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2014 HRC Gala co-chairs chosen

June 18, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Organizers of the annual Human Rights Campaign North Carolina Gala have announced their new co-chairs for their 2014 dinner.

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Archivists working to preserve local LGBT history

June 17, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Organizers of a new community archive project at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte hope they can collect and preserve local LGBT history like never before. The goal, they say: Save often untold stories for future generations.

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DNC city expenses: At least $1.1 million to companies without LGBT employee protections

June 12, 2013 in Editorial by Matt Comer

How many of the companies who benefited from the $50 million in city DNC expenses have employment non-discrimination policies that match the city’s? How much money landed in the hands of companies who practice — or, at the very least, refuse to prohibit — the types of discrimination the city itself says is wrong?

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QNotes invites readers to share their personal restaurant reviews

June 10, 2013 in News by QNotes Staff

QNotes, the Charlotte-based LGBT community newspaper, is inviting its readers to share their personal reviews and experiences of their favorite Queen City restaurants and bars.

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Pride: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

June 7, 2013 in A&E / Life&Style, Cover Stories, Featured Stories by Matt Comer

The world was an unfriendly place for LGBT people in June 1969. Late that month, some folks were fed up with how they were being treated.

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Pride: Our Roots

June 7, 2013 in A&E / Life&Style, Cover Stories, Featured Stories by QNotes Staff

The birth of our modern-day LGBT civil rights movement is largely credited to the spontaneous riots at the Stonewall Inn in June 1969 and the resulting media coverage and community galvanization it spurred.

Pride: 2013 Season

June 7, 2013 in A&E / Life&Style, Cover Stories, Featured Stories by Maria Dominguez

All across the region and the U.S., Pride season takes off with a flourish of events to satisfy everyone’s palette.

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City manager attends forum

June 7, 2013 in Featured Stories, News by Matt Comer

The Queen City’s newly-installed city manager, Ron Carlee, attended a public forum with leaders of the LGBT community on May 23.

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Charlotte: Schools program partnership formed

June 7, 2013 in Carolinas News Notes by Lainey Millen

Time Out Youth (TOY) and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) of North Carolina have entered into a partnership to bring Welcoming Schools to the region.

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Charlotte: Leader invited to White House

June 7, 2013 in Carolinas News Notes by QNotes Staff

Shane Windmeyer, executive director of Campus Pride, participated in a White House conference on mental health on June 3.

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Preachers and activists push for broad progressive movement

June 5, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Religious leaders and political activists from Charlotte spoke out at a North Carolina NAACP-sponsored rally last night on the need for a broader progressive coalition and movement.

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Writer supports Brandon candidacy

June 4, 2013 in Guest Commentary by Victor Lopez

As a gay male who resides in North Carolina, I am excited to hear that North Carolina House Rep. Marcus Brandon (D-Guilford) is stepping up to the plate and preparing to run for U.S. Congressman Mel Watt’s (D) seat in the 12th Congressional District.

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LGBT activists stand united for Moral Mondays

June 3, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Several LGBT community leaders and organizations say they will participate in today’s “Mega Moral Monday” at the North Carolina State Legislature.

Boy Scouts vote to allow gay youth, continue adult ban

May 28, 2013 in News by Maria Dominguez

On May 23, the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) national leadership council passed a new policy allowing gay youth to become Scouts.

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First Look: Plaza Midwood’s new Harris Teeter

May 28, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

QNotes gives you a special sneak peek to Plaza Midwood’s new Harris Teeter.

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Uptown Utopia

May 24, 2013 in A&E / Life&Style, Cover Stories, Featured Stories by Matt Comer

Realtor Randy Cernohorsky and his partner John Causby, who owns a sound studio in Charlotte, say Uptown is right where they want to be.

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Backyard Escape in Elizabeth

May 24, 2013 in A&E / Life&Style, Featured Stories by Matt Comer

Rows of tidy, early-20th century homes line the streets of Charlotte’s Elizabeth neighborhood. Big front porches. Colorful shutters and trims. Unique and one-of-kind dwellings.

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Elections include gay candidates

May 24, 2013 in Featured Stories, News by Matt Comer

Local off-year elections this season and the upcoming mid-term elections in 2014 will include several historic runs by openly gay and lesbian candidates across the state.

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Private HRC fundraiser kickstarts Mayfield campaign

May 24, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Local organizers affiliated with the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights group, gave City Councilmember LaWana Mayfield a kickstart to her 2013 re-election campaign at a private fundraiser on May 11.

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LGBT summit, educational workshops convene on June 6

May 24, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

The Carolinas Diversity Council, a local, non-profit affiliate of the National Diversity Council, will host its LGBT & Allies Diversity Summit at the Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S. College St., on June 6, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.