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A nationally-known Youtuber and conservative activist will join a statewide hate group for a rally protesting LGBTQ-inclusive and medically-accurate sex education in Uptown Charlotte Monday evening. 

iNSIDEoUT is holding its Twelfth Annual Awards Banquet and Gaiety, the 2018 Crape Myrtle Festival Host Party is being held Saturday, SAGE Raleigh has announced the date for its Triangle Expo for LGBTQ Aging Adults, Stan Kimer finished his U.S. Figure Skating’s 2017-2018 competitive adult series, Barton College’s Justice Lord celebrated a win with a cookie.

Today is National Transgender HIV Testing Day, which occurs annual each April 18. Get some quick facts and see where you can get tested at special events across the state today.

Several North Carolina groups are gearing up for a flurry of awareness and education events as next week’s National Transgender HIV Testing Day nears.

The Human Rights Campaign recently praised two dozen North Carolina hospitals as “Leaders in Healthcare Equality,” for their perfect 100 scores on the organization’s annual Healthcare Equality Index.

Duke Divinity School LGBTQ students are demanding justice, the Raleigh Business and Professional Network welcomes N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s LGBTQ Center will celebrate its 15th anniversary on April 14 and the We Are 1 Conference will be held in the Triangle.

The NC AIDS Action Network has announced that it will conduct regional advocacy trainings, ACLU of North Carolina will hold its annual meeting on May 20, Savannah Pride will hold its inaugural Mermaid Fest from March 23-24 and North Carolina AIDS Action Network has been awarded a grant.

Wendy May made history in the Tar Heel State by becoming the first transgender candidate to file for federal office, Raleigh resident Molly Stevens made a “The Voice” team and iNSIDEoUT has started another youth program.

Grayson Pittman, 27, has now been arrested 12 times since 2010.

Rev. Vance E. Haywood, Jr. will be installed as Imani Metropolitan Community Church pastor on Feb.24, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is presenting a speaker series, Chris Williamson, Barbara Higbie and Teresa Trull are heading to the Triangle, a bike riding fundraiser is being to support Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a seniors’ expo is slated and Ash Wednesday came this year with glitter infused ash.

Triangle Empowerment Center is readily and excitedly serving the LGBTQ community, providing necessary services to those who are unstable in finances and housing.

Fighting for equality and dealing with gross inequities in human society has been a hot subject from the distant past through today, and it will no doubt continue far into the future.

The Justice Theatre Project has mounted a production of “Bent,” the Triangle Gay Men’s Chorus kicks off their rehearsal and Spring concert season, Reconciling United Methodists are convening, Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle will speak at RBPN and the Red Ribbon Ball is coming up.

“No gay? No way!” say advocates, who are urging Amazon to avoid Raleigh and other regions in states that don’t protect LGBTQ people.

SAGE Raleigh is holding a Valentine’s dance and iNSIDEoUT is gearing up for its Fabufest.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the Equality Federation have rated Carolina cities and Reconciling United Methodists are holding their winter meeting.

The GLBT Center at North Carolina State University will celebrate a decade of serving the LGBTQ student population on Feb. 12.

The LGBT Center of Raleigh, 324 S. Harrington St., has announced several events that will be happening across the Triangle during January.

Republican Senate Leader Phil Berger said lawmakers plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the ruling and House Speaker Tim Moore vowed to appeal “to the highest court available.”

The North Carolina AIDS Action Network (NCAAN) has received a grant of $75,000 from the Elton John AIDS Foundation.