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Movers & Shakers
qnotes profiles Carolinas leaders
February 19th, 2010 Comments (0)

A philanthropist, author and businessman. A trans and faith advocate involved in local and state non-profit boards. A Somali-born, Canadian [...]

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Movers & Shakers
qnotes profiles Carolinas leaders

February 19th, 2010 Comments (0)

A philanthropist, author and businessman. A trans and faith advocate involved in local and state non-profit boards. A Somali-born, Canadian [...]

Capital Pride?
Plans made for possible Raleigh Pride, LGBT leaders welcome expansion

February 19th, 2010 Comments (1)

RALEIGH — Community members and representatives from several organizations in the state’s capital city have come together to discuss the [...]

Love and Lust: 2nd Annual Sex Issue

February 5th, 2010 Comments (0)

In our Feb. 6 — Feb. 19 print edition, qnotes honors Valentine’s Day with a look into love and how [...]

Spring A&E Guide

January 22nd, 2010 Comments (0)

In our Jan. 23-Feb. 5 print edition qnotes highlights upcoming arts and entertainment stage productions, dance performances, concerts, television series [...]

The year ahead
What will 2010 bring in politics, culture, community?

January 7th, 2010 Comments (0)

The winter holidays…done. New Year’s celebrations…done. Schools are back open, holiday breaks between now and Easter a few and far [...]

Another year bites the dust
High profile Carolinas LGBT news and events in Q-Notes' list of top stories in 2009

December 26th, 2009 Comments (0)

From battling the religious right to battling each other, 2009 was a year full of high profile LGBT news. In [...]

Moving mountains of oppression
LGBTs making inroads with inclusive faith communities

December 12th, 2009 Comments (0)

Pamela Jones is adamant: Faith communities from all traditions should be more welcoming of LGBT worshipers.
A transgender advocate and member [...]

Q&A: Charlotte’s new mayor-elect on LGBT equality
Anthony Foxx committed to amending non-discrimination policies, other LGBT-inclusive changes

November 28th, 2009 Comments (1)

Mayor-elect Anthony Foxx.
Photo Credit: Henk Jonker, henkjonkerphoto.com.
In November, Charlotte voters ushered in a new era of local government, electing the [...]

Firmly committed: Obama working on DADT, ENDA
Q&A with Brian Bond: Administration “will not waiver in their support for equal rights,” White House Public Liaison deputy director says

November 14th, 2009 Comments (0)

Urban art by graphic artist Scot Lefavor (www.scotlefavor.com) portraying President Barack Obama is glued to a brick wall on U [...]

Metrolina AIDS Project comes to an end
Updated: Organization's board offers no in-depth comment; other local groups prepare for influx of clients

October 31st, 2009 Comments (18)

Originally Published: Oct. 22, 2009, 6:02 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2009, 2:00 a.m.

After almost 25 years of service to the greater [...]

On LGBT equality, when will Charlotte get with the game?
North Carolina’s largest metro area still struggling to amend policies, extend benefits

October 17th, 2009 Comments (5)

There’s no doubt the LGBT community has seen success in North Carolina. Our achievements aren’t quite as grand as those [...]

How Bayard changed Carolina
Arrested in Chapel Hill, Bayard Rustin sparked a revolution

October 3rd, 2009 Comments (1)

In a week’s time, thousands of LGBT and straight ally community members will gather in Washington, D.C., for Equality Across [...]

escape: artist
DJ Escape brings his big room beat to Raleigh

September 19th, 2009 Comments (0)

While many of today’s top DJs complain of the lull in today’s dance scene — arguing crowds are waning and [...]

National stage
As activists head to a national march in D.C. this October, Carolinas leaders respond to a call for federally-focused strategy for equality

September 5th, 2009 Comments (0)

Sitting in a coffee shop in Pittsburgh, Penn., during the weekend of the nation’s largest gathering of progressive bloggers and [...]

Liberty’s empty promise
Carolinas bi-national couples find U.S. immigration law unwelcoming

August 22nd, 2009 Comments (19)

inDepth
For countless millions of people in America and around the globe, Lady Liberty and her torch light the way to [...]

Thousands celebrate Pride in Uptown Charlotte
Despite anti-gay protests, organizers say event is success

August 8th, 2009 Comments (2)

Thousands of LGBT community members from across the Carolinas gathered at Uptown’s Gateway Village for the 2009 Pride Charlotte festival [...]

Perdue signs two controversial, historic bills
Anti-bullying, sex ed bills praised by advocates

July 11th, 2009 Comments (0)

While LGBT community members celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots this June, political advocates, insiders and state legislators [...]

Timeless Pride
A two-part history timeline of the LGBT Carolinas

June 27th, 2009 Comments (2)

The history of the LGBT community is a tough subject to study. The community has been oppressed and maligned for [...]

The QList – Best of the Carolinas, Readers’ Pick

June 13th, 2009 Comments (14)

You asked for it. We gave it to you. You voted. The results are in. Q-Notes’ first annual QList — [...]

Ménage à trois four
Four young gay men navigate the slippery path of polyamorous love

May 30th, 2009 Comments (34)

In a quiet and ordinary apartment complex on the south side of Charlotte live three not-so-ordinary young gay men. Jim [...]

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