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		<title>Miss Della&#8217;s labor of love</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Charlotte Observer profiled qnotes columnist Kevin Grooms, better known to many as Miss Della, yesterday, taking an in-depth look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The difficulty of patriotism: an intro</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight and tomorrow, our July 24 print edition hits newsstands and the web. In this issue&#8217;s Editor&#8217;s Note, &#8220;It&#8217;s getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay director tells actors to stay closeted</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a panel discussion at Outfest 2010, Los Angeles&#8217; gay and lesbian film festival, openly gay director Don Roos tells [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gaga speaks out against homophobic church&#8217;s protesters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahead of the hateful, homophobic Westboro Baptist Church protesting her St. Louis concert, Lady Gaga wrote a note on Facebook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QList-er to discuss social media and business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte&#8217;s Social Media Breakfast will discuss small businesses and their use of social media this Thursday:
A few years ago, only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fergie wants Obama to act on gay marriages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Eyed Peas singer-songwriter Fergie told New Music Express in an interview that she wants Obama to do more on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay advocates push for inclusive immigration reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LGBT advocates, members of Congress and others spoke to media this morning in Washington, D.C. Their message: Pass LGBT-inclusive immigration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: &#8216;Kids&#8217; in the Carolinas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guess what?! The new film featuring Julianne Moore and Annette Bening, &#8220;The Kids Are All Right,&#8221; will be screened in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What exactly is a &#8216;practicing homosexual&#8217;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State (Columbia, S.C.) needs a quick lesson in proper LGBT identification.
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		<title>DOMA ruled unconstitutional</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler DeVere</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In two separate cases, Federal Judge Joseph Tauro in Massachusetts ruled on July 8 that part of the Defense of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We are hiring&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[qnotes has announced immediate openings for a part-time arts &#038; entertainment editor and part-time ad sales associate. 
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		<title>Where can you see &#8216;The Kids Are All Right&#8217; in the Carolinas?</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7486/where-can-you-see-the-kids-are-all-right-in-the-carolinas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The much anticipated &#8220;The Kids Are All Right,&#8221; with Julianne Moore and Annette Bening starring in leading roles, hits the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update or submit your QGuide listings for July 24 publication</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 24, 2010, qnotes will publish its second annual QGuide, with community resources, nightlife establishments, restaurants and coffee shops [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The results are in: Blog 4 Equality</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, qnotes profiled High Point couple Tamara Boynton and Darnita Howard, and their quest to win scholarships [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Charlotte leader still on the move</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Diego Gay and Lesbian News profiles Diversionary Theatre, the third-oldest LGBT performance troupe in the nation. It&#8217;s executive and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Lindsey Graham: &#8220;I ain&#8217;t gay. Sorry.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7419/sen-lindsey-graham-i-aint-gay-sorry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler DeVere</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a New York Times feature piece, South Carolina’s U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham humorously dismissed rumors that he&#8217;s a gay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Libertarian Mike Beitler on LGBT equality</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7451/libertarian-mike-beitler-on-lgbt-equality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan O’Brien-Myers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had the chance to exchange a couple quick emails with Dr. Michael Beitler, the Libertarian candidate facing incumbent Republican [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CLT Viewpoint discusses LGBT equality</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte Viewpoint writer Amanda Pagliarini discusses equality for LGBT people in her column today:
Blacks in the back. Women shut their mouths. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the record: Hawaii civil unions vetoed</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7432/on-the-record-hawaii-civil-unions-vetoed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a bill to allow civil unions in her state. The legislation passed both houses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Actor, former &#8216;Idol&#8217; hopeful searches for Pride backup</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7427/actor-former-idol-hopeful-searches-for-pride-backup/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7427/actor-former-idol-hopeful-searches-for-pride-backup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ronnie Paulley, a Gastonia actor and former &#8220;American Idol&#8221; hopeful, will be performing as an opening act to a &#8220;famous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surf&#8217;s up at Wrightsville Beach</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator>
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Have nothing to do next weekend? Need a vacation? Want to fill your time with fun, sun and ocean waves&#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tenn. court reverses custody decision against lesbian mother</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7388/tenn-court-reverses-custody-decision-against-lesbian-mother/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7388/tenn-court-reverses-custody-decision-against-lesbian-mother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler DeVere</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Tennessee appeals court has reversed a trial court&#8217;s decision barring lesbian mother Angel Chandler’s partner of nearly 10 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOX Charlotte on Google, gay pay, partner benefits</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7401/fox-charlotte-on-google-gay-pay-partner-benefits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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On Thursday, Google&#8217;s announced they&#8217;d give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southern Pines: &#8216;All men are created equal&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7385/southern-pines-all-men-are-created-equal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pilot, the newspaper in Southern Pines, N.C., published a great op-ed from town resident Tom Goergen Sunday:
American ideals, at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catawba Valley Pride being planned in Hickory</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7380/catawba-valley-pride-being-planned-in-hickory/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7380/catawba-valley-pride-being-planned-in-hickory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community members in Hickory and its surrounding areas are banding together to present Catawba Valley pride, Oct. 15-17.
On Monday, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OutHistory.org awards local LGBT projects</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7338/outhistory-org-awards-local-lgbt-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7338/outhistory-org-awards-local-lgbt-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OutHistory.org, in partnership with the Arcus Foundation, has announced the five winners of their LGBTQ Local Histories Contest.
From a press [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital visitation rule change proposed</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7269/hospital-visitation-rule-change-proposed/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7269/hospital-visitation-rule-change-proposed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler DeVere</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to President Obama&#8217;s April memorandum — which directed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP: Use of &#8216;gay agenda&#8217; draws ire</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7254/ap-use-of-gay-agenda-draws-ire/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7254/ap-use-of-gay-agenda-draws-ire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I had an interesting chat with a Charlotte resident and qnotes reader who was upset at The Associated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay blood donor ban upheld</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7222/gay-blood-donor-ban-upheld/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7222/gay-blood-donor-ban-upheld/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler DeVere</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability voted 9 to 6 on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Juneteenth in Charlotte</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7249/juneteenth-in-charlotte/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7249/juneteenth-in-charlotte/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend was fabulous. Gorgeous weather &#8212; not too hot and not too humid. (Okay, so, I take that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bang Dome Entertainment opening doors for starving artists</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7124/bang-dome-entertainment-opening-doors-for-starving-artists/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7124/bang-dome-entertainment-opening-doors-for-starving-artists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deaidre Newby</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In South Carolina, especially within the LGBT community, there are so many hidden talents. From spoken word to song, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sutkowski: I want to bring community voices to the table</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7204/sutkowski-i-want-to-bring-community-voices-to-the-table/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7204/sutkowski-i-want-to-bring-community-voices-to-the-table/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, qnotes reported on Owen Sutkowski&#8217;s application for appointment to Susan Burgess&#8217; at-large city council seat. Burgess, 64, is currently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian State, Judy Shepard &amp; distortion?</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7140/appalachian-state-judy-shepard-distortion/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7140/appalachian-state-judy-shepard-distortion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This commentary piece is a follow-up to yesterday&#8217;s story on Appalachian State University&#8217;s rejection of Judy Shepard&#8217;s memoir.
I was born [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New policy for passport gender change</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7119/new-policy-for-passport-gender-change/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7119/new-policy-for-passport-gender-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler DeVere</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in time for national LGBT Pride Month, the U.S. State Department announced yesterday that it will no longer require [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mormon-owned paper plays to owner bias</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7113/mormon-owned-paper-plays-to-owner-bias/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7113/mormon-owned-paper-plays-to-owner-bias/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, the Mormon Church is being fined over Proposition 8 spending. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s not the big punitive action LGBT activists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>App State story takes off</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7108/app-state-story-takes-off/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7108/app-state-story-takes-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, qnotes reported on Appalachian State University&#8217;s rejection of Judy Shepard&#8217;s memoir as, allegedly, &#8220;too homophobic.&#8221;
The professor directing the summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convicted gay Malawi couple pardoned</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7057/convicted-gay-malawi-couple-pardoned/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7057/convicted-gay-malawi-couple-pardoned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler DeVere</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we posted about a gay Malawi couple convicted and sentenced  to 14 years in prison and hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QC &#8216;leaders&#8217; take note: This is what political courage looks like</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7076/qc-leaders-take-note-this-is-political-courage/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7076/qc-leaders-take-note-this-is-political-courage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our May 29 print issue, I took Charlotte&#8217;s city leadership (if you can call it &#8220;leadership&#8221;) to task for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wilmington bashers plead guilty</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7073/wilmington-bashers-plead-guilty/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7073/wilmington-bashers-plead-guilty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News from last week is just now making it into our field of view, regarding the July anti-gay bashing on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At Fort Bragg, Mullen on DADT</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7053/at-fort-bragg-mullen-on-dadt/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7053/at-fort-bragg-mullen-on-dadt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adm. Mike Mullen, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke at Fort Bragg yesterday and addressed the issue of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte P.D., community should follow Atlanta&#8217;s lead</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7048/charlotte-pd-community-follow-atlanta-lead/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7048/charlotte-pd-community-follow-atlanta-lead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our May 1 issue, qnotes profiled the efforts of some local LGBT leaders who are seeking to build a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Caption&#8217; this: How embarrassing</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/7040/caption-this-how-embarrassing/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/7040/caption-this-how-embarrassing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the May 29 print issue of qnotes, we teased two online only features: a commentary on masculinity and sexuality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Got photos? We&#8217;re profiling the &#8216;Working Class&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6943/got-photos-were-profiling-the-working-class/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/6943/got-photos-were-profiling-the-working-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 14:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In qnotes&#8216; June 12 issue, we will be profiling the &#8220;Working Class. You&#8217;ve heard the stereotype &#8220;DINK&#8221;: Double Income No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House wants to compromise on DADT repeal</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6912/white-house-wants-to-compromise-on-dadt-repeal/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/6912/white-house-wants-to-compromise-on-dadt-repeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 16:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler DeVere</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House, leaders in Congress and LGBT rights organizations like the Human Rights Campaign are voicing support for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>D&#8217;Annunzio not a favorite of NC GOP</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6918/dannunzio-not-a-favorite-of-nc-gop/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/6918/dannunzio-not-a-favorite-of-nc-gop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 16:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler DeVere</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim D&#8217;Annunzio received the most votes in the Republican primary for North Carolina&#8217;s 8th district, and now continues to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malawi gay couple sentenced to 14 years in prison</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6874/malawi-gay-couple-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/6874/malawi-gay-couple-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 15:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler DeVere</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tiwonge Chimbalanga, 20, and Steven Monjeza, 26, were sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison, the maximum sentence for [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/6874/malawi-gay-couple-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Kevin Jennings in N.C. last week</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6836/kevin-jennings-in-nc-last-week/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/6836/kevin-jennings-in-nc-last-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 17:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t know how I missed this one&#8230; I definitely never received press materials from the Department of Education. With such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Triangle Pride Pageant date</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6819/correction-trianglepride-pageant/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/6819/correction-trianglepride-pageant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the May 15 print edition and online story, &#8220;Tar Heels gear up for a year of Pride,&#8221; qnotes incorrectly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palmquist among 2010 Leadership Fellows</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6824/palmquist-among-2010-leadership-fellows/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/6824/palmquist-among-2010-leadership-fellows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 13:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ian Palmquist, executive director of Equality North Carolina and board chair of the Equality Federation, is among 10 individuals selected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The U.K. election, and what it means for LGBTs</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6704/uk-election-what-it-means-for-lgbt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 16:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler DeVere</dc:creator>
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