From Q-Notes, Carolinas’ multimedia LGBT news source (May 31 issue)
Pride: Not just for state capitals anymore
Festivals popping up in locales across the Carolinas
by Matt Comer | May 31st, 2008
In 1981, gay and transgender North Carolinians celebrated their “day out” at the first statewide NC Pride festival in Durham. The same year, Charlotte had its first [...]
From Q-Notes, Carolinas’ multimedia LGBT news source (May 31 issue)
Male rape victim shares his story
Part One of this two-part series details the alleged crime
by Matt Comer and David Stout | May 31st, 2008
The U.S. Justice Department says one in every 10 rape victims is male. According to a national study, about three percent of American [...]
From Q-Notes, Carolinas’ multimedia LGBT news source (May 31 issue):
Former ART leader arrested for embezzlement
Triad group looking into any potential improprieties
by Matt Comer | May 31st, 2008
Photo Credit: N.C. Department of Revenue
For 20 years, Alternative Resources of the Triad (ART) has been a fixture in Triad-area LGBT organizing, support and education. Founded in 1988 by [...]
A N.C. House committee has given their tentative approval to a new specialty license plate. A portion of the new “Choose Life” (as in “pro-life,” anti-abortion) tag’s proceeds would be donated to crisis pregnancy (i.e. anti-abortion) care centers.
Planned Parenthood speaks (h/t CapBlog):
Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina spokeswoman Paige Johnson said her group opposes the [...]
The News & Record’s Mark Binker and CapBlog tip us off to this amazingly hilarious tale from N.C. Sen. Stan Bingham (R-Davidson).
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In a campaign modeled after the 2006 Soulforce Right to Serve Campaign (I was the Greensboro City Organizer for the Soulforce action), students from Harvard University have set out upon their journey toward creating discussion and bringing attention to the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” gay ban of the U.S. Military.
They’ve already hit their first [...]
The American Family Association’s OneNewsNow.com recently ran an article titled “Schools out forever… for NC illegals.”
The article profiles Americans for Legal Immigration PAC or ALIPAC. The group is “commending” N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper for his ruling that illegal immigrants cannot enroll in state community colleges.
It is already known that the American Family Association has [...]
The controversy of Irmo High School (Irmo, S.C.) principal Eddie Walker and his resignation (effective June 2009) over the formation of a gay-straight alliance has highlighted divergent opinions and points of views within the queer community.
The Rev. David Gillespie, a queer pastor who writes as “The Queer Heretic,” has come out disagreeing with activists who [...]
John Worth Johnson (Credit: N.C. Department of Revenue)
As reported by Q-Notes, John Johnson, a former board member and officer of Alternative Resources of the Triad/OutGreensboro.com, was charged with embezzling North Carolina state and Guilford County sales tax this week:
John Worth Johnson, 38, formerly of 111 W. Washington Street, was originally arrested last week by Myrtle [...]
Marriage equality matters to many readers of InterstateQ I imagine. “Democrats are for LGBT rights, Republicans are against them” seems to be the generally accepted view of American politics, but after listening to the views of the presidential front runners, I can’t help but notice they sound rather similar to one another. That’s [...]
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