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Longtime LGBTQ and marriage equality advocate Pearl Berlin passed on May 17, 2018. She was 93 years old.

A larger survey of some 24,000 college students, found that one out of four women and one out of eight men whose last “hookup” was with a same-sex partner also said they identified their sexual orientation as straight.

Cathy Bessant is the 2018 recipient of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Distinguished Service Award.

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.

Lea Michele and Darren Criss are Carolina bound, Stan Kimer received the LGBTQIA Alum of the Year Award from Georgia Institute of Technology, Triangle Empowerment Center will hold its Power of Love cocktails and couture event on June 9 and Durham County Library’s Adult and Humanities Programming will present The Human Library-Durham on June 2.

Womansong will perform its “We Are One” concert celebrating unity within diversity on June 1-2.

Lowcountry AIDS Services has rebranded itself and is now known as Palmetto Community Care.

Equality North Carolina will hold it Day of Advocacy on June 19 and NC AIDS Action Network has released a statement praising Gov. Roy Cooper’s 2018-2019 budget.

The Camp Pride Leadership Academy and LGBTQ Advisor Academy will be held from July 18-22 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

GLAAD announced at its 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Rising Stars Luncheon that CBS’ “Survivor: Game Changers” received the GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Reality Program category.

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Just weeks after Charlotte councilwoman LaWana Mayfield ignited controversy for supporting a 9/11 conspiracy theory, she is on the defense for a tweet likening law enforcement officers to terrorists.

The Southern Province of the Moravian Church in North America has approved new rules allowing for the marriage of LGBTQ clergy and of LGBTQ church members.

Hundreds gathered on a beautiful, but warm Saturday morning this past weekend to remember those lost to the AIDS epidemic, raise hopes for survivors and raise funds for RAIN, the city’s largest AIDS service organization.

Looking to get out and about on yet another beautiful Charlotte weekend? Your social calendar will be brimming with activities before heading out to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday!

Pat McCrory bemoans lack of white ‘diversity’ in local politics, and social media spared him no mercy…

Tuesday’s primary election saw several victories and upsets across the area, as voters cast their ballots to return some incumbents to office and elect several newcomers to important seats in the legislature and locally.

Offices up and down the ballot being up for grabs in an unusual, highly competitive campaign season. One national outlet says some N.C. congressional races will be important.

Organizers of the annual Out! Raleigh festival say they had their biggest event in history on Saturday, May 5, as some 62,000 people strolled up and down Fayetteville St. in downtown Raleigh for the event raising funds for the city’s LGBT Center.

The Reel Out Charlotte film festival is being held from May 16-20, the Charlotte Lesbian and Gay Fund’s “Happening” is slated for May 16, Time Out Youth Center’s Platinum Gala follows on June 1, Charlotte Pride scholarship season is open and the Walk for AIDS took in over $45,000.