Archive for June, 2008
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
I'm bitter and outraged. Perhaps even a little radical. The Arizona Senate has broken all that America cherishes as our foundational principles and ideals. The federal government, charged with enforcing these ideals as embodied in the Constitution, is, of course, no where to be found.
Arizona, after soundly defeating a marriage ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Politics, United States | 4 Comments »
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Oh, my poor little InterstateQ. I've been neglectful, I know. Busy, busy days at work as we head into the Pride Charlotte festival on July 26, 2008. Our meeting tonight (or last night if you're going to be reading this Friday morning) marks/ed the one month to go point. There's ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
Casey will be absent for at least the summer as she is busy working for the Log Cabin Republicans in Washington, DC and I received my first of I'm sure many updates from her. LCR hosted a reception during the Texas Republican Convention to break bread (or pizza) with ...
Posted in Politics, Republican Party | 5 Comments »
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Rachael Ray talks with "Survivor" host about Todd Herzog, the openly gay, Mormon "Survivor" cast member.
In depth:
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
WFMY News 2 (Greensboro) did a wonderful story (video here) on my two good friends and mentors Gary Trowbridge and Frank Benedetti, a couple whose been together for decades. They are looking forward to a legal wedding in California. The state started legal marriages for same-sex couples yesterday at 5 ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, LGBT, LGBT Families, North Carolina, Religion, United States, Winston-Salem | 4 Comments »
Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Q-Notes June 14 issue contains an investigative piece on the Charlotte, N.C.-based Time Out Youth, written by staff writer Jack Kirven and Associate Editor David Stout.
Founded in 1991, Time Out Youth is an LGBT youth support, education and advocacy organization that serves teens and young adults ages 13-23. Their CEO, ...
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
The June 14 issue of Q-Notes contains an article on the California marriage decision and its possible impact (or, more likely, possible backlash) in the Carolinas.
Marriage gains are a two-edged sword
In 1970, two gay students at the University of Minnesota attempted to obtain a marriage license. When they were denied, ...
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
From the June 14 issue of Q-Notes, part two of a N.C. gay man's experience with rape and sexual assault, its aftermath and the ensuing community response (or lack thereof):
Male rape victim shares his story, Part Two
by Matt Comer & David Stout . Q-Notes staff
HICKORY — The first half of ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- A pastor at a Southern Baptist Church in Lewisville, N.C., a suburb of Winston-Salem, is one of six candidates for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Les Puryear, who worked as a telecom executive for 25 years, has been a pastor since 1996; this is his third ...
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