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><channel><title>QNotes &#187; Guest Commentary</title> <atom:link href="http://goqnotes.com/to/opinion/guest-commentary/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>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>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>&#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>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>&#8216;Your sword can be a sermon or the power of a pen&#8217;</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11027/your-sword-can-be-a-sermon-or-the-power-of-a-pen/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11027/your-sword-can-be-a-sermon-or-the-power-of-a-pen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 04:20:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tonyia Rawls</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[25 Years]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11027</guid> <description><![CDATA[If I were in church I would say I want to testify, but since this will be read by a broad audience, I would like to share a bit about the role QNotes has played in our work within community and encourage everyone who can to take another look at why it is so critical to support QNotes.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11027/your-sword-can-be-a-sermon-or-the-power-of-a-pen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Working towards equality in the American workforce</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11011/working-towards-equality-in-the-american-workforce/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11011/working-towards-equality-in-the-american-workforce/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 04:14:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daniel Myers</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11011</guid> <description><![CDATA[To end discrimination-based sexual orientation and gender identity in the American workforce, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community must work together for the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that would provide job protection based on employees’ sexual orientation or gender identity in both the public and private sector workforce.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11011/working-towards-equality-in-the-american-workforce/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mecklenburg Democratic Party needs more LGBT inclusion</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/10284/mecklenburg-democratic-party-needs-more-lgbt-inclusion/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/10284/mecklenburg-democratic-party-needs-more-lgbt-inclusion/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:07:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=10284</guid> <description><![CDATA[With the Democratic National Convention, with its significant inclusion of LGBT officials coming to Charlotte in 2012, it is time for the Charlotte LGBT community to be more visible in putting forward demands for LGBT inclusion and better treatment by both the party organization and the city government.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/10284/mecklenburg-democratic-party-needs-more-lgbt-inclusion/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Take time to remember drag history</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/10048/take-time-to-remember-drag-history/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/10048/take-time-to-remember-drag-history/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:52:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Janice Covington</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=10048</guid> <description><![CDATA[Janice Covington discusses drag history, importance of inclusion: "The art of drag is a very serious part of the LGBT community," she writes. "Being a drag queen makes you a member of a unique family that many others, either straight or LGBT, don’t understand."]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/10048/take-time-to-remember-drag-history/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bill James’ homophobia charade reveals more than individual ignorance.</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/9940/bill-james-homophobia-charade-reveals-more-than-individual-ignorance/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/9940/bill-james-homophobia-charade-reveals-more-than-individual-ignorance/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:06:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=9940</guid> <description><![CDATA[While we have come to expect pathetic behavior periodically from Bill James, what was perhaps equally disconcerting was the feeble response by the default party of conscience, the Democratic majority on the county commission. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/9940/bill-james-homophobia-charade-reveals-more-than-individual-ignorance/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Generational change in the new GOP?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/9772/generational-change-in-the-new-gop/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/9772/generational-change-in-the-new-gop/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:10:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matthew Tsien</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=9772</guid> <description><![CDATA[President Obama created a stir last month when he reiterated that while he doesn’t support gay marriage, he still struggles with the issue. He said his views are “constantly evolving.” In the Republican Party, the fracture over issues concerning homosexual individuals revealed itself more clearly in the vote for repeal [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/9772/generational-change-in-the-new-gop/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A call for reason, not blind faith</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/9641/a-call-for-reason-not-blind-faith/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/9641/a-call-for-reason-not-blind-faith/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:05:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Darryl Hall</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=9641</guid> <description><![CDATA[After reading Dr. Michael Brown’s guest commentary, “Setting the record straight” (Dec. 25, 2010), it is not surprising he still clings to the notions of “lifestyles” when espousing his convictions and judgments against the LGBT. He does deny comparing homosexuality to pedophiles, but goes on to justify this comparison. Just as I wouldn’t compare someone who uses fire to cook or heat with an arsonist, we shouldn’t compare homosexuals to pedophiles. Using an extreme to enable criticism of a group is not only being unfairly judgmental, but denies fundamental facts of humanity that show Dr. Brown’s doctorate is definitely not in biology.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/9641/a-call-for-reason-not-blind-faith/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Setting the record straight</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/9513/setting-the-record-straight/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/9513/setting-the-record-straight/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 23:09:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dr. Michael Brown</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=9513</guid> <description><![CDATA[In a recent editorial, Matt Comer says I supposedly compare “homosexuality to child rape” and that I “paint gay people in the same light as child rapists.” Is this true? God forbid! Dr. Michael Brown responds to Comer's "A Prayer for Michael Brown."]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/9513/setting-the-record-straight/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>22</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8216;Gay disease&#8217; or not, HIV is our responsibility</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/9371/gay-disease-or-not-hiv-is-our-responsibility/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/9371/gay-disease-or-not-hiv-is-our-responsibility/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:09:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=9371</guid> <description><![CDATA[The statistics are scary. In places like Washington, D.C., and 19 of the largest U.S. cities, the facts and figures take on new meaning, as more and more people contract HIV and are left to live with the disease, the cultural and institutional stigma and health disparities.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/9371/gay-disease-or-not-hiv-is-our-responsibility/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Does Charlotte’s DNC 2012 bid rely on sending the gays to Vegas?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/7982/does-charlotte%e2%80%99s-dnc-2012-bid-rely-on-sending-the-gays-to-vegas/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/7982/does-charlotte%e2%80%99s-dnc-2012-bid-rely-on-sending-the-gays-to-vegas/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:06:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=7982</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Mark Wisniewski, Charlotte, N.C. [Ed. Note — An edited version of this commentary was printed in The Charlotte Observer on Aug. 15. The longer, unabridged version was also submitted to qnotes and is reprinted below. Since the piece’s submission, the Visit Charlotte website has corrected some of the mistakes [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/7982/does-charlotte%e2%80%99s-dnc-2012-bid-rely-on-sending-the-gays-to-vegas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Solis: Interpreting families</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/7692/solis-interpreting-families/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/7692/solis-interpreting-families/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:06:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=7692</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Hilda L. Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor It’s been 17 years since Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) — groundbreaking legislation that allows parents to take unpaid time off from work to care for their children. Since then, thanks in large measure to technology, work has [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/7692/solis-interpreting-families/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Special convention a step toward schism</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/4053/special-convention-a-step-toward-schism/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/4053/special-convention-a-step-toward-schism/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:05:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Charlie Smith</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=4053</guid> <description><![CDATA[Four of the five anti-gay resolutions presented at the Special Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina were easily passed by the clergy and lay delegates on Oct. 23. The fifth resolution, a condescending bit of triteness, resolved “not to condone prejudice or deny the dignity of any person, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/4053/special-convention-a-step-toward-schism/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Why I&#8217;m going to the big gay march in Washington</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/3627/why-im-going-to-the-big-gay-march-in-washington/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/3627/why-im-going-to-the-big-gay-march-in-washington/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:04:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=3627</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Beth Sherouse, Columbia, S.C. Since movement veteran Cleve Jones announced plans for a national gay rights march on Washington following the passage of California’s Prop. 8 last November, reactions from the LGBT community have been mixed. Supporters of October’s National Equality March are adopting a grassroots lobbying strategy, demanding [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/3627/why-im-going-to-the-big-gay-march-in-washington/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>S.C. House: Some teens are more equal than others</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/2612/sc-house-some-teens-are-more-equal-than-others/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/2612/sc-house-some-teens-are-more-equal-than-others/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 04:09:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ed Madden</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=2612</guid> <description><![CDATA[We are all equal, but some of us are more equal than others. That’s the fundamental assertion of inequality at the heart of that classic novel “Animal Farm,” by George Orwell. “All animals are equal,” the pigs declare, “but some animals are more equal than others.” So the pigs, who [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/2612/sc-house-some-teens-are-more-equal-than-others/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Have we become too gay?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/2392/have-we-become-too-gay/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/2392/have-we-become-too-gay/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 17:12:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=2392</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Matthew L. Adams, Greenville, N.C Have we become too gay? Almost every gay male role in the movies and on television is portrayed as stereotypically feminine. When did men who like to sleep with other men be so feminine? Everyone’s personality is different and that’s what makes our world [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/2392/have-we-become-too-gay/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The easy way out?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/2395/the-easy-way-out/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/2395/the-easy-way-out/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 17:11:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=2395</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Janice Covington, Charlotte, N.C. Prostitution is on the rise in our community, especially among our transgender brothers and sisters. Some say that participation in prostitution for a transgender person or a gay man hustling is the easy way out. I beg to differ. The primary reason for participating in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/2395/the-easy-way-out/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Can we imagine a local community that supports itself?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/2069/can-we-imagine-a-local-community-that-supports-itself/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/2069/can-we-imagine-a-local-community-that-supports-itself/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:05:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=2069</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Monica Simpson A dear community organizer, Shane Windmeyer, wrote an incredible guest commentary (“Imagine: $700,000 for local LGBT advocacy &#038; support,” March 21), in which he raised the question as to why the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) does not give money back to local communities. He stated that over [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/2069/can-we-imagine-a-local-community-that-supports-itself/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Writer responds to criticism</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/1613/writer-responds-to-criticism/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/1613/writer-responds-to-criticism/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:08:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joseph Urbaniak</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=1613</guid> <description><![CDATA[I would like to thank Matt Comer for his editorial in the Jan. 10 issue. He made some very good points about me and the purpose of my writing. I would also like to thank Kevin Scott for taking the time to write his commentary, voicing his opinion in the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/1613/writer-responds-to-criticism/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Stop publishing writings from prisoner</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/1404/stop-publishing-writings-from-prisoner/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/1404/stop-publishing-writings-from-prisoner/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:07:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kevin Scott</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=1404</guid> <description><![CDATA[After reading the most recent column from convicted child molester Joseph Urbaniak in Q-Notes, I felt compelled to voice my concerns to the editors. I have been a long-time reader of Q-Notes and have always appreciated the fact that the Carolinas have a source for LGBT news. I am however [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/1404/stop-publishing-writings-from-prisoner/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Entertainers, united, can make real differences</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/1320/entertainers-united-can-make-real-differences/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/1320/entertainers-united-can-make-real-differences/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:09:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sabrina Love (Nathan Shook)</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=1320</guid> <description><![CDATA[I was once told that having privilege comes with great responsibility. With that thought in mind, let me begin by wishing you a joyous holiday season and hoping that you, your family and loved ones celebrated a time of giving and a time of sharing. As an entertainer in this [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/1320/entertainers-united-can-make-real-differences/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Guest Commentary: Message to the religious right</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/1233/guest-commentary-message-to-the-religious-right/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/1233/guest-commentary-message-to-the-religious-right/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:09:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alvin McEwen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=1233</guid> <description><![CDATA[I keep hearing all of this nonsense about us LGBTs attacking people, about us using intimidation and violence to oppress people, about us somehow being ugly aggressors. Newt Gingrich (who wrote the book on deceptive messaging during his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives) actually accused us of being [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/1233/guest-commentary-message-to-the-religious-right/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Growing up trans-friendly in a trans-ignorant world?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/1147/growing-up-trans-friendly-in-a-trans-ignorant-world/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/1147/growing-up-trans-friendly-in-a-trans-ignorant-world/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:13:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kathy Staley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=1147</guid> <description><![CDATA[For the past few years, I have sought the ideal babysitter. Like other parents, I wish for sitters who are responsible, child-loving individuals whom my six-year-old Blaine, my spouse and I all like. Living in Watauga County, I also need to ensure that the babysitter won’t be appalled if my [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/1147/growing-up-trans-friendly-in-a-trans-ignorant-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Play censoring typical of LGBT coverage</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/901/play-censoring-typical-of-lgbt-coverage/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/901/play-censoring-typical-of-lgbt-coverage/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:12:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ryan Wilson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=901</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ed. Note — The following guest commentary is a response to the Oct. 4 commentary, “No support for censored play,” by Norman Flowers. Ryan Wilson is the president of the South Carolina Pride Movement. What happened to “Naked Boys Singing” with The State newspaper is truly typical of how The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/901/play-censoring-typical-of-lgbt-coverage/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I support Obama</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/903/i-support-obama/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/903/i-support-obama/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:11:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brenda Jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=903</guid> <description><![CDATA[I am supporting Obama because I respect him and am excited about his plans to help the people of our country, not because Palin is a frightening and offensive woman who wants to take my daughters rights away. It is not because McCain is an erratic and frightening man with [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/903/i-support-obama/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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