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Charlotte’s first drag restaurant, Boulevard 1820, is set to open in South End and it’s going to be fabulous!

Cartoonist Kevin Siers takes aim at President Trump’s delayed denunciation of racists.

In the early days following the passage of House Bill 2 (HB2), politicians across North Carolina and the nation becomes polarized in support or condemnation of the legislation. Now, two state officials on opposite ends of the HB2 spectrum clash once again — this time over the ban on transgender military service announced in a series of Trump tweets.

South Carolina’s Brandon James, whose drag alter ego is Princess Onya, has come under attack by city council members and religious groups after a story broke about his attempts to bring Drag Queen Storytime to the Queen City, the Charlotte Pride Interfaith Service, “Celebrating the Power of Love,” will be held on Aug. 20, Flourish 2017: A Celebration of LGBTQ Arts + Culture will be held on Aug. 26, the 21st Annual Mass of Welcome for the LGBTQ Community will be held on Aug. 23, The League of Women Voters of Charlotte/Mecklenburg will welcome the community to its Women’s Equality Day celebration on Aug. 25, Time Out Youth Center’s Makaila a.k.a. Soulfloetry, recipient of last year’s Tonda Taylor Scholarship, has released her music video on YouTube and Duke Energy was the recipient of the Edison Electric Institute’s Excellence Award for 2017 for its efforts to improve business diversity and inclusion.

During the last weekend of July, East Carolina University hosted the 2017 Console-ing Passions: International Conference on Television, Video, Audio, New Media and Feminism that educated participants on the two-way relationship between the media and culture and gender identity, the Reflector reported.

Metropolitan Community Church of Winston-Salem will hold its 23rd Annual Anniversary/Homecoming service on Sept. 10, 11 a.m., at 4105 Patsy Dr.

Ryan Butler has tendered his resignation as president of LGBT Democrats of North Carolina in order to join his husband, Chris Sgro, who has taken a position with the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, D.C.

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams has announced that it has appointed three-time Emmy nominated TV Producer Samantha Jacobson as vice president of public relations and special events. She will be based out of New York, N.Y.

A new billboard campaign produced and sponsored by the Alliance For Full Acceptance is stirring up a lot of controversy in the Lowcountry, Affinity Health Center will hold its National Health Center Week festivities during the week of Aug. 13-19, Grand Strand Pride 2017 will be held from Aug. 24-27, The Post and Courier reported on July 26 that the state’s domestic violence law protects same-sex relationships as determined by a S.C. Supreme Court split ruling and SC Equality has been spending time fostering friendships with legislative members in order to change hearts and minds, but the organization says that there is more that they need to do now

North Carolina Entertainer of the Year (NC EOY) state system celebrated historic wins and achievements after a five-day national pageant from July 24-29, 2017 at the C2 Event Venue.

The “Gender-Inclusive Housing: Benchmarking the Policies and Practices of Peer Institution and Identifying the Needs of Transgender, Genderqueer, and Gender Non-Conforming Students in University Housing” research study is now in its final analysis stage at North Carolina State University’s GLBT Center and University Housing.

Pop artist Kesha released her new album, “Rainbow,” on Aug. 11 and each new song carries a theme about life’s challenges in today’s world.

Quick hits for across the globe for 08.11.17.

Online access immortalizes local LGBTQ history – and the project is still growing.

Organizers rebranded as “N.C. Pride @ Night” from Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Oct. 1, canceling this year’s parade.

One of the South’s largest film festivals returns for year 22 to award and display outstanding LGBTQ films

According to police, Ralayzia Taylor performed oral sex on a 15-year-old boy who later joined his sister and her boyfriend in attacking Taylor with a hatchet.

LaWana Mayfield comes under fire for travel spending, responds in statement

National pro-LGBTQ non-profit the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) was inspired by its own influence in partnership with Equality North Carolina (ENC) in the 2016 gubernatorial race. The immense grassroots effort coordinated through the two organizations raised public ire for former Gov. Pat McCrory’s staunch defense of House Bill 2 (HB2), the notoriously transphobic “bathroom bill.”

Rev. Dr. Nancy Ledins, 84, died during the week of July 16 and was a member of Wedgewood Church, the Charlotte Pride Band will perform at the Charlotte Pride Festival and Parade on Aug. 26-27 and has extended an invitation to musicians to join them and The iconic Tony Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize recipient “Rent” will be making its Queen City run from Sept. 26-Oct. 1 at the Blumenthal Arts Belk Theatre.