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><channel><title>QNotes &#187; Opinion</title> <atom:link href="http://goqnotes.com/to/opinion/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://goqnotes.com</link> <description>Carolina LGBT arts, entertainment, news, views</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:28:31 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1</generator> <item><title>Opinions are like, well, you know&#8230;Reactions against marriage equality more intense as vote draws near</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14968/opinions-are-like-well-you-know-reactions-against-marriage-equality-more-intense-as-vote-draws-near/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14968/opinions-are-like-well-you-know-reactions-against-marriage-equality-more-intense-as-vote-draws-near/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 05:10:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14968</guid> <description><![CDATA[I find myself in a frustrating situation when putting together my thoughts for this issue. While you won’t pick up this copy until May 12 at the earliest, the reality is that the paper will go to print on May 7. I want to write about the results of the vote on May 8, I just can’t foresee the future no matter how hard I try.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14968/opinions-are-like-well-you-know-reactions-against-marriage-equality-more-intense-as-vote-draws-near/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A familiar issue needs to vent</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14973/a-familiar-issue-needs-to-vent/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14973/a-familiar-issue-needs-to-vent/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 05:09:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14973</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’m Gay Marriage and I’m mad. Those alleged experts over at the Pew Research Center for the People &#038; the Press — and what a stupidly long name that is — conducted a national survey to find out which issues matter most to voters and I’m certain the pollsters were drunk and the respondents were house pets.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14973/a-familiar-issue-needs-to-vent/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Another year older</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14890/another-year-older/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14890/another-year-older/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:10:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14890</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is it! Our last issue of qnotes’ 25th anniversary and what a year it has been. It has been a pleasure to come into the paper at the end of this feat and I look forward to moving into the paper’s 26th year of publication.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14890/another-year-older/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Catholics and gay marriage: Schisms-r-us</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14892/catholics-and-gay-marriage-schisms-r-us/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14892/catholics-and-gay-marriage-schisms-r-us/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:09:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14892</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’m not Catholic. Which makes my fascination with the American arm of the Catholic Church a little strange, but it also means I can watch its contortions without fretting over its future.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14892/catholics-and-gay-marriage-schisms-r-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TalkBack: Amendment One, A clarion call for mobilization</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14816/talkback-amendment-one-a-clarion-call-for-mobilization/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14816/talkback-amendment-one-a-clarion-call-for-mobilization/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:11:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[talkback]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14816</guid> <description><![CDATA[We are less than one month away from E-Day and the reasons behind this amendment are becoming more and more clear. Since the end of March, leaked memos from our opposition revealed that ”The strategic goal of this project is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks — two key Democratic constituencies.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14816/talkback-amendment-one-a-clarion-call-for-mobilization/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>One final push: Our last chance to make a stand against Amendment One</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14798/one-final-push-our-last-chance-to-make-a-stand-against-amendment-one/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14798/one-final-push-our-last-chance-to-make-a-stand-against-amendment-one/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:10:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14798</guid> <description><![CDATA[By the time you read this, I sincerely hope that you are registered to vote in North Carolina if you are a citizen of the state. If you have not registered to vote, then you have lost your opportunity to formally speak out against Amendment One on May 8.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14798/one-final-push-our-last-chance-to-make-a-stand-against-amendment-one/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Coming at you with quiz-able news</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14800/coming-at-you-with-quiz-able-news/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14800/coming-at-you-with-quiz-able-news/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:09:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14800</guid> <description><![CDATA[Have you been paying attention to LGBT news lately? Let’s find out! Choose the right answer to each question.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14800/coming-at-you-with-quiz-able-news/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>talkback: Amendment One</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14749/talkback-amendment-one/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14749/talkback-amendment-one/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:11:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[talkback]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14749</guid> <description><![CDATA[The opposition wants you to think they have registered domain over faith and religion while our Coalition to Protect NC Families has proved them wrong every step of the way. This amendment will affect unmarried families that are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Agnostic, a fact they may have overlooked. Charlotte voters, however, have not.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14749/talkback-amendment-one/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Winter isn&#8217;t coming</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14694/winter-isnt-coming/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14694/winter-isnt-coming/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:10:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14694</guid> <description><![CDATA[What happened to winter? After living in South Carolina for the past 10 years, I was so excited at the prospect of a white winter for a change.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14694/winter-isnt-coming/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The sensitivity games</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14696/the-sensitivity-games/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14696/the-sensitivity-games/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:09:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14696</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Olympic Games are a huge undertaking for any country that hosts them. So many things can go wrong, from terrorist attacks to ticket snafus. Organizers of this summer’s London games are determined not to fail in one particular area: sensitivity.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14696/the-sensitivity-games/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Amendment One</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14612/amendment-one-2/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14612/amendment-one-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:12:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[talkback]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14612</guid> <description><![CDATA[Continuing with our theme of speaking out against Amendment One, this issue we have a letter from Ashlei Blue, Regional Field Director for The Coalition to Protect All NC Families.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14612/amendment-one-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Silence = betrayal</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14583/silence-betrayal/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14583/silence-betrayal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:11:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14583</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 2012 Human Rights Campaign (HRC) North Carolina Gala was a night filled with speeches from advocates working for the rights of LGBT people across the country and fighting against discriminatory legislation in North Carolina. For me, one of the most stirring speeches of the evening came from CNN anchor Don Lemon who was presented with the HRC’s Visibility Award.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14583/silence-betrayal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The marriage whirlwind</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14585/the-marriage-whirlwind/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14585/the-marriage-whirlwind/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:10:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14585</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the first two months of this year, same-sex marriage news has been as plentiful as wedding guests around an open bar.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14585/the-marriage-whirlwind/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fashionably gay! Department stores standing behind gay media representation</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14502/fashionably-gay_department_stores_standing_behind_gay_media_representation/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14502/fashionably-gay_department_stores_standing_behind_gay_media_representation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:10:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14502</guid> <description><![CDATA[In February both JC Penney and Macy’s came under fire from the organization One Million Moms, a project of the American Family Association, (judging from their Facebook profile they appear to more accurately be 10,000 maniacs) for their public support of the LGBT community.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14502/fashionably-gay_department_stores_standing_behind_gay_media_representation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Happy, anxious, anxious, happy</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14508/happy-anxious-anxious-happy/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14508/happy-anxious-anxious-happy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:09:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14508</guid> <description><![CDATA[The LGBT news in my part of the world has been good lately. Stunningly good. The governor of Washington mastered her qualms, the legislature mustered the votes and soon misters will be marrying misters in the Pacific Northwest.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14508/happy-anxious-anxious-happy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Amendment One</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14539/amendment-one/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14539/amendment-one/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:07:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[talkback]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14539</guid> <description><![CDATA[It has been said that one of the best ways to combat Amendment One is to speak out about it and share your opposition. We want to give our readers a place to speak out against Amendment One and what better place than our talkback section!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14539/amendment-one/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Speak out for equality!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14405/speak-out-for-equality/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14405/speak-out-for-equality/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:11:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14405</guid> <description><![CDATA[On May 8, 2012 the citizens of North Carolina will have an opportunity to vote on an issue that will make a statement to the rest of the country about our views on what defines a marriage.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14405/speak-out-for-equality/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>You are invited</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14408/you-are-invited/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14408/you-are-invited/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:10:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14408</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’m thinking of starting a new career. With the state of Washington on a path to legalize same-sex marriage, it’s the right time here in the Evergreen State to get into the wedding invitation business. For a modest fee, I plan to offer specialized invitation text, suited just for the couple.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14408/you-are-invited/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>First time: Handle with care</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14277/first-time-handle-with-care/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14277/first-time-handle-with-care/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:09:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>O'Neale Atkinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14277</guid> <description><![CDATA[While thinking about my first submission for qnotes, I began to review the many different types of “firsts” that have happened in my life.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14277/first-time-handle-with-care/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gay travel buzz</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14280/gay-travel-buzz/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14280/gay-travel-buzz/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:07:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14280</guid> <description><![CDATA[I used to be a travel writer, but these days I’m ignorant about international travel. I don’t even know where gays with money — in this economy, all six of them — go abroad on vacation.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14280/gay-travel-buzz/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>This is not &#8216;goodbye&#8217;</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14168/this-is-not-goodbye/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14168/this-is-not-goodbye/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:10:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14168</guid> <description><![CDATA[Friends, this is my last issue as editor of qnotes, a position I’ve had the honor and humble privilege to hold now for nearly four-and-a-half years. As you read, my time with the paper has already come to an end.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14168/this-is-not-goodbye/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Perry and Lawrence v Texas: Oops!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14197/perry-and-lawrence-v-texas-oops/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14197/perry-and-lawrence-v-texas-oops/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:09:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14197</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rick Perry jumped into the Republican presidential race in August and a spate of verbal blunders followed. The Texas governor is on gaffe-ing gas.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14197/perry-and-lawrence-v-texas-oops/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A New Year for change and growth</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14075/a-new-year-for-change-and-growth/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14075/a-new-year-for-change-and-growth/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:12:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14075</guid> <description><![CDATA[Three… two… one… Happy New Year! Yes, it’s time for well wishes, resolutions and new beginnings. I do it. You do it. We all partake in the annual wish-making and dreaming that is New Year. With a new calendar comes hopes for change, progress and success. And, as much as we each wish better for ourselves, here’s to new hopes that our community and world experiences better days as well.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14075/a-new-year-for-change-and-growth/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Helping out on the resolution front</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14077/helping-out-on-the-resolution-front/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14077/helping-out-on-the-resolution-front/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:10:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14077</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’ve taken the liberty of composing New Year’s resolutions for individuals who are just too busy to do it themselves.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14077/helping-out-on-the-resolution-front/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Highs and Lows</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13989/highs-and-lows/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13989/highs-and-lows/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:11:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13989</guid> <description><![CDATA[Despite this year's litany of successes, our community experienced loss. No year-end wrap up would be complete without pausing in remembrance of those friends, family and loved ones who passed this year.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13989/highs-and-lows/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Iowa teen argues the good argument</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13991/iowa-teen-argues-the-good-argument/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13991/iowa-teen-argues-the-good-argument/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:09:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13991</guid> <description><![CDATA[I give Jane Schmidt a world of credit. The Iowa high school student held her own in an exchange with Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann. At Schmidt’s age, shaking a candidate’s hand was enough to make me forget my name.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13991/iowa-teen-argues-the-good-argument/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Naughty and Nice</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13884/naughty-and-nice/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13884/naughty-and-nice/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:10:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13884</guid> <description><![CDATA[Santa Claus is coming to town! And, he’s bringing switches and lumps of coal for some of the state’s meanest and most heartless anti-gay villains. At the same time, there’s plenty of folks in need of rewarding. No doubt, sugarplums and other delicious treats will await them in their stockings Christmas morn.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13884/naughty-and-nice/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kiss and sell</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13886/kiss-and-sell/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13886/kiss-and-sell/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:08:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13886</guid> <description><![CDATA[Diplomacy suddenly got a whole lot friendlier. Leaders of nations and leaders of faiths, instead of shaking hands, are kissing each other on the lips.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13886/kiss-and-sell/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Open letter to Mecklenburg County Commissioner Harold Cogdell, Jr.</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13709/open-letter-to-mecklenburg-county-commissioner-harold-cogdell-jr/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13709/open-letter-to-mecklenburg-county-commissioner-harold-cogdell-jr/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editorial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13709</guid> <description><![CDATA[Harold Cogdell wants the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners' chairmanship, but his apparent willingness to partner with board Republicans, especially Bill James, is stunning, shameful and embarrassing. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13709/open-letter-to-mecklenburg-county-commissioner-harold-cogdell-jr/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>An amendment of many names</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13591/an-amendment-of-many-names/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13591/an-amendment-of-many-names/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:30:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rob Schofield</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13591</guid> <description><![CDATA[One of the big challenges for caring and thoughtful North Carolinians in light of the General Assembly’s decision to place a constitutional amendment on next May’s primary ballot that purports to “define marriage” is: What in the heck should the proposal be called?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13591/an-amendment-of-many-names/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mr. Speaker&#8217;s teachable moment</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13408/mr-speakers-teachable-moment/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13408/mr-speakers-teachable-moment/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:15:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13408</guid> <description><![CDATA[N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis has, for the most part, been a statesman and spoken, at least publicly, with respect, care and diligence, especially on LGBT issues. Yet he is wrong on one important issue: Despite his claims to the contrary, marriage <em>is</em> a constitutional right.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13408/mr-speakers-teachable-moment/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Do not stoop to level of bigots</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13432/do-not-stoop-to-level-of-bigots/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13432/do-not-stoop-to-level-of-bigots/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:13:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13432</guid> <description><![CDATA[I appreciate and can understand editor Matt Comer’s views as expressed in his Nov. 12 Editor’s Note. However, I wish he had called on me to clarify my comment or at least ask why I had called on people to be thankful for his service.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13432/do-not-stoop-to-level-of-bigots/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Enquiring about Chaz</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13430/enquiring-about-chaz/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13430/enquiring-about-chaz/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:12:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13430</guid> <description><![CDATA[The National Enquirer claims in a Nov. 14 cover story that Chaz Bono will die within four years due to his gender transition. The corpse-to-be is perturbed. His lawyer sent a cease and desist letter to the tabloid, accusing it of defamation and demanding a printed retraction and apology.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13430/enquiring-about-chaz/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Understanding the context: Reaction to Forrester’s death not ‘politics,’ it’s personal</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13272/understanding-the-context-reaction-to-forresters-death-not-politics-its-personal/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13272/understanding-the-context-reaction-to-forresters-death-not-politics-its-personal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:15:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13272</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tar Heels across the state reacted in myriad ways to state Sen. James Forrester’s death in October. For LGBT families and their children, news of Forrester’s passing came as a relief. Many said as much, as did I. “Good riddance, bigot,” I noted on Twitter, and for good reason.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13272/understanding-the-context-reaction-to-forresters-death-not-politics-its-personal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Certain sapphic addictions</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13275/certain-sapphic-addictions/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13275/certain-sapphic-addictions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:13:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13275</guid> <description><![CDATA[My partner and I are both going through withdrawal. It ain’t pretty. We’re not addicted to drugs, alcohol, porn, sex, love, cigarettes, texting or gambling. I’ll bet you a case of gin we’re not. No, our addictions have a lesbian flair. Anne is mad for the Seattle Lesbian &#038; Gay Film Festival, while I’m obsessed with women’s professional basketball.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13275/certain-sapphic-addictions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Trans Day of Remembrance</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13293/trans-day-of-remembrance/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13293/trans-day-of-remembrance/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:12:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Robbi Cohn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[T-Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13293</guid> <description><![CDATA[Damn. I hate writing this particular column. Each year I hope this will be the year I can write that trans homicides have subsided, that trans violence has taken a downturn and that we no longer need to gauge progress through the measurement of death and beatings. Sadly, that is again not the case in 2011.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13293/trans-day-of-remembrance/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What a difference 25 years makes</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13059/what-a-difference-25-years-makes/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13059/what-a-difference-25-years-makes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:10:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13059</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the 1980s, one would have been hard-pressed to find objective or positive news coverage of LGBT people in mainstream media. Newspapers, TV stations, magazines and other outlets primarily remained agents of oppression, often painting LGBT people as sick or depraved — especially so during the early years of the AIDS Crisis. The 21st Century offers new and exciting changes, including QNotes' new partnership with The Charlotte Observer's Charlotte News Alliance.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13059/what-a-difference-25-years-makes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TalkBack: Editor has &#8216;wormed out,&#8217; &#8216;Trashy&#8217; column, &#8216;We Do&#8217;</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13065/talkback-editor-has-wormed-out-trashy-column-we-do/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13065/talkback-editor-has-wormed-out-trashy-column-we-do/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:09:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[talkback]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13065</guid> <description><![CDATA[Letters to the editor and comments from goqnotes.com.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13065/talkback-editor-has-wormed-out-trashy-column-we-do/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>16 reasons we should be protesting</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13061/16-reasons-we-should-be-protesting/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13061/16-reasons-we-should-be-protesting/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:08:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13061</guid> <description><![CDATA[My view of the Occupy Wall Street protest is that it’s an unfocused jumble, but, at least, somebody’s doing something. At last. What began with a few dozen demonstrators on Wall Street has grown into a national conniption over corporate greed and government collusion.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13061/16-reasons-we-should-be-protesting/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The waffling threesome: Perdue, Foxx and McCrory</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13020/the-waffling-threesome-perdue-foxx-mccrory/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13020/the-waffling-threesome-perdue-foxx-mccrory/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:34:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editorial]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13020</guid> <description><![CDATA[When it comes to the pending anti-LGBT constitutional amendment, the three Tar Heel politicians are more similar than different.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13020/the-waffling-threesome-perdue-foxx-mccrory/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>With regret, in agreement with anti-gay forces</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12898/with-regret-in-agreement-with-anti-gay-forces/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12898/with-regret-in-agreement-with-anti-gay-forces/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:09:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12898</guid> <description><![CDATA[Asheville's "We Do" Campaign is a perfect example of grassroots, non-violent direct action, highlighting in real time the effects of discrimination upon its victims. But, in order to ensure defeat of the proposed anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment, we should each keep in mind what will be of best benefit to the entire movement]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12898/with-regret-in-agreement-with-anti-gay-forces/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>General Election Endorsements: Charlotte City Council</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12918/general-election-endorsements-charlotte-city-council/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12918/general-election-endorsements-charlotte-city-council/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:08:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editorial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12918</guid> <description><![CDATA[We are excited to release our slate of 2011 general election endorsements for Charlotte City Council. The election will be held on Nov. 8, 2011.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12918/general-election-endorsements-charlotte-city-council/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Unreal: The Haggards on reality TV</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12900/unreal-the-haggards-on-reality-tv/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12900/unreal-the-haggards-on-reality-tv/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:07:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12900</guid> <description><![CDATA[By now you’ve heard — and maybe not believed — that disgraced preacher Ted Haggard and his wife Gayle will appear on “Celebrity Wife Swap.” Actor Gary Busey and his baby mama Steffanie Sampson are scheduled to be the other fun couple.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12900/unreal-the-haggards-on-reality-tv/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The co-opting of diagnosis</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12805/the-co-opting-of-diagnosis/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12805/the-co-opting-of-diagnosis/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:41:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Robbi Cohn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[T-Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12805</guid> <description><![CDATA[Much has been written about the upcoming revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the volume often called the "psychiatrist’s bible." This is the main tool wielded by alleged gatekeepers who so often smugly deign to diagnose those of us who have self-defined gender and/or sexuality. Not all clinicians fit into this categorization, but enough do that the situation remains problematic.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12805/the-co-opting-of-diagnosis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hate group extremists are leading anti-gay amendment push</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12662/hate-group-extremists-are-leading-anti-gay-amendment-push/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12662/hate-group-extremists-are-leading-anti-gay-amendment-push/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:12:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12662</guid> <description><![CDATA[Twenty-four hours – that’s just about the amount of time it took Republican leadership in the North Carolina General Assembly to push through a drastic and draconian revision to our state’s constitution. They’re hasty consideration of the anti-LGBT constitutional amendment circumvented a true public hearing on the bill and betrayed Republicans’ utter disrespect for their hallowed chambers, the law and the people of this great state.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12662/hate-group-extremists-are-leading-anti-gay-amendment-push/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8216;Don’t Ask&#8217; repeal furthers fairness and equality</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12666/don%e2%80%99t-ask-repeal-furthers-fairness-and-equality/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12666/don%e2%80%99t-ask-repeal-furthers-fairness-and-equality/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:10:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12666</guid> <description><![CDATA[As of September 20, 2011, the discriminatory law known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ceased to exist. No longer will patriotic gay and lesbian Americans need to hide who they are in order to serve the country they love.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12666/don%e2%80%99t-ask-repeal-furthers-fairness-and-equality/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Find me a find</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12664/find-me-a-find/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12664/find-me-a-find/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:09:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12664</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yente would plotz. The matchmaker in “Fiddler on the Roof” would have a coronary over the kind of matchmaking being practiced these days. And, by a rabbi, no less. The shmendrik.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12664/find-me-a-find/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Can’t stop Pride, Can’t stop Liberty</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12479/can%e2%80%99t-stop-pride-can%e2%80%99t-stop-liberty/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12479/can%e2%80%99t-stop-pride-can%e2%80%99t-stop-liberty/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:13:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12479</guid> <description><![CDATA[You can’t stop Pride. Don’t even try. Human dignity and determination of spirit can’t be overshadowed by hate and prejudice. That’s exactly the message sent by the thousands who attended Pride Charlotte on Aug. 27, the same day hundreds of anti-gay protesters from Charlotte’s radical, religious right made a show of desperate force in an effort to stymie progress and turn back the clock on LGBT equality.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12479/can%e2%80%99t-stop-pride-can%e2%80%99t-stop-liberty/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A touch of the Divine in Florida</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12485/a-touch-of-the-divine-in-florida/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12485/a-touch-of-the-divine-in-florida/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:12:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12485</guid> <description><![CDATA[Whether or not you’ve heard of Jerry Buell, in a few minutes you’re going to find it hard to forget him. Buell is a high school teacher in Mount Dora, Fla., who posted on Facebook that he “almost threw up” when he heard about New York’s legalization of gay marriage. He said same-sex unions were part of a “cesspool,” and called them a “sin.”]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12485/a-touch-of-the-divine-in-florida/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Charlotte candidates are friendly, but need education</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12172/charlotte-candidates-are-friendly-but-need-education/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12172/charlotte-candidates-are-friendly-but-need-education/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:17:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12172</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the past few years, and especially after the election of incumbent Democratic Mayor Anthony Foxx, Charlotte has seen substantial changes in the way LGBT citizens and residents are treated and recognized by city government. Some elected officials and candidates, however, still seem to lack basic knowledge and awareness of issues important to the local LGBT community.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12172/charlotte-candidates-are-friendly-but-need-education/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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