Queering the Dream
Op-Ed
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision upheld the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program.
Virtual Vacations and Travel Tips for the Ages
Queer Travelogue: Arm Chair Jaunts Across the Globe During COVID-19
There has never been a better time to plan your future travels. Even if you don’t go there, it is still fun to read about what is going on in other cities. Especially while you are sitting at home during COVID-19 self-isolation orders.
Gay Tropical Bargain
Queer Travelogue: Your Puerto Vallarta Vacation
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is the premiere LGBTQ resort town in North America, and winter is a perfect time to visit. It’s the dry season, and temperatures are in the low to mid-80s every day.
Actor Mark Patton: Living with HIV Is About ‘More Than Taking Medication’
‘Nightmare On Elm Street 2’ Star Mark Patton Opens Up About Surviving The Real-Life Horrors That Inspired His New Documentary ‘Scream, Queen,’ How Sharing Stories Can Help Us Heal, And Why We Need To Rethink Our Approach To HIV Care.
Mark Patton may be best known for his role as Jesse Walsh in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge,” but to many fans he’s much more than the face of a character who once fought Freddy Krueger on the big screen. He’s also a hero who’s faced down horrors of a different kind in the real world.
Immigrants in the Queen City
qnotes spoke with one gay Charlotte man qnotes will call Carlos to safeguard his undocumented status. He said that Donald Trump was wrong. “It’s not good that they see it that way,” Carlos said that immigrants who did commit crimes made it worse for the community.
Public opinion survey data released
Beyond the Carolinas
The NC AIDS Action Network (NCAAN), Latino Commission on AIDS (LCA) and Southern AIDS Coalition released new results of a public opinion survey data from seven southern states showing strong support for public policies to combat HIV. NCAAN and LCA presented the results of the survey at the 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science in late July.
The ‘real’ Mexico? Here are 10 visions of it that ‘reveal and detonate’ in Charlotte
This is the first time the exhibition has been shown in the United States
Some of the work focuses on the celebration of the LGBTQ community.
Disaster relief for LGBTQ community, centers crucial to efforts to assist those they serve
Beyond the Carolinas
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