Archive for the ‘Charlotte/Metro Area’ Category
Saturday, April 7th, 2007
Just in time for the protest at the Rowan County Board of Education in North Carolina, planned by the ACLU of North Carolina, a judge in Florida has ruled that gay-straight student organizations are not "sex-based" clubs and do not violate abstinence only education curricula.
From an ACLU press release:
Federal Judge ...
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Many of who you have followed my blog can certainly recall the times I have kept up with the controversy surrounding the prohibition of all gay-straight student organizations or other groups which would support LGBT students within the Rowan-Salisbury School System in North Carolina (see interstateq.com/?s=rowan+salisbury+gay-straight+alliance for past stories).
Last year ...
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Sunday, March 18th, 2007
Yeah, I forgot to post it. With all this Equality Ride stuff, I've just been way too busy. Here it is, as published on Tuesday, March 13, 2007:
Showing our strength
HRC Carolinas dinner shines bright
by Matt Hill Comer, Don't Ask (I'm Telling)
Issue date: 3/13/07 Section: Opinions
No amount of protest could stop ...
Posted in Charlotte, Charlotte/Metro Area, Civil Rights, College/University, Community Events, Don't Ask (I'm Telling), Greensboro, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, Religion, UNCG | No Comments »
Sunday, February 25th, 2007
Oh what a blast!
Jennifer Holliday, Leslie Jordan (pictured right, center stage), Amber, Joe Solmonese, and so many other folks just look fabulous on the stage!
I had so much fun last night at the Human Rights Campaign Carolinas Gala. With over 1500 attendees, the dinner was the largest HRC dinner in ...
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Friday, February 23rd, 2007
For an update on the happenings at the HRC Carolinas Gala see this update: HRC Carolinas Gala: Largest Dinner in the Nation
A few days ago, I posted an article, along with commentary from myself, concerning the week-long series of lectures being put on by the Charlotte, NC-based anti-gay, right-wing ...
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
For further information, please see this important update, including commentary from journalist Brent Childers, as well as commentary from me, regarding one of the series of "Coalition of Conscience" lectures put on as a protest of the Human Rights Campaign Carolinas Gala: Charlotte church leaders protest HRC: Gay agenda is ...
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Saturday, January 20th, 2007
The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Charlotte, North Carolina (www.gaycharlotte.com), according to an article published in the January 13, 2007, issue of Q-Notes, is facing financial woes after only five years of operation.
The Center, which opened its doors to great fanfare among the LGBT community across the state in ...
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Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
The Charlotte Observer (via Ed Cone) & an AP article from the Washington Blade brings us news that the 'gay penguin' book has been banned in schools in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina:
A picture book based on a true story about two male penguins that raise an adopted hatchling ...
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