News Briefs for 09.20.19
Beyond the Carolinas
News from across the globe for 09.20.19.
Pride fests dot the Carolinas
Carolinas News Notes
As Pride Month is extended from June into September in the Carolinas, several towns and cities are gearing up to celebrate the lives of LGBTQ individuals. Not only that, visitors can enjoy these environs as a getaway while the weather is still on the warm side.
Second black trans woman murdered
Carolinas News Notes
The Alliance For Full Acceptance (AFFA) is “sounding the alarm,” saying that “we are in an absolute state of emergency for black transgender women.
S.C. welcomes black Pride
Carolinas News Notes
The 14th Annual South Carolina Black Gay Pride, “Speak Now!!!,” will be held from Aug. 22-25 at several venues across the capital city.
AFFA responds to Stuckey murder
Carolinas News Notes
The Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA) has responded to the murder of Denali Berries Stuckey, a local transgender woman, on July 20. AFFA, Charleston Pride, We Are Family, Charleston Area Transgender Support, Charleston Black Pride, SC Equality and other community leaders organized a vigil in Stuckey’s memory on July 22 at the Equality Hub space.
Sarah Palin says I’m fat
Health & Wellness: Exercising My Demons
My very first therapist liked the theories of Jung. As such, my councilor brought my attention to the idea that we all have a source of darker energy within us. That makes perfect sense to me.
Gay bingo moves to convention center
Carolinas News Notes
Gay Bingo, a major summertime fundraising event to support Palmetto Community Care (PCC), returns in August at a new venue, the Charleston Convention Center.
Four years of gay marriage
Strong Commitments and Fragile Gains
On the matter of divorce, LGBTQ Americans are more likely to grapple with legal confusion and lack of precedent regarding same-sex divorces than outright discrimination.
