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QNotes Staff
August 4, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Cover Stories, Featured Stories by QNotes Staff
Just in time for planning your “what to do” list, our Aug. 4-17 print edition rolls out its Fall 2012 A&E Guide. It’s chocked full of the most LGBT-comprehensive array of events, shows, musicals and more to wet the appetite for those who want something enjoyable to do.
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Matt Comer
July 21, 2012 in Cover Stories, Featured Stories, News by Matt Comer
Three years ago, Larry Ferri and his partner Barry Pettinato set out from Washington, D.C., to settle in Charlotte. They went through all the usual motions any moving couple might. They found a real estate agent, toured the city and ranked the pros and cons of the neighborhoods they encountered.
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Daniel Stroupe
July 7, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Cover Stories, Featured Stories by Daniel Stroupe
Don’t let the heat of summer from keeping you from looking your best. Stylist Daniel Stroupe gives us options for dressing for success and staying cool without sacrificing style in these summer and early fall fashions.
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QNotes Staff
July 7, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Cover Stories, Featured Stories by QNotes Staff
The hot days of summer are the perfect time to lay back and relax. Be sure to keep cool! Take those stuffy clothes off and show some skin with these hot swimwear and underwear fashions.
Author:
O'Neale Atkinson
June 23, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Cover Stories, Featured Stories by O'Neale Atkinson
As we continue our celebration of LGBT Pride month, let’s take a closer look at one of the sub-groups within our community that is often ignored, misunderstood or rejected. Despite their seemingly less visible presence, the bisexual community has been a part of the gay rights movement in the United States since its early history in the 1960s and 1970s.
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David Stout
May 26, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Cover Stories, Featured Stories by David Stout
Drag, i.e, men dressing in women’s clothing for entertainment purposes, is an age-old concept. It’s thought by some that the word itself dates back to Elizabethan-era England. At that time women were barred from the stage — acting was considered an unseemly pursuit for the fairer sex — so men portrayed all the parts.
Author:
David Stout
January 7, 2012 in Cover Stories, Featured Stories by David Stout
If not for the fact that we are all undressed, this could be any mixer I’ve ever been to. It occurs to me how comfortable I have become with my own naked body in such a short period of time. It’s one of those wonderful “a-ha” moments.
Author:
Matt Comer
December 10, 2011 in Cover Stories, Featured Stories by Matt Comer
This year’s Just Twirl Christmas party, Twirl to the World, is the third time the company will gear up for the holidays with a special celebration meant to to do just that. From gifts for needy to children and housing and heat for the poor, Twirl to the World and those who attend the event with donations in-hand will make a real difference.
Author:
Matt Comer
October 29, 2011 in Cover Stories by Matt Comer
Their motto is “Forged in fire, from the ashes we rise,” and Mel Dixon, Mecca Kerr, Samantha Mercer and Diana Nutter are bound and determined to make a positive impact.
Author:
Matt Comer
October 15, 2011 in Cover Stories by Matt Comer
Karen Mosteller does not have breast cancer. In fact, she never has. But, it’s a different story for many of her close friends. “We were younger then,” Mosteller says, recounting memories of two friends diagnosed with breast cancer just weeks apart over a decade ago. “We were all taken aback. They were both healthy and exercised and did all the right things. They ate well, they took walks — all the things you were supposed to be doing.”
Author:
Matt Comer
October 1, 2011 in Cover Stories by Matt Comer
Voters will head to the polls on May 8, 2012, to vote on an anti-LGBT constitutional amendment that will ban marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships for same-sex couples. The measure, “Amendment One,” could also have dire consequences for scores of unmarried opposite-sex couples.
Author:
QNotes Staff
September 17, 2011 in Cover Stories by QNotes Staff
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that men having sex with men (MSM) account for just four percent of the U.S. male population aged 13 and older, yet the rate of new HIV diagnoses among MSM is more than 44 times that of other men and more than 40 times that of women. In the rural Appalachian Mountains and foothills of Northwestern North Carolina, a few additional statistics caught the attention of local AIDS service organization, the AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance (ALFA). In 2010, a shocking 90 percent of new clients came into medical care with an AIDS diagnosis and almost 70 percent of the clients self-identified their risk factor as men who have sex with men.
Author:
Matt Comer
September 3, 2011 in Cover Stories by Matt Comer
It’s not uncommon to see LGBT people involved in art. We are, after all, a creative bunch. Take just a quick glance at the art world: in every genre, we’re there. And, you can’t really have a good art school without some gays, can you? Ron Crider, Charles Easley and Richard Withem have each worked with the Art Institute (AI) of Charlotte or at other AI locations for several years. Each chairs a particular program area, having worked their way up from faculty. In all, four of the school’s seven programs find these three gay men at their helm.
Author:
QNotes Staff
August 20, 2011 in Cover Stories by QNotes Staff
Be sure to pick up a copy of qnotes’ Aug. 20, 2011, print issue — on newsstands now! It includes our annual QGuide, an LGBT Carolina Resource Guide. Just in time for Pride Charlotte, this resource guide is a comprehensive directory of LGBT non-profit groups and resources, AIDS service organizations, LGBT-friendly faith institutions and nightlife.
Author:
Matt Comer
August 6, 2011 in Cover Stories by Matt Comer
For a second year, QNotes is reporting on the financial health and well-being of a host of community non-profit organizations. The data and other information has been collected from the paper’s second annual Community Assessment Survey, a tool designed to gauge community organizations’ financial health and measure their commitment to transparency. This year’s survey responses, however, are less than appealing — more than half of the groups asked to participate declined.
Author:
QNotes Staff
July 23, 2011 in Cover Stories by QNotes Staff
North Carolina has a proud history. We’ve also produced some legendary, iconic and fab-n-famous people. Below are just a sampling — perhaps some you might not have heard of before.
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QNotes Staff
July 9, 2011 in Cover Stories by QNotes Staff
Beginning in May and through mid-June, qnotes readers had the chance to submit their ballots in a contest judging their favorite bars and clubs, restaurants and eateries, coffee shops and cafés, community organizations and leaders and more. After hundreds of submitted ballots, our readers have spoken! We present this year’s QList, Best of LGBT Carolina — Readers’ Pick.
Author:
Matt Comer
June 25, 2011 in Cover Stories by Matt Comer
Homophobia, harassment and isolation aren’t reserved to the realm of youth. Older LGBTs, too, experience much of the same prejudice. Les Geller, a member of the LGBT Center of Raleigh’s board of directors and co-chair of its Gay & Gray Initiative, says older LGBTs from the baby boom-era, like the rest of the country, are standing at a crossroads. As the nation ages, so do its LGBT seniors and many are facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles in healthcare and housing.
Author:
QNotes Staff
June 11, 2011 in Cover Stories by QNotes Staff
South Carolina Black Gay Pride | June 24-26, 2011 Join other LGBT people of color and allies for South Carolina’s annual black LGBT Pride festival in Columbia. Attracting a couple [...]
Author:
Matt Comer
May 28, 2011 in Cover Stories by Matt Comer
“This isn’t a luxury trip,” J.D. Lewis cautions. In July, Lewis and his sons — 13-year-old Jackson and 8-year-old Buck — will depart for a year-long journey hopping from nation to nation as they visit 12 different cities across the globe. In each, they’ll assist in humanitarian work ranging from issues like famine and poverty to healthcare and education.
QNotes celebrates a garden party! Showcasing some of the hottest new styles for summer swimwear and underwear. Plus, a celebration of our twenty-eighth year of publishing, local and regional news and more.
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