Archive for March, 2008
Monday, March 31st, 2008
Following up on my most recent post, here's some more good gay media gossip.
PlanetOut, which has been sitting at the auction house for a while now, just lost a portion of its book distribution companies. A Queerty.com post and comment gives rise to the rumors that Regent Releasing (owner of ...
Posted in LGBT, Media, United States | 2 Comments »
Monday, March 31st, 2008
From Queerty.com:
This week, HX Media Creative Director Matt Farris, who just returned to the company last year after a seven year absence, was laid off.
In addition, The New York Blade will be appearing only every other week, so editor in chief Trenton Straube was reduced to half time. The head ...
Posted in LGBT, Media, New York, United States | 1 Comment »
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
NOTE: Please see addendum at bottom of this post.
The N.C. Education Lottery, and the way in which it was established by the State of North Carolina, will be the subject of a state Supreme Court case.
According to the Charlotte Observer, a N.C. Appellate Court ruled March 18 that the lottery ...
Posted in North Carolina, Politics, United States | 1 Comment »
Friday, March 28th, 2008
Gay author Rich Merritt ("Code of Conduct", "Secrets of a Gay Marine Porn Star") will take a "homecoming" tour through North and South Carolina this weekend.
His visit kicks off near Greenville, S.C. - his hometown - with a private noon luncheon function with members of Clemson's Gay-Straight Alliance.
Rich Merritt in ...
Posted in Community Events, LGBT, North Carolina, South Carolina, United States | No Comments »
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
My Editor's Note from the March 22 issue of Q-Notes, the leading LGBT news source of the Carolinas.
A plea for Scouting's true ideals
by Matt Comer . Editor, Q-Notes
In my last Editor’s Note (“Perry, Huckabee and the piss-me-off meter,” 3/8/2008), I wrote briefly about Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s new book, “On ...
Posted in Editorial | 5 Comments »
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
From the March 22 issue of Q-Notes, the leading LGBT news source of the Carolinas:
Rural gay youth struggle for acceptance
Close friendships provide strength against adversity
by Matt Comer . Q-Notes staff
When pondering North Carolina’s beautiful western mountains, most people will conjure up images of grand rolling hills, breathtaking views and the ...
Posted in Headlines | 2 Comments »
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
From the March 22 issue of Q-Notes, the leading LGBT news source of the Carolinas:
Gay man seeks Greenville Council seat
James Akers’ first test will be June primary
by Matt Comer . Q-Notes staff
GREENVILLE, S.C. — When James Akers moved into town three years ago, he never imagined that he’d embark on ...
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
From the March 22 issue of Q-Notes, the leading LGBT news source of the Carolinas:
Charlotte school board passes anti-bullying policy
LGBT students offered protection after heated debate
by Matt Comer . Q-Notes staff
CHARLOTTE — After more than two hours of public comment and an hour of heated debate, the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Board of ...
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
From the March 22 issue of Q-Notes, the leading source of LGBT news in the Carolinas:
UNC queer youth ready for Unity
Largest LGBT student gathering in South could draw 500 or more
by Matt Comer . Q-Notes staff
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Since 2001, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Alliance (GLBTSA) ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The wife of a conservative North Carolina state senator sponsoring an anti-gay, anti-family marriage amendment has penned a hate-filled, factually inaccurate opinion piece for the radical Right-wing Christian Action League website.
The piece, written by Mary Frances Forrester, the wife of Sen. James Forrester (R-Gaston County), was published ...
Posted in Anti-Gay Politicians Watch | 10 Comments »
