Archives: Print Edition 2013-06-21

Charlotte Pride will host the first-ever Canine Couture fundraising event on June 29, 2-5 p.m., at Triple C Brewing Company, 2900 Griffith St., who will sell craft beers, along with food truck vendors “slinging some grub,” organizers said.

On June 13, qnotes publisher Jim Yarbrough and editor Matt Comer attended President Barack Obama’s LGBT Pride Month Reception at The White House in Washington, D.C.

At the end of May, The Charlotte Observer and PNC Bank hosted an historic gathering of several former Charlotte mayors. There, former mayors Richard Vinroot and Gov. Pat McCrory bemoaned what seemed to them to be the death of “The Charlotte Way.”

Are you a fan of “The Charlotte Way” and do you think it is useful? Or, do you think it is just another good ol’ boy system that
benefits and provides access for the privileged few over the many?

Our readers share their views on LGBT inaction in Charlotte, ENDA importance and what Pride mean.

The LGBT Center of Raleigh has announced that its Gay & Gray Initiative has received national affilation with SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) and will change names to SAGE Raleigh.

Different Stokes! Performing Arts Collective is presenting “Incongruence” through June 29, 7:30 p.m., at ACT/35below, 35 Walnut St. to benefit Blue Ridge Pride.

The Durham County Library, in celebration of LGBT Pride Month, will bring author LaToya Hankins in on June 24, 7 p.m., 300 Roxboro St., to read from her book “SBF Seeking.”

On June 6 Charlotte Pride announced the first-ever Champions of Pride Awards honoring outstanding dedication, service and commitment to the Charlotte area LGBTQ community.

The Guilford Green Foundation has made its 2013 grant applications available.

The White House on June 11 threatened to veto a defense spending bill that includes so-called “conscience protections” that critics say would allow service members to promote anti-gay beliefs without fear of discipline.

First and foremost, I’d like to say congratulations to Jason Collins and Robbie Rodgers on becoming the first openly gay active athletes in the NBA and MLS, respectively.

Scholarship winners and Pride Winston-Salem stories in the June 7 issue had errors. This post corrects that. We regret the errors.

Your emotions can overtake your better judgment when the Sun enters sensitive Cancer. Will you lead with your heart or your head? Whatever you do, be sure to pack a roadmap…and avoid low ceilings.

A reader asks: “I’ve been going after this guy for over a year now. Even though he’s friendly and sweet, he still won’t date me. I know I’m not his type, but how can I get him to fall for me?”