News Briefs for 03.20.20
Beyond the Carolinas
News from across the globe for 03.20.20.
We’ve Never Met, But I’m In Love
A reader asks: “A few months ago I met a guy on the Internet who lives in another state. We talk on the phone a lot, but we’ve never met. Now, I am falling in love and I want to tell him. Is this a good idea?”
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Queer Travelogue: Enjoy a Taste of France in Montréal at a Bargain Price without Even Leaving the Continent
If you like French food and culture, like getting a good exchange for your U.S. dollar, and love a big and fun gay village, there is no better vacation than to Montréal. The region of 4 million people is the second-largest city in Canada and is more than 375 years old.
Remembering Dan Kirsch
Former QNotes Editor and Community Leader Dies at Age 66
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.
Pride Journey: Palm Springs
Queer Travelogue: A Magical City Replete with Gayness
Palm Springs is one of those destinations that you never get tired of. I’m not sure if it’s the landscape or the abundance of over-the-top gayness that makes the city truly magical.
Gay rights documentary ‘Visible: Out on Television’ deserves to be seen
Tells Story of Difficult Days and Progress Made
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.
How Discrimination Affects the LGBTQ Population
Legal Eagles
With more than 5.5 million LGBTQ individuals living in the United States, it’s important to recognize not only our progress in furthering equality efforts, but also the barriers LGBTQ people still face in fair and equal access to employment, housing, healthcare, and public accommodation.
‘Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son’
Out in Print
When you were small, people said you looked just like your Dad. As you grew up, they said you had his sense of humor or his temper, you laughed alike, you walked alike.
Six percent of sexual minority adults in the U.S. identify as queer
Beyond the Carolinas
An estimated 6 percent of sexual minority adults in the U.S. identify as queer, according to a new study, entitled “Exploring the Q in LGBTQ: Demographic characteristic and sexuality of queer people in a U.S. representative sample of sexual minorities,” by the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.
Most Recent Articles
- Under the Covers with Rita Woods March 27, 2020The post Under the Covers with Rita Woods appeared first on Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Digital Branch.Landis Wade
- Comics for Mental Health March 26, 2020The post Comics for Mental Health appeared first on Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Digital Branch.Chantez Neymoss
- Charlotte Readers Podcast: Irene Blair Honeycutt March 24, 2020The post Charlotte Readers Podcast: Irene Blair Honeycutt appeared first on Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Digital Branch.Landis Wade
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