Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Spartanburg, along with HubCity Press, will hold an “OutLoud: The Best of Rainbow Radio” reading on March 3 at The Showroom, 149 South Daniel Morgan Ave., at 7 p.m.

When Palmetto Staters take to the streets in downtown Columbia on Sept. 12, they’ll be marching in the legacy left by countless icons and leaders preceding them in the two [...]

Two Charleston residents were recently honored in the “40 Under 40” compiled by Charleston Regional Business Journal. Colleen Condon, a Charleston County Council member and attorney, and Philip Bradley, who [...]

The Charleston, S.C.-based group Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA) has begun its 10th year of media messaging. The group plans on using a variety of media outlets and mediums to [...]

Group defends hotel use CHARLESTON – The Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA), an LGBT education group, is defending its use of the Marriott Hotel for its events after receiving criticism [...]

Early parole denied COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Parole Board denied early parole on Feb. 11 for Stephen Andrew Moller, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the May 2007 [...]

Principal censors student press MYRTLE BEACH — The principal of an arts and sciences academy has censored a student newspaper, expressing concern over a front-page editorial endorsing marriage rights for [...]

University apologizes GREENVILLE — Bob Jones University (BJU) has offered up an official apology for its racist past. The Nov. 20 apology, written eight years after the school ended its [...]

COLUMBIA — The slumping economy has already hit one South Carolina non-profit. In mid-November, Q-Notes reported that SC Equality needed to raise $30,000 by the end of the year or [...]

COLUMBIA — A statewide LGBT advocacy and lobbying group in South Carolina is facing possible closure if it doesn’t meet its budget requirements by the end of the year. SC [...]

CHARLESTON — Two College of Charleston faculty members are speaking out on opposite ends of the debate over support for the Boy Scouts of America. On Oct. 20, a letter [...]

Karen Higgins, mother of Equality Ride co-director Katie Higgins, and co-director Jarrett Lucas speak with members of Columbia International University campus leadership. Photo Credit: Soulforce Q Equality Ride Photo Credit: [...]

Click here to see more SC Pride photos in Q-Notes‘ online photo galleries. Photo Credit: JC Digital Photography Works COLUMBIA — South Carolina Pride organizers re-elected youthful president Ryan Wilson [...]

Sanford given ‘So Gay’ award COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Pride Movement will present Gov. Mark Sanford with a “So Gay” Award in recognition of his infamous involvement with pulling [...]

COLUMBIA — When Michael Bailey set out to place small classified-type advertising for his company’s new production and its casting calls, he hardly thought he’d soon find himself embroiled in [...]