Gay Charlotte and LGBTQ Carolina News, Arts & Entertainment
From the vindication of “Patient Zero” to the discovery of an antibody that neutralizes 98 percent of HIV strains, 2016 ushered in significant breakthroughs in HIV research. HIV has reached every corner of the country and continues to affect 1.2 million Americans.
The evolution of the way we describe ourselves took another turn recently when GLAAD recommended that media organizations add Q to the acronym LGBT.
The Charlotte Chapter of Jack and Jill Senior Teens has slated a LGBT-welcoming luncheon, a drag benefit will be held for Time Out Youth Center, the Charlotte Pride Band has announced its new season and concert and New Life MCC’s Pastor Dawn Flynn will be ordained.
Democrat Christopher Cano is running for U.S. House of Representatives for the 9th District, Time Out Youth Center is hiring, the Charlotte Lesbian and Gay Fund has announced it’s upcoming grant cycle, songwriter and activist Lara Americo has released an EP and Dan Shoemaker has stepped down as the Actor’s Theatre’s executive director.
The Triad Pride Men’s Chorus has announced its new season and the addition of a women’s chorus and the North Star LGBTQ Community Center is hosting an arts series.
Our Voice rape crisis center has announced a collaboration with the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, AARP is holding a senior seminar, Flat Rock/Hendersonville PFLAG has received a grant and SisterCare’s president Cindy Moors has resigned.
The Coastal Business Guild will hold its Grand Strand Pride Holiday Dinner Party on Dec. 2, 6 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront at Surfside Beach, 1601 N. Ocean Blvd., in Surfside Beach, S.C.
Lennie Gerber and Pearl Berlin were featured in election campaign videos and MCC is holding a church gathering in North Carolina.
Three longstanding LGBTQ legal activists will be honored by the American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity with its fifth annual Stonewall Award during a ceremony on Feb. 4, 2017, at the association’s mid-year meeting in Miami, Fla.
Since arriving on the scene, Jason and deMarco, full names Jason Warner and deMarco DeCiccio, have occupied a unique niche. As a gay couple performing contemporary Christian music, they haven’t always had the easiest path to walk within the industry.
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