Archive for the ‘North Carolina’ Category
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
I usually don't do this, but this is an issue near and dear to my heart. Cross-posted from the day-job blog (InsideSource.Q-Notes.com)
A recent GOP mailer gay-baited State Sen. Kay Hagan and accused her of supporting gay marriage and allowing gay leaders in the Boy Scouts of America.
Obviously, the North Carolina ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Boy Scouts, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
The Durham Herald-Sun has endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory, who currently serves as the 13-year mayor of Charlotte.
Some of their reasoning (article here, registration required and full article at McCrory's campaign site):
McCrory is an anomaly, a Republican in Charlotte who has been getting re-elected for 13 years. To pull ...
Posted in Charlotte, Democratic Party, North Carolina, Politics, Republican Party, United States | No Comments »
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Yeah... a once Raleigh native told Washington, D.C.'s Metroweekly magazine that he felt safer in Raleigh, as well as in Boston:
At the same time, Mark Hayes, another local gay man, was finding himself similarly fed up. While Perry is a Washington native, Hayes came to the District about five years ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Hate Crimes, LGBT, North Carolina, Politics, Raleigh, United States | No Comments »
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
The Winston-Salem Journal, my lovely hometown newspaper, published a great column by John Railey. Interviewing an African-American minister, Railey's column delves into just some of the multitude of issues that make stopping HIV/AIDS difficult in black communities and in the black church:
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Health, LGBT, North Carolina, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, United States, Winston-Salem | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
The Charlotte Observer today published a front-pager on the new book edited by Mitchell Gold, featuring 40 stories of gay and lesbian people's ordeals growing up gay in America and their experiences in the church.
"CRISIS: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Charlotte, LGBT, Media, North Carolina, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 5 Comments »
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
From the day job blog...
For a man who still cries when he hears the national anthem, I’m livid someone would question my patriotism based solely on my sexual orientation and party affiliation. My 80-year-old, heterosexual, U.S. Marines WWII/Korean War veteran, Old South, Democratic grandpa would kick your ass if he ...
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
My regular readers already know I have a broad, broad range of political and social interests. Still, I hardly ever explore them at InterstateQ.com. I decided to break the mold this time.
Several papers across the state reported this past week on a new economic report recently released by the Milken ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
I am excited to be among the 40 contributors from around the nation who are working to announce the forth-coming release of our book, CRISIS, by Mitchell Gold.
CRISIS features my story of growing up in a conservative, fundamentalist Baptist faith community and home in Winston-Salem, N.C. Proceeds from the sell ...
Posted in LGBT, Media, North Carolina, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Well... "cult" probably isn't the right word, but it sounded good in the title, huh?
A more accurate title would have been, "Niece of MLK, veritable saint and Civil Rights martyr, promotes pseudo-hate group as uncle turns in grave."
I don't know why it took me so long to find this press ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Charlotte/Metro Area, Civil Rights, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
From The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.):
The abortion rights group NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina named a new executive director Monday.
Sean Kosofsky, a fellow with the Center for Progressive Leadership, succeeds Melissa Reed, who left the job in April.
Kosofsky served on the board of the Equality Federation, an advocacy group for ...
Posted in Health, LGBT, North Carolina, Raleigh, United States | No Comments »
