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.
Speaking Out: Cancer, Voting
Letters from the Editor
Voices from our readers…on fighting cancer and queering the vote.
Court Blocks Enforcement of Graham’s Protest Ban Ordinance
Carolinas News Notes
In response to a lawsuit and motion for a temporary restraining order filed on July 3 by civil rights groups, a federal judge granted a consent temporary restraining order on July 6 following an agreement reached by the City of Graham, the Alamance County Sheriff and plaintiffs.
‘It’s All Of Us Or None of Us’
Black LGBTQ Community’s Call To Action
Members of Charlotte Black Pride and representatives from nearly 40 other gay organizations gathered at Camp Northend to celebrate gay Pride with a call to action to the larger gay community — Black Lives Matter.
How Will You Show Up for This Moment?
Political Voices
After months of quarantine due to COVID-19 and weeks of protest against racialized oppression in this country, we received two wins from the Supreme Court of the United States that will be lifesaving for our communities.
LGBTQ Organizations Unite to Combat Racial Violence
More Than 100 LGBTQ+ Organizations Show Solidarity in Letter as Pride Month Began
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Those words, written over 30 years ago by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, remind us that indifference can never bridge the divide of hate. And, today, they should serve as a call to action to all of us, and to the Movement for LGBTQ equality.
Racial Discrimination and Violence Sparks a Revolution
Voices Speak Out Against Injustices
The world over, people are standing up in the fight against discrimination and social injustice after the death of many African-American individuals who were brought to their deaths by uncaring and racist people who used undue force against those whom they saw as unlike themselves.
Tom of Finland Turns 100
Late Artist had Massive Impact on American Gay Male Community
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Touko Valio Laaksonen, also known as Tom of Finland (TOF).
Nazis, fearing for their safety, cancel hate rally in Charlotte
The announcement came after notorious white supremacist Richard Spencer confirmed he'd no longer be speaking
Organizers responsible for the mayhem and death in Charlottesville planned to rally in Marshall Park with a torch march through uptown.
Counter demonstration against racism planned in Charlotte to oppose neo-Nazi rally
Both rallies are planned for Dec. 28 at Marshall Park in uptown
There is also an effort underway to raise money for “local anti-racist organizations for every white supremacist who comes to the Queen City.”
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