Gay Charlotte and LGBTQ Carolina News, Arts & Entertainment
Decades before Anderson Cooper became a CNN fixture, openly gay men had to be creative about getting time behind the anchor desk. Sometimes it meant breaking the law.
During 2019, the LGBTQ community, both locally and nationally, said goodbye to a number of individuals who touched our lives in different ways.
The Winston-Salem and Piedmont Triad has been chosen for the newest chapter of amBi.org, a national group of social clubs for bisexuals. The first amBi chapter on the East Coast, amBi Triad NC joins 10 other locations.
At press time, the Washington, D.C. Council Judiciary Committee was slated to hold a hearing on Oct. 17 in an effort to decriminalize sex work in the nation’s capital.
A former Airbnb Superhost, Robert Geller, aims to remove the “coming out” conundrum for LGBTQ travelers when booking accommodations through the 10 plus million listings across major short-term rental platforms.
Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade organizers have released estimates estimated attendance records for the Aug. 17-18 event. This year there were 200,000 that visited the two-day festival, topping the 2018 record of 165,000.
Across the Carolinas, LGBTQ youth are safe spaces with which to gather with their peers and to receive valuable guidance from adults.
When it comes to taking on the challenge of leading LGBTQ organizational boards, it’s often the women who take the onus in getting things done.
Among the crowds of fans who came to Charlotte earlier in February for the NBA All-Star tournament were prominent LGBTQ and allied figures in the sports field.
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