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isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14336</guid> <description><![CDATA[BOONE, N.C. — Author Lesléa Newman will share her journey writing “Heather’s Mommies Get Married: Homophobia, Censorship and Family Values” on Feb. 21, 7 p.m., at Appalachian State University’s Blue Ridge Ballroom as part of its Diversity Speaker Series. During her dialogue, she will explain why she wrote the book, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14336/author-visits-high-country/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Let’s talk about sex!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14300/lets-talk-about-sex/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14300/lets-talk-about-sex/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:15:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14300</guid> <description><![CDATA[Since this is our annual “Love &#038; Lust” issue, of course, we are going to talk about sex! Sex is everywhere. Sex sells. Regardless of your gender or your sexual orientation, sex is something we all think about. Today, sex is more accessible than ever. With smart phones and the internet, practically anyone can find someone for quick “no strings” fun. Looking for a quick lunch break hook-up? There’s an app for that!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14300/lets-talk-about-sex/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Waiting for the right one</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14296/waiting-for-the-right-one/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14296/waiting-for-the-right-one/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:14:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14296</guid> <description><![CDATA[We’ve all certainly heard the stereotypes, the rumors and the innuendo. If you’ve listened to any of the rhetoric from the religious right you’ve heard it, too: Gay men are sexual predators, promiscuous and diseased. The prejudice-laden stereotype of gay male sexuality has done real damage to our movement for equality. It stands at the crux of many folks’ beliefs on LGBT equality and, in particular, marriage equality.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14296/waiting-for-the-right-one/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FDA to consider HIV prevention pills</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14303/fda-to-consider-hiv-prevention-pills/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14303/fda-to-consider-hiv-prevention-pills/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:13:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rob Rolan-Johnson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14303</guid> <description><![CDATA[The drug company Gilead Sciences has applied to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow the drug Truvada to be prescribed to prevent HIV-1 infection. Truvada was approved to treat HIV-1 infection in 2004.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14303/fda-to-consider-hiv-prevention-pills/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LGBT advocates are &#8216;on the road&#8217; for equality</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14307/lgbt-advocates-are-on-the-road-for-equality-2/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14307/lgbt-advocates-are-on-the-road-for-equality-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:12:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Amendment News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14307</guid> <description><![CDATA[Organizers of the effort to defeat North Carolina’s proposed anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment officially kicked off their campaign on Jan. 18 at a press event at the North Carolina General Assembly. In addition to traditional campaign organizing, the activists also plan to take their message directly to the people.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14307/lgbt-advocates-are-on-the-road-for-equality-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>5 Questions with NC HRC Gala 2012 Co-Chairs: Cherie Green, Rich Hurley and Dan Mauney</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14289/5-questions-with-nc-hrc-gala-2012-co-chairs-cherie-green-rich-hurley-and-dan-mauney/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14289/5-questions-with-nc-hrc-gala-2012-co-chairs-cherie-green-rich-hurley-and-dan-mauney/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:11:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14289</guid> <description><![CDATA[The three co-chairs of the HRC Carolinas dish about the Gala and the importance of the work that HRC does for championing the LGBT agenda and cause.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14289/5-questions-with-nc-hrc-gala-2012-co-chairs-cherie-green-rich-hurley-and-dan-mauney/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>20 Questions</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14284/20-questions/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14284/20-questions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:10:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14284</guid> <description><![CDATA[Welcome to our new column, “20 Questions.” This is the place where we ask a member of our community a series of questions to find out more about them through their answers. The column is meant to be entertaining above all else so the questions will rarely be deep or hard-hitting, but rather will be fun, offbeat, sometimes titillating and occasionally just plain weird.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14284/20-questions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>First time: Handle with care</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14277/first-time-handle-with-care/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14277/first-time-handle-with-care/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:09:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14277</guid> <description><![CDATA[While thinking about my first submission for qnotes, I began to review the many different types of “firsts” that have happened in my life.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14277/first-time-handle-with-care/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hate and marriage, can&#8217;t have one without the other?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14320/hate-and-marriage-cant-have-one-without-the-other/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14320/hate-and-marriage-cant-have-one-without-the-other/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:08:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Eva Hayward</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Transilluminations]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14320</guid> <description><![CDATA[My dictionary teaches me that marriage is 1) a formal union recognized by law, 2) a combination or mixture of two or more elements. Don’t you just love recombinant forms? Romeo and Juliet, warring sides joined by love. Species hybridize, becoming more than themselves. I think marrying differences is living well.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14320/hate-and-marriage-cant-have-one-without-the-other/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gay travel buzz</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14280/gay-travel-buzz/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14280/gay-travel-buzz/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:07:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14280</guid> <description><![CDATA[I used to be a travel writer, but these days I’m ignorant about international travel. I don’t even know where gays with money — in this economy, all six of them — go abroad on vacation.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14280/gay-travel-buzz/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Firsts?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14344/firsts/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14344/firsts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:06:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[QPoll]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14344</guid> <description><![CDATA[Since we are on the topic of firsts, how would you describe your first time having sex?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14344/firsts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Popular gay bookstore closes</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14323/popular-gay-bookstore-closes/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14323/popular-gay-bookstore-closes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:05:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Beyond the Carolinas]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14323</guid> <description><![CDATA[A regional LGBT institution is gone with the Jan. 26 closing of Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse. On the day of the closing, owner Philip Rafshoon told the Georgia Voice, “It’s been a great run, but we’re closed for businesss. For good. We’re not able to relocate. We thought we could. It just didn’t come together. It was a long shot to begin with and we wanted to cling to hope that we could find a new place.”]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14323/popular-gay-bookstore-closes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>S.C. offers LGBT specialty plate</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14327/s-c-offers-lgbt-specialty-plate/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14327/s-c-offers-lgbt-specialty-plate/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:04:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14327</guid> <description><![CDATA[SC Equality, a statewide LGBT education and advocacy group, announced on Jan. 18 that state motor vehicle officials have begun offering a specialty plate themed with SC Equality’s name and logo.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14327/s-c-offers-lgbt-specialty-plate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Charlotte: Strut your stuff</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14332/charlotte-strut-your-stuff/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14332/charlotte-strut-your-stuff/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:03:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14332</guid> <description><![CDATA[BRIEF! A Fete for Fashion is holding an open casting on Feb. 13, 6-8 p.m., at Resolve, 1222 E. Blvd., for male models to showcase the latest in underwear fashions at the upcoming event slated for April 7. This the event’s third year.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14332/charlotte-strut-your-stuff/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Triangle: Youth group kicks off kids program</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14334/triangle-youth-group-kicks-off-kids-program/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14334/triangle-youth-group-kicks-off-kids-program/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:03:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triangle]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14334</guid> <description><![CDATA[iNSIDEoUT, an LGBTQ youth organization, has announced that it will be starting a new group for children ages 7-12 in February.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14334/triangle-youth-group-kicks-off-kids-program/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Out in the Stars: February 4-17</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14315/out-in-the-stars-february-4-17/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14315/out-in-the-stars-february-4-17/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:02:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Charlene Lichtenstein</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Out in the Stars]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14315</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mellow Neptune glides into mystical and romantic Pisces — its natural placement. Let go of your inhibitions and experience an unprecedented creative spurt. It is easy to flow downstream on your groovy vibes, but try to stay focused. Take advantage of the mood to make your next big move.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14315/out-in-the-stars-february-4-17/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>To tell the truth or to shut up?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14317/to-tell-the-truth-or-to-shut-up/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14317/to-tell-the-truth-or-to-shut-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:01:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Trinity</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tell Trinity]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14317</guid> <description><![CDATA[A reader asks, "My new girlfriend has a four-year-old daughter that she conceived by sleeping with a man just to get pregnant. She has never told the father or the daughter about each other. I feel strongly that they both have a right to know. My girlfriend disagrees and never intends to tell either one of them. What do you think and should I tell him?"]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14317/to-tell-the-truth-or-to-shut-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>N.C.&#8217;s gay marriage amendment, post-Perdue</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14272/ncsgaymarriageamendment/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14272/ncsgaymarriageamendment/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:12:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Charlotte Observer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Amendment News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Local & State]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14272</guid> <description><![CDATA[Does Gov. Bev Perdue's decision not to run for reelection bode well for opponents of N.C.'s gay marriage amendment?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14272/ncsgaymarriageamendment/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Retooled website unveiled</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14269/retooled-website-unveiled/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14269/retooled-website-unveiled/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:54:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14269</guid> <description><![CDATA[Catawba Care has recently unwrapped its newly designed website. The design was done in collaboration with The Hive, a workforce development program that provides web design and internet marketing services for non-profit and public sector organizations, utilizing students from York Tech and Winthrop University, under the professional management of RevenFlo.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14269/retooled-website-unveiled/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tea dances raise funds</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14266/tea-dances-raise-funds/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14266/tea-dances-raise-funds/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:48:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14266</guid> <description><![CDATA[Founded by Rex Welton, the 1st/3rd Sunday Tea Dance, held at Lucky Blue, 271 W. Fourth St. from 5-8 p.m. began in October 2011 as a way to entertain the party set, as well as serving as a fundraising resource for Carolina non-profits.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14266/tea-dances-raise-funds/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>RAIN to host Bishop Gene Robinson for organization&#8217;s 20th anniversary</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14263/rain-to-host-bishop-gene-robinson-for-organizations-20th-anniversary/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14263/rain-to-host-bishop-gene-robinson-for-organizations-20th-anniversary/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:29:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV-AIDS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14263</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Regional AIDS Interfaith Network will welcome Bishop Gene Robinson to Charlotte on Feb. 10 for an exciting and intimate evening filled with hope and compassion. The event will kick off the year-long celebration of RAIN&#8217;s 20th anniversary. Charlotte&#8217;s only HIV nonprofit providing direct client services was founded by The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14263/rain-to-host-bishop-gene-robinson-for-organizations-20th-anniversary/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14254/the-most-fabulous-story-ever-told/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14254/the-most-fabulous-story-ever-told/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:56:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14254</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Queen City Theatre Company has presented an official response to the complaints coming in regarding their next production, Paul Rudnick’s &#8220;The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.&#8221; The show, which is scheduled to open on Feb. 2, will not be shut down according to Artistic Director Glenn T. Griffin and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14254/the-most-fabulous-story-ever-told/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>20 Questions: Looking for your input!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14245/20-questions-new-feature-idea-looking-for-input/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14245/20-questions-new-feature-idea-looking-for-input/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:49:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14245</guid> <description><![CDATA[In our upcoming issues we will be rolling out several changes and we need your input on one of our new features: 20 Questions. Is there someone in our community that you want to know more about? Do you think people would like to know more about you and what [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14245/20-questions-new-feature-idea-looking-for-input/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Winter Wonderland</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14171/winter-wonderland/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14171/winter-wonderland/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:13:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14171</guid> <description><![CDATA[The cold, dreary winter keeps pushing on. It’s time for spring, you exclaim. Too bad winter still has weeks left to go. True, we’ve had a pretty mild winter so far, but that doesn’t mean some of us aren’t still yearning for the return of those bright, warm and cheery spring and summer days.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14171/winter-wonderland/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Editor Matt Comer steps down</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14176/editor-matt-comer-steps-down/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14176/editor-matt-comer-steps-down/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:12:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14176</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Jan. 3, QNotes announced the resignation of editor Matt Comer, who stepped down from his position after more than four years of service on Jan. 20 to pursue new opportunities with local, statewide and national LGBT communities.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14176/editor-matt-comer-steps-down/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HRC Gala is around the corner: Are you on board?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14179/hrc-gala-is-around-the-corner-are-you-on-board/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14179/hrc-gala-is-around-the-corner-are-you-on-board/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:11:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14179</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Human Rights Campaign North Carolina Gala is swinging into town the weekend of Feb. 23-26. With it comes a variety of statewide and national leaders, activists, entertainers, philanthropists and other movers and shakers.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14179/hrc-gala-is-around-the-corner-are-you-on-board/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>This is not &#8216;goodbye&#8217;</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14168/this-is-not-goodbye/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14168/this-is-not-goodbye/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:10:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14168</guid> <description><![CDATA[Friends, this is my last issue as editor of qnotes, a position I’ve had the honor and humble privilege to hold now for nearly four-and-a-half years. As you read, my time with the paper has already come to an end.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14168/this-is-not-goodbye/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Perry and Lawrence v Texas: Oops!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14197/perry-and-lawrence-v-texas-oops/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14197/perry-and-lawrence-v-texas-oops/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:09:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14197</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rick Perry jumped into the Republican presidential race in August and a spate of verbal blunders followed. The Texas governor is on gaffe-ing gas.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14197/perry-and-lawrence-v-texas-oops/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A new direction?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14239/a-new-direction/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14239/a-new-direction/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:08:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[QPoll]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14239</guid> <description><![CDATA[In what direction would you like the see this publication go as it transitions into new editorial leadership?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14239/a-new-direction/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hazing death may be bias-based</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14234/hazing-death-may-be-bias-based/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14234/hazing-death-may-be-bias-based/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:07:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Beyond the Carolinas]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14234</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Nov. 19, 2011, Florida A&#038;M University student Robert Champion Jr. was found unresponsive aboard a band bus after the school’s biggest game of the year. Police ruled the death a homicide from hazing.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14234/hazing-death-may-be-bias-based/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Project to tour state</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14204/project-to-tour-state/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14204/project-to-tour-state/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:06:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triangle]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14204</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Vote Against Project will be taking to the super slab during the next few months to photograph participants who wish to defeat the anti-gay amendment on the May 8 ballot.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14204/project-to-tour-state/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Triangle: Film addresses HIV heartbreak</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14211/triangle-film-addresses-hiv-heartbreak/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14211/triangle-film-addresses-hiv-heartbreak/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:05:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triangle]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14211</guid> <description><![CDATA[“Absolutely Positive,” a dramatic short film that follows four characters from different walks of life as they get tested for HIV, will be premiered at red carpet screenings at Club 313, 313 W. Hargett St. on two dates, Jan. 25, 8 p.m., and Jan. 29, 5 p.m.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14211/triangle-film-addresses-hiv-heartbreak/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Charlotte: Center to present film series</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14208/charlotte-center-to-present-film-series/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14208/charlotte-center-to-present-film-series/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:05:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14208</guid> <description><![CDATA[The GayCharlotte Film Series has announced its upcoming three-part “Breaking In: The Business of Movies” schedule. It is a project of The LGBT Center of Charlotte.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14208/charlotte-center-to-present-film-series/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Triad: Foundation nears goal</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14214/triad-foundation-nears-goal/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14214/triad-foundation-nears-goal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14214</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Adam Foundation has reached approximately 70 percent of its $50,000 2011-12 spring grant fundraising cycle goal and are asking the community to help them raise the additional $15,000 it needs to sustain its work.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14214/triad-foundation-nears-goal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lawzie mercy, I’m here, there, everwhere!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14165/lawzie-mercy-im-here-there-everwhere/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14165/lawzie-mercy-im-here-there-everwhere/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:04:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Miss Della</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Drag Rag]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14165</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, Happy New Year, kiddies. My, my, my — 2012 is off to a great start. Life is truly great and I’m ready for some good drag and some good pageantry as well.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14165/lawzie-mercy-im-here-there-everwhere/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Test Ahead</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14181/the-test-ahead/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14181/the-test-ahead/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:03:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brett Webb-Mitchell</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[On Being a Gay Parent]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14181</guid> <description><![CDATA[I am bewildered already by the blizzard of emails I receive daily about the upcoming vote (May 8, 2012) on a constitutional amendment in North Carolina that would further restrict and solidify what it means to be married in this state. I’ve been talking about the vote since both houses of the General Assembly voted upon its passage in September 2011.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14181/the-test-ahead/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Out in the Stars: January 21 &#8211; February 3</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14183/out-in-the-stars-january-21-february-3/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14183/out-in-the-stars-january-21-february-3/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:02:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Charlene Lichtenstein</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Out in the Stars]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14183</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Sun sparks a change as it moves into rebellious Aqueerius. Our hopes and dreams catch fire. But, don’t sit around and wait for a hot delivery. Don your asbestos gloves and grab the glowing coals. AQUARIUS (01.21-02.19) The joint is jumping and so are you. The cosmos casts you [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14183/out-in-the-stars-january-21-february-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Is there more than one rule?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14185/is-there-more-than-one-rule/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14185/is-there-more-than-one-rule/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:01:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Trinity</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tell Trinity]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14185</guid> <description><![CDATA[A reader asks, "Why do gay people and straight people think about monogamy so differently?"]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14185/is-there-more-than-one-rule/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LGBT advocates are &#8216;on the road&#8217; for equality</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14161/lgbt-advocates-are-on-the-road-for-equality/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14161/lgbt-advocates-are-on-the-road-for-equality/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:19:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14161</guid> <description><![CDATA[Organizers of the effort to defeat North Carolina's proposed anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment officially kicked off their campaign this week at a press event at the North Carolina General Assembly. In addition to traditional campaign organizing, the activists also plan to take their message directly to the people starting this month.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14161/lgbt-advocates-are-on-the-road-for-equality/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>S.C. to offer LGBT specialty plate</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14156/s-c-to-offer-lgbt-specialty-plate/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14156/s-c-to-offer-lgbt-specialty-plate/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:04:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14156</guid> <description><![CDATA[SC Equality, a statewide LGBT education and advocacy group, announced on Wednesday that state motor vehicle officials would begin offering a specialty plate themed with SC Equality's name and logo.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14156/s-c-to-offer-lgbt-specialty-plate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gay Fund grant cycle announced</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14146/gay-fund-grant-cycle-announced/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14146/gay-fund-grant-cycle-announced/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:16:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14146</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Charlotte Lesbian and Gay Fund (CLGF), a collective giving and endowment fund of Foundation For The Carolinas has announced its 2012 grant cycle.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14146/gay-fund-grant-cycle-announced/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Documentary screening an echo of N.C. anti-gay amendment</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14139/documentary-screening-an-echo-of-n-c-anti-gay-amendment/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14139/documentary-screening-an-echo-of-n-c-anti-gay-amendment/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:19:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14139</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Friday, Jan. 20, 7-9 p.m., the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte Adult Religious Education/Spiritual Development program will be screening the documentary &#8220;Ballot Measure 9.&#8221; Ballot Measure 9 was an anti-gay amendment proposed to Oregon voters in 1992 by the conservative group Oregon Citizen&#8217;s Alliance. This documentary goes behind the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14139/documentary-screening-an-echo-of-n-c-anti-gay-amendment/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Triangle: Music site celebrates birthday</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14133/triangle-music-site-celebrates-birthday/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14133/triangle-music-site-celebrates-birthday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:24:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triangle]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14133</guid> <description><![CDATA[Homoground, a music website that promotes equality and visibility for LGBTQ, allied and female musicians, will hold a birthday bash on Jan. 21 to celebrate its first year on the net.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14133/triangle-music-site-celebrates-birthday/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Naked Twister</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14108/naked-twister/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14108/naked-twister/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:17:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cover Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14108</guid> <description><![CDATA[If not for the fact that we are all undressed, this could be any mixer I’ve ever been to. It occurs to me how comfortable I have become with my own naked body in such a short period of time. It’s one of those wonderful “a-ha” moments.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14108/naked-twister/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New TOY director wants to provide voice of support, advocacy</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14093/new-toy-director-wants-to-provide-voice-of-support-advocacy/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14093/new-toy-director-wants-to-provide-voice-of-support-advocacy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:16:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14093</guid> <description><![CDATA[In December, Time Out Youth (TOY) hired a new executive director, Rodney Tucker. Long-known for his involvement and work with the community in a variety of ways, Tucker says he’s looking forward with optimism and excitement for TOY’s future growth.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14093/new-toy-director-wants-to-provide-voice-of-support-advocacy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Y alternatives bonus for community</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14090/y-alternatives-bonus-for-community/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14090/y-alternatives-bonus-for-community/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:15:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14090</guid> <description><![CDATA[QNotes reported on July 9 in a News Notes brief, “Protections top concern in merger” and updated on Aug. 6, “YMCA alternate recommended” that serious concerns were expressed that some of the YMCAs in the area would no longer be LGBT-family friendly and that alternatives had been recommended by community members.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14090/y-alternatives-bonus-for-community/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>State organization opposes amendment</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14098/state-organization-opposes-amendment/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14098/state-organization-opposes-amendment/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:14:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14098</guid> <description><![CDATA[The North Carolina Psychological Association released an opposition statement on the Defense of Marriage amendment in September. Equality North Carolina lauded the position.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14098/state-organization-opposes-amendment/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Local PFLAG receives national honor</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14096/local-pflag-receives-national-honor/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14096/local-pflag-receives-national-honor/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:13:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14096</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Salisbury-Rowan chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) received the PFLAG National Chapter Award for Advocacy recently at the organization’s annual convention in Washington, D.C.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14096/local-pflag-receives-national-honor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A New Year for change and growth</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14075/a-new-year-for-change-and-growth/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14075/a-new-year-for-change-and-growth/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:12:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14075</guid> <description><![CDATA[Three… two… one… Happy New Year! Yes, it’s time for well wishes, resolutions and new beginnings. I do it. You do it. We all partake in the annual wish-making and dreaming that is New Year. With a new calendar comes hopes for change, progress and success. And, as much as we each wish better for ourselves, here’s to new hopes that our community and world experiences better days as well.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14075/a-new-year-for-change-and-growth/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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