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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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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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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.

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N.C. Teen Dems to host gay leaders

May 30, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

The North Carolina Association of Teen Democrats will host their 50th annual convention this weekend with several openly gay and gay-friendly leaders.

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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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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GOP attempts restricting youth health access

May 24, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

A bill restricting teenagers’ access to medical and mental health care narrowly escaped approval in the North Carolina House in May before being taken of the body’s calendar and placed back into committee.

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Bill would allow college student discrimination

May 24, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

The North Carolina Senate approved a bill on May 9 that would allow student groups on college and university campuses to discriminate in membership and leadership.

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Brandon files for 12th District

May 15, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

State Rep. Marcus Brandon (D-Guilford) has formally announced his decision to run for North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District.

Charlotte, Raleigh hockey teams support gay athletes

May 15, 2013 in News by Maria Dominguez

Hockey teams in North Carolina are standing up for equality and respect in professionals sports this month with the release of two videos supporting the You Can Play Project.

Carolinas groups raise thousands in national ‘Give OUT Day’

May 14, 2013 in News by Maria Dominguez

Several LGBT community groups based in North Carolina and South Carolina were able to raise more than $25,000 in a single 24-hour national day of philanthropy last week.

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Garden Party

May 10, 2013 in A&E / Life&Style, Cover Stories, Featured Stories by QNotes Staff

This spring has been a soaker. But, it will soon fade away. As the summer sun breaks in on Carolina, there will be plenty of time to bare it all in this season’s hottest and most popular swimwear brands.

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Mourning a media loss, celebrating an anniversary

May 10, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer

After 21 years of publishing, Greensboro’s The Rhinoceros Times announced on April 30 that it was producing its last print edition.

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Triangle: Youth group’s awards banquet nears

May 10, 2013 in Carolinas News Notes by Lainey Millen

iNSIDEoUT will hold its Seventh Annual Awards Banquet & Gaiety on May 18, 5-7 p.m., at Francesca’s Dessert Cafe, 706 9th St.

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Teen medical ban could threaten gay youth, say advocates

May 8, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

A bill restricting teenagers’ access to medical and mental health care initially scheduled for a floor vote on Wednesday was instead taken off the calendar and sent back to the North Carolina House’s Judiciary Committee.

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North Carolina marks Amendment One anniversary today

May 8, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

North Carolina’s statewide LGBT advocacy and education group is asking community members across the state to join them in commemorating the one-year anniversary of Amendment One today.

Charlotte pastor, president of N.C. Baptists considers U.S. Senate run

May 7, 2013 in News by The Charlotte Observer

One of Charlotte’s most prominent church leaders – and a man at the forefront of last year’s fight for North Carolina’s marriage amendment – is weighing a bid for U.S. Senate.

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15,000 attend Out! Raleigh

May 5, 2013 in News by Matt Comer

Organizers with the LGBT Center of Raleigh say more than 15,000 people attended their annual Out! Raleigh festival on Fayetteville St. on Saturday.