Charlotte Pride launches history project
Carolinas News Notes
Charlotte Pride has launched a new intergenerational project to document local LGBTQ and Pride history, in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
HRC index scores municipalities
Beyond the Carolinas
The Human Rights Campaign has released it 2018 Municipal Equality Index and the Carolinas has been included.
Our People: Linda Lawyer
Writer, Activist, Community Supporter
Linda Lawyer has, as she reports in a fit of modesty which may or may not be characteristic, “a lot of stories.”
TOY debuts podcast
Carolinas News Notes
Time Out Youth Center (TOY) debuted its new bi-weekly podcast series, “Out With It,” on Oct.11 in recognition of National Coming Out Day.
Breast cancer walks help raise awareness
Monies raised go toward supporting organizations, research, treatment and care
October across the U.S. is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During this time, communities bring out the pink as participants take to the streets to walk or run to bring awareness to the disease that affects primarily women, and more rarely, men too.
Newly minted museum head prioritizes progress
Dr. Todd Herman took over Mint Museum in August
The Mint Museum Board of Trustees did just that when it elected to name Dr. Todd Herman the organization’s newest president and CEO this summer.
Our People: Calla Hales
Healthcare Administrator
Calla Hales, administrator of Charlotte abortion provider A Preferred Women’s Health Center (APWHC), is uniquely placed to bear witness not only to what may be some of the most critical moments in individual lives, but to the collision of personal and political on a larger scale.
Rosedale Medical opens new Uptown clinic
Rosedale Medical, a longtime leader in HIV/AIDS treatment and care, has opened a new clinic in Uptown Charlotte at 321 W. 11th St.
Orgs present youth conference
Carolinas News Notes
Time Out Youth Center, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Office of Identity, Equity, and Engagement and Equality North Carolina will hold the sixth annual Carolina Conference on Queer Youth on Oct. 19.
Library staffer starts gay bookclub
Carolinas News Notes
Lesbian Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library Service Specialist Angelise Ramos has started the Read The Rainbow Bookclub at the Independence Regional Library branch.
