Marriage momentum can carry ENDA
May 24, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
In just a few weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hand down its decision in two landmark cases on marriage equality.
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Mourning a media loss, celebrating an anniversary
May 10, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
After 21 years of publishing, Greensboro’s The Rhinoceros Times announced on April 30 that it was producing its last print edition.
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‘Every American boy shall have the opportunity of becoming a good scout’
April 26, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
It is hard to adequately describe my reaction to the new Boy Scouts of America membership proposal, released on April 19 by the group’s national executive committee.
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Foxx’s lack of visionary LGBT-inclusive leadership set top-down example
April 12, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
Though Foxx laid the groundwork for inclusive change, henever could quite bring himself to be a true leader on behalf of his LGBT constituents.
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Protecting our local LGBT history
March 29, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
Local LGBT history must be preserved. It is essential for our community’s past, our present and our future. Documenting our history in publicly-viewable and publicly-accessible ways also acts to ensure that our community, its past struggles and its past victories, are not forgotten.
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Spring renewal, rebirth and support
March 15, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
Spring is upon us. Or, at the very least, we’re hoping it is. Daylight Savings Time has come. The days seem longer, as the sun shines later into the evenings.
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Take cues from Shoemaker’s inspirational leadership
March 1, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
On Feb. 24, the Rev. Steve Shoemaker, who has spent nearly 14 years as pastor of Myers Park Baptist Church, announced his resignation. Shoemaker’s presence at Myers Park Baptist and in the larger progressive Christian community in Charlotte will be missed.
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Matt Comer
Misplaced Council priorities in Panthers plan
February 15, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
The Charlotte City Council desperately needs a good ol’ fashion come-to-Jesus moment. It’s time to look deep into the mirror and ask themselves, “Is my service being performed for the whole of my constituency or, rather, for the already-advantaged few?
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Matt Comer
Gay sex and crime, history and the future
February 1, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
This issue, QNotes publishes its fifth annual “Love and Lust” Sex Issue. Our cover story explores gay love and sex, focusing mostly on gay male culture, in the 1960s and 1970s — before the beginning of the AIDS Crisis. Online, we also have reprinted an archived November 1991 story on young male hustlers, originally written by associate editor David Stout.
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Facing an uncomfortable and ugly truth
January 18, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
What do you do when you discover that your forefathers did in fact own slaves? Personally, I never wanted to face such a question, but in early January I found myself doing just that.
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Matt Comer
A new year brings new changes
January 4, 2013 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
The staff here at QNotes wishes you and yours the happiest in this New Year. As old 2012 calendars come off the wall and are replaced with the new, we, too, are making changes and our own New Year’s resolutions as we continue our commitment to serving you better.
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On gun control, will we continue to abdicate our moral responsibility?
December 22, 2012 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
Great power comes with great responsibility. And, so it is with the American people, who have been since the time of our founding entrusted with the rarest form of responsibility in all of human history: Self-governance.
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Naughty and Nice 2012
December 8, 2012 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
I’ve got my fine parchment paper, my inkwell filled with the finest purple ink and my fancy feather quill pen all ready to go. Yes, it is time for this year’s Naughty and Nice list, recounting the heroes, villains and foes of 2012.
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Matt Comer
Charlotte’s community is growing up
November 24, 2012 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
This year marks platinum anniversaries for not one, but two different community organizations here in Charlotte. For two decades, the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN) and the Charlotte Business Guild have served community members in untold and myriad ways.
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Matt Comer
United for the cause
October 13, 2012 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
Each October, everyone and everything goes pink. So, too, has qnotes. And, that’s just the way it should be. Our cover this issue serves as a loving tribute to those affected by breast cancer as our publication pauses to recognize National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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The best of the best
September 29, 2012 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
In this issue, qnotes profiles our readers’ picks in our 2012 QList, Best of LGBT Carolina. Hundreds in our communities across the state cast their ballots to choose their favorite and best coffee houses, restaurants, nightclubs and bars, community leaders, elected officials, non-profit organizations and more. The results all speak for themselves.
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Matt Comer
With DNC over, Charlotte must live up to progressive hype
September 15, 2012 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
Charlotte’s moment to shine in the national and international spotlight went off with nary a hitch earlier this month, as thousands of out-of-town visitors poured in to attend the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
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A tyranny of wealth and ignorance can be avoided
September 1, 2012 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
Last March, U.S. Secretary for Education Arne Duncan addressed a conference on civic education and hit on some of the many ways America’s public institutions and education system are failing the next generation of our citizens.
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Matt Comer
Charlotte’s time to shine
August 18, 2012 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
The next couple of weeks in Charlotte will be buzzing. There’s almost too much going on. Between Pride Charlotte, the upcoming 2012 Democratic National Convention and so many new and progressive changes here at qnotes, I can barely contain my excitement.
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Matt Comer
Don’t discount the count
August 4, 2012 in Editor's Note by Matt Comer
In our July 21 print issue, qnotes teamed up with the LGBT Community Center of Charlotte to present our special “InFocus: Charlotte” edition.
QNotes explores two urban homes and gardens in our "Springtime in the City" issue, plus news on openly gay candidates, legislative updates and regional news from the Carolinas and abroad.
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