Mecklenburg County Commission Passes Non-Discrimination Resolution
Charlotte Ordinance to Follow
Mecklenburg County has passed the first non-discrimination resolution since House Bill 142 (HB142).
New Local LGBTQ Protections Could Set Up a Fight with the General Assembly
North Carolina Legislative Watch
During the week of Jan. 10, three towns in Orange County passed LGBTQ-inclusive non-discrimination ordinances, the first since a state ban on such local protections expired last month.
Domestic Violence Protective Orders Now Available by Law to Unmarried Same-Sex Couples
Legal Eagles
North Carolina finally realizes that while love is love, violence is also violence. In the filed opinion, M.E. v. T.J., the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled on Dec. 31, 2020 that unmarried same-sex couples can no longer be prevented from obtaining domestic violence protective orders.
COVID-19 Vaccine
Health & Wellness: Two Local Residents Volunteer for Testing
After only nine months there are already multiple potentially-viable vaccines available around the world to inoculate people against the novel coronavirus.
Governor Signs ‘Parents’ Day’ Proclamation
Carolinas News Notes
During the first week of December, Gov. Roy Cooper signed a proclamation declaring Dec. 6 as Gender Expansive Parents’ Day. Rep. Vernetta Alston’s office requested the proclamation to celebrate and acknowledge families in North Carolina with gender expansive parents.
Support for Doyenne
Charlotte Barbershop is Recipient of Human Rights Campaign and SHOWTIME’s Queer to Stay
The buzzing sound of clippers fills a small barbershop tucked away at Salon Plaza off Galleria Blvd. in Charlotte. Owners Alicia Phillips, who goes by Brown, and Sakinah Dunlap are all smiles and laughter behind their masks. These two women know how to make you feel at home.
Public Health Workers Stand Behind Contact Tracing
Community Care of North Carolina Launched an Army to Help Fight COVID-19 Spread
In April, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced the Carolina Community Tracing Collaborative. The partnership between Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC), the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) and NCDHHS was part of Gov. Roy Cooper’s initiative to slowly lift restrictions by focusing on testing, tracing and trends.
ENC, Others Release Endorsements
Election 2020: Races Heat Up in Attempt to Retain Seats and Recapture Conservative Ones
organizations across the U.S. and region — Equality North Carolina Action Fund PAC (ENCAFPAC), The Victory Fund (VF), Emily’s List (EL), Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Democracy for America (DA) and Replacements, Ltd. PAC (RLPAC) — have also made their selections and will be included in the endorsees list below.
Cool Globes
A new public art exhibition in Charlotte helps feed that need for art this fall, while also educating around an important global science issue. “Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet” features 35 globe sculptures, each sharing a simple way individuals or businesses can reduce climate change.
An Army of Equality Voters
How LGBTQ Organizations Have Mobilized the Community
In this issue of qnotes’ series on what LGBTQ organizations have done, and are doing, to mobilize people to vote, the publication takes a closer look at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).
QNotes is a proud partner of CJC.
Chapters in Series
Presented both in English & Spanish
Presentado tanto en inglés como en español
