Pride
Thousands of LGBT and straight ally community members from across the Carolinas converged Saturday on Uptown’s Gateway Village for the annual Pride Charlotte festival. Despite vocal protests from a local anti-LGBT religious organization, the event was a success, organizers say. Vendors included sponsoring businesses like Food Lion, Bank of America [...]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SC Pride, the annual LGBT Pride festival in South Carolina, has announced its receipt of a more than $12,000 tax grant from the Richland County government. In June, the Richland County Council voted to sponsor SC Pride through an Accommodations Tax (A-Tax) Grant. The organization will receive [...]
Will you be attending any of the Pride Charlotte events this year? Yes, I’ll be at all of them. Yes, I’ll be attending some of them. Yes, but only the festival at Gateway Village. No, I’m not attending any of the events. No, I can’t attend; I live too far [...]
Below is part two of Q-Notes’ exclusive Timeless Pride, covering events from 1987 through 2005. To view part one of the exclusive, with years 1971 through 1986, click here. January 1987 — In an editorial published in Q-Notes, editor Don King makes one of the first public calls for a [...]
This just in from the Pride Charlotte committee: The Pride Charlotte Pageantry System has crowned its first Mr. Pride Charlotte MI. The pageant, featuring male impersonators, was held on Sunday, June 28th at Hartigan’s Pub. Four contestants competed in the categories of interview, presentation, creative fashion, on-stage question and talent. [...]
The history of the LGBT community is a tough subject to study. The community has been oppressed and maligned for so long, that much of the history is forgotten. In most schools, LGBT youth never learn about the legendary events and people who helped to shape the queer community, the [...]
From the eastern tip of the Tar Heel State to its western mountainy edge, and from the Upstate of South Carolina to its capital city, Columbia, the Carolinas saw plenty of Pride activity in mid-June. Wilmington In Wilmington, about a dozen vendors set up shop during the OutWilmington Pride street [...]
Ryan Wilson, president of SC Pride, sends out a thanks to Upstate Pride, which went off without a hitch this past Saturday, June 20: Congrats & Thanks to Bruce, Michael, Harriet, and Jennifer for leading the Upstate Pride parade on Saturday with our brand new Pride Movement banner that Tamera [...]
GREENSBORO — Community members from across the Triad — and some as far away as Fayetteville — convened in Downtown Greensboro’s Festival Park for a day of entertainment, networking, community building and fun at the third annual Triad Pride Festival. Organized by the more than 20-year-old Alternative Resources of the [...]
CHARLOTTE — Organizers of one of the largest LGBT Pride festival between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta are gearing up for what they anticipate as another record year of growth. Kicking off at the end of July, Pride Charlotte brings with it a host of activities and events. The mainstay of [...]
Originally published: June 9, 2009, 8:54 a.m. Updated: June 12, 2009, 11:33 a.m. SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The Upstate of South Carolina is set to have its first ever regional LGBT Pride festival and parade next weekend, June 20. But anti-gay protesters seem bent on making a usually happy and celebratory [...]
BOONE — The High Country Pride organizers have announced event details in their annual summer event, to take place June 13-14. The events include a downtown “Pridewalk,” on Saturday, June 13, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m, a generations DJ dance for all ages on Saturday night and a family picnic [...]
Are you longing to get away from the hustle and bustle of our busted, dog-eat-dog economy? You aren’t the only one. As summer rolls around, folks will be looking for ways to slip away from the madness. But don’t throw away your money on some fancy cruise or outrageously expensive [...]
The Charlotte region’s largest LGBT Pride festival has announced the dates for this year’s Miss Pride Charlotte Pageant. The new pageant system features preliminaries at several LGBT establishments across the greater Charlotte area. Six organizations are participating in the pageant system this year, including Scorpio, the Charlotte Eagle, Liaisons, the [...]
Dogwoods bloom. Trees regain their leafy greens. April showers soon give way to sultry, southern summer days. Spring is in the air, and LGBT community organizers around the Carolinas are hustling to get their plans ready for this year’s season of Pride celebrations and festivals. It is a banner year [...]
The City of New York and tourism officials have announced a visitors and tourism marketing campaign to promote the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Dubbed the “Rainbow Pilgrimage,” New York City Council Speaker, openly gay Christine Quinn and officials with NYC & Company announced the marketing campaign on April [...]
Several Pride festivals across the Carolinas have released their 2009 logos…
View Q-Notes‘ full SC Pride photo galleries Photo Credit: JC Digital Photography Works COLUMBIA — With attendance estimates ranging anywhere from 4,000-6,000, South Carolina’s annual Pride festival in downtown Columbia went off without a hitch, Saturday, Sept. 20. As thousands of revelers gathered in the city’s Finlay Park, sparse opposition [...]
This year’s NC Pride Fest and Parade in Durham promise to be the most exciting yet. Last year, festival organizers said the event broke new records, attracting larger numbers of day festival vendors and a slight bump in attendance. Because of the election season, attendance might be boosted yet again. [...]
So, you’re heading to Columbia, Raleigh and Durham for the annual North Carolina and South Carolina Pride Festivals? Do you know where to go for fun? Have any clue where to get a cold drink, kick up your feet, relax and find that Mr. or Mrs. Right (Now)? Fear not…Q-Notes [...]
