Gay Charlotte and LGBTQ Carolina News, Arts & Entertainment
Across Mecklenburg County and North Carolina the upcoming primary on Sept. 10 will bring candidates one step closer to election and the square-off between Democrat Dan McCready and Republican Dan Bishop will leave one person victorious in securing the 9th District House of Representatives seat. McCready has secured endorsement from the Human Rights Campaign.
America’s leading companies and law firms are meeting strengthened criteria to meet the evolving needs of the LGBTQ community around the world, according to the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.
The Salisbury Pride Festival will be held on June 23, PFLAG Greensboro held its Carter Stroupe Memorial Scholarship Reception, the OUT at the Movies 9th annual Key West in Winston-Salem will take place on June 2 and Greensboro Area Health Education Center will host the Transgender Care Conference: Improving Care Across the Lifespan on June 8.
Looking to fill your social calendar this weekend? Great news… you’ll have plenty to do and see all across the region.
Salisbury Pride is hold a fundraising auction and OUT at the Movies is screening “Cakemaker.”
Six LGBTQ newcomers join those already representing the community in local and state government.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display in Greensboro, “Next to Normal” is being staged and Guilford Green goes Hawaiian for bingo.
The North Star LGBTQ Community Center, 930 Burke St., has announced that its director Rayce Lamb is stepping down, effective Oct. 8, the 2017 Greensboro Pride celebration will take place on Sept. 16, Guilford Green Foundation will hold its Bingo Under the Stars on Sept. 15, Winston Salem Theatre Alliance will hold auditions for its 2018 season on Oct. 28, One Step Further is searching the area for families with LGBTQ youth to volunteer for its pilot Family Factor Program and Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Salisbury/Rowan, along with its Scholarships Advisory Committee, have announced the winners of its annual scholarship awards.
The Delhaize Group has been ranked #10 on the DiversityInc 2017 Top 11 Companies for Progress, OUT at the Movies is bringing a little bit of Key West to the Carolinas, PFLAG Greensboro has announced the recipients of its 2017 Carter Stroupe Memorial Scholarship, and the North Star LGBTQ Community Center has named its Kevin Jennings awardees.
