Concerns over non-profit management and regulation in North Carolina are being raised after a supposed “sex club” for men registered as a non-profit. The North Carolina Secretary of State has jumped into the fray.
Secretary Elaine Marshall says the state has no power to regulate non-profits, unless they receive state grants or other monies, and that [...]
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N.C. officials go after Raleigh male ’sex club’
Racist graffiti at NC State University
NC State will never live down its horrible reputation as the most backward, most hate-filled college campus in North Carolina. If they were located in South Carolina, their only competitor might be Bob Jones University.
In case you haven’t heard about it yet, four NC State students have admitted to painting violent, threatening and racist graffiti [...]
Montel & Trans issues; Duke father appears
ANNOUNCEMENT: Join Matt, InterstateQ.com readers and other community members for a community discussion, forum and general time of learning on trans issues at Tate Street Coffeehouse in Greensboro, NC, 6:00pm, September 16, 2007. More info here.
Lee Chauncey, the Duke University father who caused quite a bit of a stir in the transgender community after he [...]
Almost a year later, debate over NC State LGBT Center still rolling
Last fall students at NC State University became embroiled in a bitter dispute and campus debate over a proposal to create a center for LGBT students.
In numerous posts I profiled the anti-gay statements, some of them quite extreme in their verbally and physically violent nature, from a Facebook.com group named “Students against NCSU LGBT Center.”
Now, [...]
Trans Duke U. student moved out of campus dorm
ANNOUNCEMENT: Join Matt, InterstateQ.com readers and other community members for a community discussion, forum and general time of learning on trans issues at Tate Street Coffeehouse in Greensboro, NC, 6:00pm, September 16, 2007. More info here.
According to ABC 11 (Raleigh-Durham, NC), Duke University has moved a male-to-female, pre-operation transgender student out of a dormitory for [...]
NC State LGBT Programs advisor steps down
For two years, Sam Morris has diligently served the LGBT and straight allied student population at North Carolina State University. Through thick and thin, he has been there. As the Graduate Advisor for LGBT Programs, Morris has seen his share of controversy.
In Fall 2006, when the campus was abuzz with controversy over a proposed LGBT [...]
Gay evangelical Christians in NC
The New York Times has a wonderful little piece today, “Gay and Evangelical, Seeking Paths of Acceptance.”
The article profiles numerous gay evangelical Christians, many of which are from North Carolina or living in North Carolina now; the profile of Raleigh native Justin Lee, founder of GayChristian.net, is the focus of the article.
Here are the snippets:
Justin [...]
Pam creates a new ‘Blend’
Pam Spaulding, a good blogging buddy of mine here in North Carolina, has launched her “Blend 2.0″
Pam’s blog, Pam’s House Blend, has become a very popular and nationally well-respected LGBT and progressive blog. In 2005, she won the Weblog Award for Best LGBT Blog. She has been nominated again this year for the same award. [...]
Vernon Robinson is a man of moral values
If that isn’t the biggest line of B.S. I’ve ever heard I don’t know what is.
To me, honesty seems to be one of those “moral values” the far-right Republicans like Vernon Robinson always want to blabber about. I find it extremely hilarious that Mr. Moral Values of North Carolina is now forgetting completely about honesty [...]
NC Pride Festival Schedule Sept. 29 – Oct. 1
Schedule of Events for the NC Pride Festival:
Sources www.ncpride.org & Q-Notes
Friday, September 29
The Big Top Kick-Off Party – Magnus Events and Centaur present DJ Rob Harris in an event of gigantic proportions. An official release part for DJ Rob Harris’s new CD “Soakin Wet.” Three additional DJs spin in the three-ring Big Top 10 [...]
