Daily Archives: November 10, 2012

Video report from the Nov. 10, 2012, National Socialist Movement and Ku Klux Klan rally in Uptown Charlotte.

100-plus photos from the Nov. 10 neo-Nazi and KKK rally in Uptown Charlotte.

Any of the internet’s billions of users who want to explore Charlotte on Google Earth will get a small peek at Pride Charlotte, the Queen City’s annual LGBT Pride festival.

Community members are preparing to counter messages of hate as a national neo-Nazi group and a North Carolina Ku Klux Klan make plans to rally in Uptown on Saturday.

It’s that time of year again. Doesn’t matter if you’re celebrating Christmas, Chanukah or Winter Solstice, most Americans like to join in for the merriment of the holiday season by exchanging gifts with family members, good friends and their spouse or significant other.

The holiday season doesn’t have to always involve the same old, same old when it comes to decorating your home.

Contrary to popular belief here in the South, Chanukah is not Jewish Christmas, even though it’s celebrated in proximity to it.

Running an LGBT community newspaper, or any minority community newspaper for that matter, is no easy task. qnotes, like other minority press, operates in a sometimes uncomfortable middle ground between objective media and an instrument to build and empower community.

It’s holiday time! In the Nov. 10 edition, we unveil part one of our holiday shopping guide. How early do you usually begin shopping and crossing items off your gift-giving list?

WASHINGTON, D.C. — OutServe, the association of actively serving LGBT military personnel, and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) have tapped Army veteran Allyson Robinson to lead the newly combined organization, which will be known as OutServe-SLDN. The two organizations finalized their merger at the beginning of the month. The plan to join was announced in July.

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.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — “Sordid Lives,” a Del Shores’ comedy, will be held at Theatre Alliance, 1047 Northwest Blvd., from Nov. 30-Dec 9.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Black Pride will hold its 2nd Annual Red Rendezvous on Dec. 14, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m., at the Columbia Music Festival Association, 912 Pulaski St.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The LGBT Center of Raleigh, 411 Hillsborough St., is getting in the Christmas spirt and has developed a fundraiser to support its 2013 OutRaleigh Festival by selling potted poinsettias.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The LGBT Center of Charlotte, 820 St., Suite B11, has announced its call for 2013 Pride Charlotte volunteers and staffers.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Mitchell Gold, founder of Faith in America, will be a guest presenter at the post-performance TalkOUT for the musical “Bare,” on Dec. 5 Broadway World reported.

Chris Hood loves living and working in Charlotte. “I don’t plan on leaving anytime soon,” he declares. We believe him — the guy puts down roots. Hood grew up in Rock Hill, where he was “very active in sports and the community.” He left the city to attend Clemson University and after graduating in 2010, he went back home, got a job with a financial firm and came out.

Here at the sports news desk of qnotes, we are hoping you are enjoying the cool fall weather and taking in some of the exciting sporting events happening around the Carolinas, (even the Panthers are plagued by injuries and Cam is going through his sophomore slump). So, here is a rundown of what you might have missed and what things you shouldn’t miss in the next month!

Lust compels us to action, or at least we think so as Mars moves into earthy Capricorn and conjuncts shocking Pluto. Actions have reactions. Will it be everything we desire or just another case of heartburn? Better pack the Pepto.