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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, 07 Feb 2012 22:05:51 +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>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> <item><title>Same gender means some problems</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12188/same-gender-means-some-problems/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12188/same-gender-means-some-problems/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12188</guid> <description><![CDATA[You might enter into a same-sex relationship thinking you know all the troubles that lie ahead. Discrimination, rejection by family and friends, spending eternity in hell — none of that is news. But, I’ll bet you never considered the bundle of difficulties caused by being in a relationship with someone who’s a lot like you. Someone with whom you share everything from chromosomes to conditioner.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12188/same-gender-means-some-problems/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TalkBack: Mayfield a fierce, tireless advocate</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12194/talkback-mayfield-a-fierce-tireless-advocate/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12194/talkback-mayfield-a-fierce-tireless-advocate/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:14:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[talkback]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12194</guid> <description><![CDATA[Letter: City council candidate LaWana Mayfield will be a fierce and tireless advocate not just for our community, but for the community as a whole.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12194/talkback-mayfield-a-fierce-tireless-advocate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Indeed, God has a better way</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12063/indeed-god-has-a-better-way/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12063/indeed-god-has-a-better-way/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:10:49 +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=12063</guid> <description><![CDATA[The unfortunate truth is that there are people in and around Charlotte who, despite their stated goals, seek not to unite, but rather break apart communities. These folks, motivated by a “life-or-death” mission, seek to push LGBT people back into the closet and even into the grave — both literally and figuratively. Perhaps the most well-known are now-convicted stalker and street preacher Flip Benham and professional anti-gay malcontent Dr. Michael Brown of Concord’s FIRE Church and FIRE School of Ministry.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12063/indeed-god-has-a-better-way/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A donkey’s work is never done</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12112/a-donkeys-work-is-never-done/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12112/a-donkeys-work-is-never-done/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:08:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12112</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jerusalem just held its Pride parade and over 4,000 people marched. There were protesters and one person was arrested for throwing stink bombs, but on the whole, Jerusalem’s 10th annual March for Pride and Tolerance went well.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12112/a-donkeys-work-is-never-done/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>We miss you, Pamela</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12121/we-miss-you-pamela/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12121/we-miss-you-pamela/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:07:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Robbi Cohn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[T-Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12121</guid> <description><![CDATA[Upon my return from traveling on Tuesday, July 19, I found my inbox flooded with news that a dear friend had passed on. I can’t say that I knew Pamela Jones nearly as well as I would have liked, yet she and I shared many far-ranging conversations and I always felt her to be a kindred spirit.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12121/we-miss-you-pamela/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Transparency is not an option</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11904/transparency-is-not-an-option/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11904/transparency-is-not-an-option/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:12:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11904</guid> <description><![CDATA[This issue, qnotes publishes the results of its second Community Assessment Survey, an annual project we began last year as a tool to gauge community non-profit organizations’ financial health and commitment to transparency.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11904/transparency-is-not-an-option/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gay history lands in the lesson plan</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11912/gay-history-lands-in-the-lesson-plan/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11912/gay-history-lands-in-the-lesson-plan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:09:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11912</guid> <description><![CDATA[News item: California is the first state to require public schools to include the contributions of LGBT people in social studies curricula.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11912/gay-history-lands-in-the-lesson-plan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Creating a safe place: Supporting LGBTQ youth in foster care</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11914/creating-a-safe-place-supporting-lgbtq-youth-in-foster-care/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11914/creating-a-safe-place-supporting-lgbtq-youth-in-foster-care/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:08:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bryan Samuels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11914</guid> <description><![CDATA[Darryn entered the foster care system as an abused and frightened child. By the time he was 16, he was struggling with new fears and painful misconceptions about his sexual orientation. Fortunately, his foster mother treated him with unconditional love, creating an environment in which he could heal and feel free to explore his identity. The sense of self that his foster mother nurtured in him through her warmth and respect helped him emerge a strong, confident adult. Darryn’s experience shows how a foster family can change a life. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11914/creating-a-safe-place-supporting-lgbtq-youth-in-foster-care/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Good news, fate and magic undergarments</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11791/good-news-fate-and-magic-undergarments/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11791/good-news-fate-and-magic-undergarments/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:09:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11791</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’d always thought it’d be fun to encounter a couple of cute and innocent Mormon missionary guys at my humble abode's doorsteps. Unfortunately, divine providence has not looked favorably upon my quest to josh around with cute messengers from God; the only door-knocking evangelists to stumble upon my humble abode have been Jehovah’s Witnesses. Recently, though, I nearly had my chance. Again, like a legendary tragic hero, fate proved my adversary.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11791/good-news-fate-and-magic-undergarments/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pride notes to self</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11793/pride-notes-to-self/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11793/pride-notes-to-self/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:07:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11793</guid> <description><![CDATA[I had a peachy time marching in Seattle’s Pride parade. My partner Anne and I, members of a Unitarian Universalist church in Seattle, marched with a host of Unitarians representing churches from all over Puget Sound. Now it behooves me to make a few notes about this year’s experience, just to ensure next year things go downright seamlessly.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11793/pride-notes-to-self/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Reclaiming the past&#8230;and making the future</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11801/reclaiming-the-past-and-making-the-future/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11801/reclaiming-the-past-and-making-the-future/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:06:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Robbi Cohn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[T-Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11801</guid> <description><![CDATA[My dear friend Robyn is forever reminding me that it’s a trap to focus solely on trans related stories which only serve to accentuate the trans-person-as-victim narrative. I hope this will redeem me; this is my personal success story!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11801/reclaiming-the-past-and-making-the-future/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NC Pride&#8217;s tax-exempt revocation demands more transparency</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11697/nc-prides-tax-exempt-revocation-demands-more-transparency/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11697/nc-prides-tax-exempt-revocation-demands-more-transparency/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:12:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11697</guid> <description><![CDATA[For such a successful, more than quarter-century run of events, it would seem NC Pride’s leadership has a firm grasp on their responsibilities as leaders of a non-profit community organization. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11697/nc-prides-tax-exempt-revocation-demands-more-transparency/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Let my people kiss</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11700/let-my-people-kiss/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11700/let-my-people-kiss/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:10:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11700</guid> <description><![CDATA[Among the security guards at Target Field in Minneapolis, one stands out for his overriding moral concerns. The fellow is a little tin Moses and the stadium is his Mount Sinai. With mustard and relish.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11700/let-my-people-kiss/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sanctity of marriage or GOTV ploy?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11449/sanctity-of-marriage-or-gotv-ploy/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11449/sanctity-of-marriage-or-gotv-ploy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:10:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11449</guid> <description><![CDATA[Part of me would love to think that this month’s earlier mishap with an open mic in a closed-door North Carolina House Republican caucus meeting was intentional — a smart political ploy to bring attention to some GOP initiative or send a sneaky message to the governor and other Democratic foes. Unfortunately, I just don’t think this state’s Republican legislative leadership is that intelligent.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11449/sanctity-of-marriage-or-gotv-ploy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Flying the colors</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11459/flying-the-colors/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11459/flying-the-colors/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:09:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11459</guid> <description><![CDATA[At the start of June, citizens of Richmond, Va., noticed an addition to the flagpole outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Underneath the American flag waved a rainbow flag. The two banners, Old Glory and Newish Pride-y, flapped in the breeze.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11459/flying-the-colors/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>De-evolution</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11465/de-evolution/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11465/de-evolution/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:08:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Robbi Cohn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[T-Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11465</guid> <description><![CDATA[Over the past two years, many state and local jurisdictions have enacted laws making discrimination against trans individuals illegal. That’s the good news. The bad news is that those who would prefer to keep discrimination alive and kicking (not hard to figure out who these people are) have a new tactic; well, not really new, but one they’ve taken to exploiting as fully as possible. It’s the kind of effort one might describe as extreme, yet as many on the religious right have become desperate as they continue to lose the battle over hearts and minds. And we all know desperation foreshadows crazy tactics.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11465/de-evolution/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Direct action must be smart, strategic</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11314/direct-action-must-be-smart-strategic/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11314/direct-action-must-be-smart-strategic/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:10:56 +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=11314</guid> <description><![CDATA[The ineffective June 2 protest by GetEqual on the floor of the state House was not intelligent nor was it strategic, and it certainly didn’t have a clearly articulated message. The outburst was a perfect example of a direct action gone terribly, terribly wrong and all LGBT North Carolinians will pay for it. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11314/direct-action-must-be-smart-strategic/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Squeeze play</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11374/squeeze-play/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11374/squeeze-play/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:09:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11374</guid> <description><![CDATA[In just a week, four male sports figures came out. From the basketball world, Rick Welts, the CEO of the Phoenix Suns, and Will Sheridan, a former player at Villanova, went public. Pro bowler Scott Norton and ESPN sports reporter Jared Max decided it was time, too.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11374/squeeze-play/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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