th Annual Queer Film Series is underway.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

One of our readers asks: “Why are men always so horny and promiscuous?”