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Our Gay God Is Not Good For Real Estate

Spiritual Reflections

Rev. Dr. Chris Ayers on May 1, 2020

A house is not just a house. It has to become a home, which is part of a neighborhood, so you want good neighbors. How do you determine if you are going to have good neighbors?

Charlotte Prides Canceled Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Local Organizers Plan Virtual Programs and Look to 2021 In-Person Celebrations

Tonya Jameson on April 28, 2020

In a joint statement, on April 28, Charlotte Pride and Charlotte Black Pride announced cancellation of in-person 2020 festival, parade and community events.

Prides are Being Canceled

But the Movement Goes Online

Tonya Jameson on April 26, 2020

L’Monique King is devastated, but hopeful. The New York native has attended New York Gay Pride for more than two decades, and she planned to go in June. Now, she and her life partner will celebrate from their Charlotte home this year.

Drag queens go live (from home)

As COVID-19 Closes Bars and Nightclubs, Drag is Finding a New Online Resilience

Chris Rudisill on April 17, 2020

“Necessity is the mother of invention,” says drag queen Delighted Tobehere. Like many of us, she is waiting to see how the drag world continues to adapt to the challenges the community is facing with the coronavirus and shelter-in-place orders closing bars and nightclubs around the country.

Wisconsin’s Pandemic Primary

Primary Watch: Marginalized Communities Impacted and Sanders Bows Out

Mykah Buff on April 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench in the 2020 Democratic primary elections. Due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation for social distancing to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, the reality of voting in America has changed.

Social Connectiveness at a Distance

Time Out Youth Goes Virtual to Support Area Youth

Chris Rudisill on April 3, 2020

In its 39-year history, Time Out Youth Center (TOY) has, in one way or another, provided face-to-face support for area youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning. That all changed during the week of March 22, as Charlotte and Mecklenburg County joined the growing list of areas around the country under a “stay at home” order.

Pride organizations meet in Charlotte

East Coast Organizers in the Queen City in March

Chris Rudisill on March 6, 2020

More than a dozen Pride organizations and 200 or more leaders of Pride organizations will descend on Charlotte for the annual NERP/POSE Conference.

Remembering Dan Kirsch

Former QNotes Editor and Community Leader Dies at Age 66

Chris Rudisill on February 28, 2020

At a recent meeting of the LGBTQ Elders Steering Committee, co-chair Cindy Hostetler said, “Every LGBTQ organization today (in Charlotte, N.C.) ties back to Dan Kirsch.” Kirsch died suddenly on Friday, Feb. 21. He was 66.

Transgender voter sues N.C., Mecklenburg election officials for questioning identity

Politics & Elections

The Charlotte Observer on February 21, 2020

A transgender woman sued North Carolina and Mecklenburg County election officials on Feb. 12, claiming she was denied equal protection under state law and endured emotional stress when a Cornelius elections official questioned her identity last November.

Big Impact with a Small Footprint

Part 2: Veterans Project Is Building Community While Fighting Homelessness

Chris Rudisill on February 7, 2020

Our trip out west also took us to Longmont, Colo. to visit the future home of the Veterans Community Project. Founded in Kansas City, the Veterans Community Project’s (VCP) mission is dedicated to supporting every man and woman who took the oath for our country.

Charlotte Readers Podcast: Cat Warren July 7, 2020
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Ruby Red Welcome July 6, 2020
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Caring for the Community: Joshua Fernandez July 5, 2020
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