Save the Date to Save the Bartenders
Hunky Calendar Sales Provide Support to Local Bartenders
What distinguishes the Great Recession from the Pandemic? The former affected the rich, the latter is affecting the middle class and the poor.
Chamber Announces First Sustaining Corporate Partner
Carolinas News Notes
The Charlotte LGBT Chamber of Commerce announced that Sonoco has become their first Sustaining Corporate Partner.
Chamber Hires First CEO, Unveils Future Plan Path
Chad Turner Assumes Helm of Charlotte LGBT Chamber of Commerce
At the 2020 Annual Meeting the Charlotte LGBT Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 15, it was announced that after serving three terms as president, Chad Turner was unanimously selected as the chamber’s first staff member in the role of chief executive officer.
2021 Brings LGBTQ Folks Opportunities for Change
Op-Ed
With 2020 nearly behind us — and truly, the end can’t come soon enough for such an unspeakably awful year — I know that we’re all eager to turn the page and head into brighter times.
QNotes Receives $130,000 in Funding from Google GNI Innovation Challenge
Thirty-Four-Year-Old Pub to Launch Online Platform
In 2021, qnotes will launch qnotescarolinas.org as a new online platform to engage and involve the community in sharing those stories throughout the Carolinas. It will start with a news platform that is fed by current freelance reporters and the part-time staff of qnotes.
Allyship is Alive and Well
LGBTQ Support Mounts as Allies Emerge
Dating back to the Stonewall riots, allyship has been a vital component in the continued fight against the oppression, discrimination, social injustice and inequality plagued by the LGBTQ community. Simply put, an ally, also referred to as a straight ally to distinguish from other types of allyship, is someone who in some way supports LGBTQ people.
HRC, EFI Release 2020 Municipal Equality Index
Beyond the Carolinas
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Equality Federation Institute have recently released their Municipal Equality Index that touts a record-setting national average for localities who continue to lead the way on equality, “even in times of national crisis and absent state and federal leadership,” the organizations said.
Carolinas AIDS Service Organizations and Agencies
Providing a Vital Lifeline for Those Affected by HIV/AIDS
Back to Life, Positively 2020 Index… The Carolinas has a variety of community organizations, resources and services for those living with HIV/AIDS or those seeking to get involved in HIV/AIDS prevention, education and advocacy. In addition to these services, this year during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the following also provide novel coronavirus testing, …
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