Gay Charlotte and LGBTQ Carolina News, Arts & Entertainment
The iconic gay musical “Falsettos” is finishing its 2019 revival tour in Charlotte at the end of this month … qnotes got a chance to reach out and talk to actor Nick Adams, one of the male leads of “Falsettos” who plays the role of Whizzer, and to discuss what “Falsettos” (which originally appeared on Broadway in 1992) has to offer audiences today.
In 1984, when Greg Brafford became part-owner of O’leens, one of Charlotte, N.C.’s most storied gay bars, the city was not far removed from the time when “suspected homosexuals” would be arrested in Freedom Park and have their names featured on the front page of The Charlotte Observer.
A report published in The Lancet medical journal is stating that the risk of passing on the HIV virus is eliminated by effective drug treatment
LGBTQ citizens’ access to healthcare just got a little more tenuous based in the so called “Denial of Care Rule,” which basically allows anyone who expresses a moral or religious objection to deny treating LGBTQ individuals, those living with HIV/AIDS and women seeking reproductive care.
The 23rd Annual AIDS Walk Charlotte will be held on May 4 in Uptown Charlotte at the Wells Fargo Plaza & Atrium. Considered one of the largest HIV awareness and fundraising events in the Carolinas, it is expected to draw upwards of 1,300 participants.
On April 25, Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) will hold its largest annual fundraising event, Dining Our for Life (DOLF) which benefits HIV prevention and care.
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.
The NC HIV & AIDS Advocacy Day was held on March 12 in Raleigh, N.C. where patients, healthcare providers, community leaders, and advocates gathered for HIV Speaks on Jones Street 2019.
