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><channel><title>QNotes &#187; Blog</title> <atom:link href="http://goqnotes.com/to/blog/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://goqnotes.com</link> <description>Carolina LGBT arts, entertainment, news, views</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:28:31 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1</generator> <item><title>Reader response request for upcoming drag issue</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14999/reader-response-request-for-upcoming-drag-issue/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14999/reader-response-request-for-upcoming-drag-issue/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 19:00:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14999</guid> <description><![CDATA[It can be said that the drag community is a cornerstone of the Gay Pride movement. In an upcoming issue we will be looking at the history of drag, from the Stonewall era to the present day. qnotes would like to hear your thoughts on the drag community and its [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14999/reader-response-request-for-upcoming-drag-issue/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A1 saga continues</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14861/a1-saga-continues/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14861/a1-saga-continues/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:23:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14861</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, the cast grows in our ongoing serial saga, “Amendment One,” here in the Tar Heel State. This past week, among others, two unlikely allies joined the battle against the rights-stripping legislation on the ballot on May 8 that would not only take away any possibility of gay marriage in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14861/a1-saga-continues/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Can you be out and ordained?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14686/can-you-be-out-and-ordained/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14686/can-you-be-out-and-ordained/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:35:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14686</guid> <description><![CDATA[Our Being a Gay Parent columnist Brett Webb-Mitchell wrote an informative piece on Huffington Post. I thought our readers might relish this read, so enjoy.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14686/can-you-be-out-and-ordained/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>It&#8217;s a bully pit of another genre</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14678/its-a-bully-pit-of-another-genre/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14678/its-a-bully-pit-of-another-genre/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:06:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14678</guid> <description><![CDATA[Over recent years, our attention has been directed toward the act of bullying, and none more so than that of those in the LGBT community.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14678/its-a-bully-pit-of-another-genre/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Let&#8217;s thwart his desires!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14674/lets-thwart-his-desires/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14674/lets-thwart-his-desires/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:14:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14674</guid> <description><![CDATA[It seems that Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis is at it again!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14674/lets-thwart-his-desires/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Update: Protect All NC Families Announces Weeklong Money Bomb</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14661/14661/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14661/14661/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:15:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14661</guid> <description><![CDATA[Update from The Coalition since their moneybomb launch on Monday: Raleigh, N.C. – On Tuesday, March 27, the Coalition to Protect All NC Families announced that the campaign referendum committee had raised $1.1 million to defeat Amendment One, a constitutional amendment on the May 8, 2012, North Carolina primary ballot [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14661/14661/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Coalition to Protect ALL NC Families unveils new video today</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14498/coalition-to-protect-all-nc-families-unveils-new-video-today/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14498/coalition-to-protect-all-nc-families-unveils-new-video-today/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:39:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14498</guid> <description><![CDATA[With just 10 weeks to go until citizens of North Carolina will be able to cast their vote on Amendment One, The Coalition to Protect ALL NC Families has released a new video detailing the momentum that the grassroots campaign has built up to this point. You can watch their [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14498/coalition-to-protect-all-nc-families-unveils-new-video-today/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</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>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>Love &amp; Lust: On the hunt for virgins!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14063/love-lust-on-the-hunt-for-virgins/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14063/love-lust-on-the-hunt-for-virgins/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:06:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14063</guid> <description><![CDATA[Crowdsource time! We&#8217;re looking for folks to chat with for a story with a VERY interesting angle! Our 4th annual Sex Issue, &#8220;Love &#38; Lust,&#8221; is coming up soon. With the anti-LGBT constitutional amendment on marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships around the corner, we thought we&#8217;d blow the old [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14063/love-lust-on-the-hunt-for-virgins/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Amendment news wrap: Crosshairs on marriage, Response to N.C. Baptist leader and other things you might have missed</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14037/news-wrap-crosshairs-on-marriage-response-to-nc-baptist-leader/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14037/news-wrap-crosshairs-on-marriage-response-to-nc-baptist-leader/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:26:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14037</guid> <description><![CDATA[Happy holidays! We hope your Christmas and Hanukkah weekend went by as smooth as ever. Folks are still celebrating Kwanzaa and New Year&#8217;s is just around the corner, but we&#8217;re back here at qnotes, ready to get down to business as the days slip by toward 2012. With holiday break over and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14037/news-wrap-crosshairs-on-marriage-response-to-nc-baptist-leader/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Marriage ads debut on CharlotteObserver.com</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13966/marriage-ads-debut-on-charlotteobserver-com/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13966/marriage-ads-debut-on-charlotteobserver-com/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:52:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</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=13966</guid> <description><![CDATA[At the beginning of the month, we reported on a new pro-LGBT equality ad campaign that would be hitting The Charlotte Observer&#8216;s website this month. We noticed this morning that the ads had finally appeared. Screenshot below, click to enlarge. Article exploring the ads here.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13966/marriage-ads-debut-on-charlotteobserver-com/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Travel survey: More gays own smart phones than average</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13944/travel-survey-more-gays-own-smart-phones-than-average/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13944/travel-survey-more-gays-own-smart-phones-than-average/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:05:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13944</guid> <description><![CDATA[New results from an LGBT travel and tourism survey reveal some interesting data points for those interested in targeting the LGBT market. The top LGBT travel destinations, as you might imagine, line up with those one might already assume are popular with gay crowds. New York City came in on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13944/travel-survey-more-gays-own-smart-phones-than-average/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wednesday: Chow Down South End</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13939/wednesday-chow-down-south-end/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13939/wednesday-chow-down-south-end/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:56:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13939</guid> <description><![CDATA[From release: Chow Down South End -A Food Truck Festival continues in at Atherton Mill to showcase local food trucks and promote small business entrepreneurs. Food truck chefs will serve up a variety of food options from gourmet Italian, hibachi style tacos, pulled pork BBQ, hand crafted burgers, cupcakes, and more! [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13939/wednesday-chow-down-south-end/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Writer: Mayfield&#8217;s election sign of &#8216;New South&#8217;</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13935/writer-mayfields-election-sign-of-new-south/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13935/writer-mayfields-election-sign-of-new-south/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:38:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13935</guid> <description><![CDATA[A writer for Politics365.com, a politics and policy news website for communities of color, says Charlotte City Councilmember LaWana Mayfield&#8217;s election as the city&#8217;s first openly gay or lesbian elected official is a good sign for Charlotte and the South. Matt E. Stevens writes: In a moment possibly indicative of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13935/writer-mayfields-election-sign-of-new-south/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Weekend: Happy Holigays!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13872/weekend-happy-holigays/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13872/weekend-happy-holigays/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:48:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13872</guid> <description><![CDATA[This weekend is a blast of Ho Ho Ho Holigay fun. Check out all the great happenings in Charlotte and elsewhere this weekend: Dec. 9 • Charlotte Candyland Atlanta’s DJ Mike Pope visits Marigny for JustTwirl’s annual pajama party, one night before their annual Twirl to the World. Marigny Dance [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13872/weekend-happy-holigays/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Saturday: Holiday charity drive</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13868/saturday-holiday-charity-drive/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13868/saturday-holiday-charity-drive/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:37:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13868</guid> <description><![CDATA[The women of Chi Psi Omega Fraternity,a  group qnotes profiled in our Oct. 29 print edition, are partnering with NC Music Factory&#8217;s Wet Willie&#8217;s for a holiday charity toiletry drive. The toiletries, which must be new and unopened, will be used to help the fill the fraternity&#8217;s care packages to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13868/saturday-holiday-charity-drive/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>News-wrap: Local media on Hartigan&#8217;s reopening</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13855/news-wrap-local-media-on-hartigans-reopening/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13855/news-wrap-local-media-on-hartigans-reopening/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:30:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13855</guid> <description><![CDATA[This morning, qnotes reported on Hartigan&#8217;s Irish Pub&#8217;s reopening on Wednesday night and the response from community members. Other local media also covered the reopening. Read the story from FOX Charlotte and the story from WCNC-TV, plus video below.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13855/news-wrap-local-media-on-hartigans-reopening/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The feeling&#8217;s mutual: Local media on Cogdell</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13739/the-feelings-mutual-local-media-on-cogdell/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13739/the-feelings-mutual-local-media-on-cogdell/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:15:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13739</guid> <description><![CDATA[This morning, qnotes published an open letter criticizing Democratic Mecklenburg County Commissioner Harold Cogdell, Jr., for his political gamesmanship and partnerships with Republican board members, including Bill James. Other Charlotte media have also weighed in. The Charlotte Observer&#8216;s Peter St. Onge wrote this morning that &#8220;Harold has sold his soul.&#8221; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13739/the-feelings-mutual-local-media-on-cogdell/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Raleigh considers opposition to gay ban Tuesday</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13706/raleigh-considers-opposition-to-gay-ban-tuesday/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13706/raleigh-considers-opposition-to-gay-ban-tuesday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:37:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13706</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Raleigh City Council will consider a resolution opposing an impending anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment banning recognition of marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships for same-sex couples. Last week, Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker said he was opposed to the amendment and urged the city council to vote for the proposed [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13706/raleigh-considers-opposition-to-gay-ban-tuesday/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Saturday: Plaza Midwood holiday party</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13633/saturday-plaza-midwood-holiday-party/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13633/saturday-plaza-midwood-holiday-party/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:52:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13633</guid> <description><![CDATA[From release: The Plaza Midwood Merchants Association is excited to announce the second annual Holiday Central event to be held Saturday, Dec. 3rd from 5-8 p.m. Last year, PMMA created the first Holiday Central event and invited surrounding neighborhoods to come out to visit with Santa, take part in fun [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13633/saturday-plaza-midwood-holiday-party/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>N.C. AIDS director says program needs more funding</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13629/n-c-aids-director-says-program-needs-more-funding/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13629/n-c-aids-director-says-program-needs-more-funding/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:47:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13629</guid> <description><![CDATA[North Carolina AIDS Director Jacquelyn Clymore appears this week on NC Policy Watch&#8217;s &#8220;News &#38; Views&#8221; radio show. According to Progressive Pulse: Jacquelyn Clymore, North Carolina’s AIDS director, says while the majority of today’s AIDS patients are living longer and better lives, there is a real need for more funding for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13629/n-c-aids-director-says-program-needs-more-funding/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Anti-gay Salvation Army&#8217;s &#8216;poor people will suffer&#8217; cry rings false</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13543/anti-gay-salvation-armys-poor-people-will-suffer-cry-rings-false/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13543/anti-gay-salvation-armys-poor-people-will-suffer-cry-rings-false/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:27:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13543</guid> <description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a bit of a dust-up this week, with The Christian Post picking up on LGBT blogger Bil Browning&#8217;s traditional, holiday-time call for donors to avoid the anti-gay Salvation Army like the plague. The Salvation Army&#8217;s anti-gay theology and positions have been known for years. Browning has, for some years [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13543/anti-gay-salvation-armys-poor-people-will-suffer-cry-rings-false/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Actor Josh Charles: I support marriage equality</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13541/actor-josh-charles-i-support-marriage-equality/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13541/actor-josh-charles-i-support-marriage-equality/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:55:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13541</guid> <description><![CDATA[Actor Josh Charles, one of People&#8216;s Sexiest Men Alive and star of CBS&#8217; &#8220;The Good Wife,&#8221; is the latest in a string of high-profile leaders and celebrities to join the Human Rights Campaign&#8217;s Americans for Marriage Equality. His 30-second message is currently gracing the front page of the campaign&#8217;s website [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13541/actor-josh-charles-i-support-marriage-equality/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Raleigh center nears fundraising goal</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13538/raleigh-center-nears-fundraising-goal/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13538/raleigh-center-nears-fundraising-goal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:31:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13538</guid> <description><![CDATA[The LGBT Center of Raleigh says today that it&#8217;s neared its $10,000 Fall Fundraising Campaign goal. The campaign ends today and they&#8217;re seeking the extra $500 they need to put them over the top. In addition to the $10,000 one-time donation goal, the center hopes to meet a $2,500 challenge [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13538/raleigh-center-nears-fundraising-goal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NAACP prez: GOP-led legislature practices &#8216;racism and classism&#8217;</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13533/naacp-prez-gop-led-legislature-practices-racism-and-classism/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13533/naacp-prez-gop-led-legislature-practices-racism-and-classism/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:21:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13533</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP, spoke out ferociously against the Republican-led North Carolina legislature&#8217;s special session this week. In an official statement shared by NC Policy Watch&#8217;s Progressive Pulse Blog, Barber called the legislature&#8217;s agenda items racist, classist and regressivist. Barber writes: [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13533/naacp-prez-gop-led-legislature-practices-racism-and-classism/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Evan Wolfson: Amendment will tie hands of future generations</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13505/evan-wolfson-amendment-will-tie-hands-of-future-generations/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13505/evan-wolfson-amendment-will-tie-hands-of-future-generations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:41:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13505</guid> <description><![CDATA[Evan Wolfson, executive director of the national Freedom to Marry, spoke to students at the University of North Carolina School of Law on Monday. In a video released by the statewide Equality North Carolina, Wolfson tells the students that the impending anti-LGBT constitutional amendment banning marriage, civil unions and domestic [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13505/evan-wolfson-amendment-will-tie-hands-of-future-generations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Five ways to make the Democratic Convention truly fantabulous</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13402/five-ways-to-make-the-democratic-convention-truly-fantabulous/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13402/five-ways-to-make-the-democratic-convention-truly-fantabulous/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:37:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13402</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yesterday, The Charlotte Observer&#8216;s Tim Funk posted his &#8220;Five ways to juice up the Democratic Convention,&#8221; slated for September 2012 in Charlotte. Funk included some really great ideas, some of them, at least partly, based on already existing rumor or past convention antics: 1. An Obama-Clinton ticket in 2012; 2. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13402/five-ways-to-make-the-democratic-convention-truly-fantabulous/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>News wrap: N.C. BYU student causes uproar, Could ban change rules for all?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13399/news-wrap-n-c-byu-student-causes-uproar-could-ban-change-rules-for-all/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13399/news-wrap-n-c-byu-student-causes-uproar-could-ban-change-rules-for-all/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:55:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13399</guid> <description><![CDATA[BYU letter writer causes uproar A Brigham Young University student from Raleigh, N.C., caused an uproar when his letter to the editor on homosexuality was published by the student newspaper at the Provo, Utah, university. According to QSaltLake: “Just as if we wouldn’t want a child to grow up with [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13399/news-wrap-n-c-byu-student-causes-uproar-could-ban-change-rules-for-all/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>News wrap: Pullen stops ceremonies, Mayfield will represent, DeMint opposes LGBT human rights</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13394/news-wrap-pullen-stops-ceremonies-mayfield-will-represent-demint-opposes-lgbt-human-rights/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13394/news-wrap-pullen-stops-ceremonies-mayfield-will-represent-demint-opposes-lgbt-human-rights/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:58:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13394</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pullen Baptist stops marriage ceremonies Raleigh&#8217;s Pullen Memorial baptist Church voted yesterday to stop all marriage ceremonies performed by their pastor, Rev. Nancy Petty. The pastor, who is a lesbian, had already made a personal commitment not to perform opposite-sex marriage ceremonies until all of her congregants could enjoy equal [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13394/news-wrap-pullen-stops-ceremonies-mayfield-will-represent-demint-opposes-lgbt-human-rights/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>News wrap: Speaker: &#8216;Don&#8217;t blame me,&#8217; Shooting suspect linked to gay attack</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13368/news-wrap-speaker-dont-blame-me-shooting-suspect-linked-to-gay-attack/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13368/news-wrap-speaker-dont-blame-me-shooting-suspect-linked-to-gay-attack/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:27:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></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=13368</guid> <description><![CDATA[Speaker: &#8216;Don&#8217;t blame me for amendment&#8217; Meeting with constituents in Boone, North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) said citizens shouldn&#8217;t blame him for the passage of the anti-LGBT constitutional amendment to be considered by voters on May 8, 2012. Other members of the House, he said, pushed hard for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13368/news-wrap-speaker-dont-blame-me-shooting-suspect-linked-to-gay-attack/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Equality NC: Election a signal of turning tide</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13219/equality-nc-election-a-signal-of-turning-tide/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13219/equality-nc-election-a-signal-of-turning-tide/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:41:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></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=13219</guid> <description><![CDATA[Equality North Carolina, the statewide LGBT education and advocacy group, says Tuesday&#8217;s landslide election victories for openly gay and lesbian candidates across the state represent a &#8220;turn in the tide on LGBT discrimination.&#8221; The group hailed the election victories of Chapel Hill&#8217;s Mark Kleinschmidt and Lee Storrow, Carrboro&#8217;s Lydia Lavelle [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13219/equality-nc-election-a-signal-of-turning-tide/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>News wrap: Hate at Wake Forest, Anti-gay activists in Winston-Salem, USC LGBT director</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13142/news-wrap-hate-at-wake-forest-anti-gay-activists-in-winston-salem-usc-lgbt-director/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13142/news-wrap-hate-at-wake-forest-anti-gay-activists-in-winston-salem-usc-lgbt-director/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:55:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13142</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wake Forest University investigates racist, anti-gay vandalism Officials at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., are investigating six separate instances of racist and anti-gay vandalism on campus. The messages, some of which contained racist language and all of which contained anti-gay language, were scrawled on the doors of six of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13142/news-wrap-hate-at-wake-forest-anti-gay-activists-in-winston-salem-usc-lgbt-director/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Community dialogue: Homophobia and the LGBT community</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13130/community-dialogue-homophobia-and-the-lgbt-community/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13130/community-dialogue-homophobia-and-the-lgbt-community/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:09:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13130</guid> <description><![CDATA[Charlotte&#8217;s On Q Productions will host a special community dialogue with a diverse panel of LGBT community leaders on Friday, Nov. 4, 6 p.m. at Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square, 345 N. College St. Panelists, including qnotes&#8216; editor, Matt Comer, will chat with audience members in a special conversation [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13130/community-dialogue-homophobia-and-the-lgbt-community/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>News wrap: N4E expands, UNC professor chats</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13115/news-wrap-n4e-expands-unc-prof-chats/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13115/news-wrap-n4e-expands-unc-prof-chats/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:18:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13115</guid> <description><![CDATA[Neighbors for Equality expands The Boiling Springs, N.C.-based grassroots group, Neighbors for Equality, is expanding their work into Asheville. The Shelby Star has more details&#8230; NC Policy Watch chats with Maxine Eichner NC Policy Watch&#8217;s Chris Fitzsimon chats with University of North Carolina School of Law professor Maxine Eichner about [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13115/news-wrap-n4e-expands-unc-prof-chats/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Weekend news wrap: Beach-Ferrara, N.C. State, OutLaw</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13017/weekend-news-wrap-beach-ferrara-nc-state-outlaw/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13017/weekend-news-wrap-beach-ferrara-nc-state-outlaw/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:05:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13017</guid> <description><![CDATA[Profile: Jasmine Beach-Ferrara On Sunday, Asheville Citizen-Times published a delightful profile on Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, executive director of the Coalition for Southern Equality. Beach-Ferrara&#8217;s group was the driving force behind October&#8217;s &#8220;We Do&#8221; Campaign in the Blue Ridge city. Technician: Student Senate should represent On Oct. 13, the editorial board of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13017/weekend-news-wrap-beach-ferrara-nc-state-outlaw/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Monday: Gay &amp; Gray on Charlotte Talks</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13014/monday-gay-gray-on-charlotte-talks/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13014/monday-gay-gray-on-charlotte-talks/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:08:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13014</guid> <description><![CDATA[Via Charlotte&#8217;s newest gay blogger, Steven Publicover (welcome to the QC!)&#8230; Monday 9am on Charlotte Talks 90.7 WFAE &#8211; Gay and Gray The Baby Boomer generation is aging and we have kept an eye on some of the issues confronting those in the twilight of their lives here on Charlotte [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13014/monday-gay-gray-on-charlotte-talks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Around the state: NCSU GLBT Center vandalized, Mayfield a top gay candidate</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12964/around-the-state-ncsu-glbt-center-vandalized-mayfield-a-top-gay-candidate/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12964/around-the-state-ncsu-glbt-center-vandalized-mayfield-a-top-gay-candidate/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:15:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12964</guid> <description><![CDATA[N.C. State GLBT Center vandalized The Technician, North Carolina State University&#8217;s student newspaper, reported this morning that the campus&#8217; LGBT student center was vandalized on Monday night. The unknown perpetrators used purple spray paint to write &#8220;fags burn&#8221; and &#8220;DIE&#8221; on the center&#8217;s door and glass display cases. Campus police [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12964/around-the-state-ncsu-glbt-center-vandalized-mayfield-a-top-gay-candidate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A voice for our children: Silence invites inequality</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12946/a-voice-for-our-children-silence-invites-inequality/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12946/a-voice-for-our-children-silence-invites-inequality/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:30:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12946</guid> <description><![CDATA[The following is a guest contribution from New York City-based writer Joshua Plante. We need a beacon for the LGBT children of this country, and for the world. Our children need a voice, one that speaks not for them, but on behalf of them. This pillar of strength is needed [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12946/a-voice-for-our-children-silence-invites-inequality/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Weekend news wrap-up: Asheville, Charlotte rally, Winston-Salem Pride</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12938/weekend-news-wrap-up-asheville-charlotte-rally-winston-salem-pride/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12938/weekend-news-wrap-up-asheville-charlotte-rally-winston-salem-pride/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:31:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12938</guid> <description><![CDATA[Winston-Salem Pride The LGBT community in Winston-Salem, N.C., held their first Pride festival and parade since 1996 this Saturday. Organizers said as many as 5,000 turned out throughout the day and many festival-goers expressed concern over an impending anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment. Local news-media in the Triad area was on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12938/weekend-news-wrap-up-asheville-charlotte-rally-winston-salem-pride/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Amendment news wrap-up: Gold, African-Americans, Campus Politics and Hate Extremists</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12858/amendment-news-wrap-up-gold-african-americans-campus-politics-and-hate-extremists/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12858/amendment-news-wrap-up-gold-african-americans-campus-politics-and-hate-extremists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:30:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12858</guid> <description><![CDATA[Gold takes a stand Charlotte Business Journal explores the beginnings of campaigns to stop the anti-LGBT constitutional amendment. Reporter Erik Spanberg interviews Faith in America founder Mitchell Gold, who was recently honored on Capitol Hill. Read Spanberg&#8217;s report (requires subscription)&#8230; Spaulding: Outreach to African-American community key Durham blogger Pam Spaulding [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12858/amendment-news-wrap-up-gold-african-americans-campus-politics-and-hate-extremists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Amendment news wrap-up: New poll, white people, churches</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12851/amendment-news-wrap-up-new-poll-white-people-churches/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12851/amendment-news-wrap-up-new-poll-white-people-churches/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:38:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12851</guid> <description><![CDATA[Poll: Amendment starts with a lead Durham&#8217;s Public Policy Polling released a new poll on the proposed anti-LGBT constitutional amendment, the first since the legislature approved its placement on the May 8, 2012, ballot. If voted on now, according to the firm, the amendment would pass 61 percent with only [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12851/amendment-news-wrap-up-new-poll-white-people-churches/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8216;Truth Tuesdays&#8217; to combat amendment myths</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12833/truth-tuesdays-to-combat-amendment-myths/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12833/truth-tuesdays-to-combat-amendment-myths/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:48:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12833</guid> <description><![CDATA[Equality North Carolina is beginning new social media advocacy and outreach with weekly #TruthTuesday initiative. From the group: Whether it&#8217;s the media calling this a &#8220;marriage amendment&#8221; (which it is not), or an amendment sponsor claiming this type of discriminatory legislation helps anyone (which it does not), we&#8217;ll be on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12833/truth-tuesdays-to-combat-amendment-myths/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Behind the scenes: Duke Energy Center lights</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12828/behind-the-scenes-duke-energy-center-lights/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12828/behind-the-scenes-duke-energy-center-lights/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:23:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12828</guid> <description><![CDATA[Charlotte&#8217;s WFAE takes a short, behind-the-scenes look (h/t Charlotte News Alliance) at the lights atop Uptown&#8217;s Duke Energy Center. The building has amazed since it first lit up. Special events, like Carolina Panthers games and this year&#8217;s Pride Charlotte, have provided the building with fun light displays. But not all [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12828/behind-the-scenes-duke-energy-center-lights/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Observer: Perdue issues &#8216;johnny-come-lately&#8217; statement on anti-LGBT amendment</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12823/observer-perdue-issues-johnny-come-lately-statement-on-anti-lgbt-amendment/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12823/observer-perdue-issues-johnny-come-lately-statement-on-anti-lgbt-amendment/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:00:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</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=12823</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Friday, North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue issued a late-afternoon statement opposing the anti-LGBT constitutional amendment. Some have praised the governor&#8217;s words. Others have found it a bit lacking. &#8220;If that support got any more tepid, it&#8217;d freeze,&#8221; read one comment posted on qnotes&#8216; Facebook page. Seems the folks at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12823/observer-perdue-issues-johnny-come-lately-statement-on-anti-lgbt-amendment/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Creech creates &#8216;flash point&#8217; at old Nebraska church</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12801/creech-creates-flash-point-at-old-nebraska-church/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12801/creech-creates-flash-point-at-old-nebraska-church/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:22:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12801</guid> <description><![CDATA[The World-Herald in Omaha, Neb., is reporting on North Carolina activist Jimmy Creech&#8217;s appearance at his old church. A former United Methodist pastor, Creech was defrocked in 1999 for his support of LGBT equality and same-sex marriage. The paper reports: Creech&#8217;s planned appearance and the event itself have drawn protest [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12801/creech-creates-flash-point-at-old-nebraska-church/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gay Republicans applaud Ellmers opposition to amendment</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12747/gay-republicans-applaud-ellmers-opposition-to-amendment/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12747/gay-republicans-applaud-ellmers-opposition-to-amendment/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:56:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12747</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Raleigh&#8217;s News &#38; Observer reported that conservative Republican Congresswoman Renee Ellmers would vote against an anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment voters will consider on the May 8, 2012 ballot. &#8220;As a voter, she would vote against a piece of legislation that would add a ban on civil unions to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12747/gay-republicans-applaud-ellmers-opposition-to-amendment/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Straight couples stand opposed to anti-LGBT amendment</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12740/straight-couples-stand-opposed-to-anti-lgbt-amendment/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12740/straight-couples-stand-opposed-to-anti-lgbt-amendment/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:19:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12740</guid> <description><![CDATA[The husband-and-wife, straight-ally team of Chris Weedy and the Rev. Jimmy Creech have started a craze. Weedy and Creech have been inviting their straight friends and neighbors to share photos and stories about their opposition to the anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment voters will consider in May 2012. The couple is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12740/straight-couples-stand-opposed-to-anti-lgbt-amendment/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Forrester lied about CDC &#8216;facts&#8217; on gay lifespan</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12730/forrester-lied-about-cdc-facts-on-gay-lifespan/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12730/forrester-lied-about-cdc-facts-on-gay-lifespan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:58:31 +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=12730</guid> <description><![CDATA[From Pam&#8217;s House Blend contributor Scott Rose&#8230; N.C. State Senator James Forrester recently told Mike Signorile that he had learned from the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, that homosexuals die 20 years earlier than their heterosexual counterparts. Forrester’s claim was part of a long series of lies he has told about [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12730/forrester-lied-about-cdc-facts-on-gay-lifespan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Forrester résumé story about truth, honest, credibility</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12718/forrester-resume-story-about-truth-honest-credibility/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12718/forrester-resume-story-about-truth-honest-credibility/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:20:43 +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=12718</guid> <description><![CDATA[A guest post from reader Robert Kellogg, president of the Gaston County Democratic Party: The Gaston Gazette posted an article responding to the questions about Forrester’s résumé and false claims that he is a fellow with a specific medical association. The response makes it appear as though it is just [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12718/forrester-resume-story-about-truth-honest-credibility/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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