Local & Regional LGBTQ Community Resources
Providing Support for All
Resources for the LGBTQ, progressive and allied communities are provided for qnotes’ readers as a starting point for discovering places to receive services and support.
Report Highlights Unique LGBTQ Landscape and Advocacy in the U.S. South
Carolinas News Notes
The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) and Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) have released “Telling a New Southern Story: LGBTQ Resilience, Resistance, and Leadership,” a new report examining the experiences and advocacy strategies of LGBTQ people in the U.S. South. The report was released in partnership with the Equality Federation.
Voting in America
How LGBTQ Organizations have Mobilized the Community
The Stonewall Riots were a response to police brutality and a system of oppression against LGBTQ people that had gone on for years. It was sparked by the bravery of black and brown young people and became a pivotal moment of visibility launching the modern gay rights movement and bringing our community out of the shadows and the closets that had been built around us
We Need Medicaid Expansion
Expanding Medicaid has been on the HIV advocacy agenda for several years. Now that North Carolinians are living with the impact of a global pandemic, the need for action on access to care is critical.
New Report and PBS Web Series Document LGBTQ Equality in the U.S. South
Beyond the Carolinas
More LGBTQ people live in the U.S. South than in any other region of the U.S. But for the one in three LGBTQ adults who call the South home, the South is the most hostile LGBTQ state policy landscape in the country.
Needs assessment launched on awareness day
Beyond the Carolinas
The Southern Black Policy & Advocacy Network (SBPAN) releases a first-of-its kind HIV advocacy needs assessment in conjunction with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Carolinas AIDS service organizations and agencies
Providing a vital lifeline to increase quality of life for those affected by HIV/AIDS
The Carolinas has a variety of community organizations, resources and services for those living with HIV/AIDS or those seeking to get involved in HIV/AIDS prevention, education and advocacy.
Local & Regional LGBTQ Community Resources
Providing Support for All
Resources help support the LGBTQ community.
10 Questions with Vic: Featuring Jai Rodriguez
10 Questions with Vic: Featuring Jai Rodriguez
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 16 years since I first met Jai Rodriguez in the patio of since closed Here Lounge, a gay bar in West Hollywood, Calif. in 2003.
GGF bestows service awards, names first Berlin scholarship recipient
Carolinas News Notes
Members of the LGBTQ and allied community were honored for their service and their dedication in working for equality and social justice at the 2019 Guilford Green Foundation Gala and Green Party
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