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Transgender Charlotte student nominated for homecoming king A 17-year-old transgender senior at East Mecklenburg High School has been nominated by his peers to run for homecoming king. The winner — whoever raises the most money for an international charity — will be crowned this Friday at East Meck’s homecoming basketball game. Read the whole story...
Our Jan. 31-Feb. 13 print edition is out on newsstands and online now! QNotes delves into all things sex in our annual Love & Lust: 2014 Sex Issue, exploring what it means to be body-positive and sex-positive. With, community members baring their hearts, minds and bodies to raise awareness, in-depth discussion and commentary, and more. Plus: Rev. Brendan Boone of Raleigh's St. John's MCC and more.
QNotes features profiles on local African-American LGBT nightlife leaders and business owners. Plus, upcoming events galore, including Andrea Gibson's visit to Charlotte. In news, a local Senate candidate is endorsed by a national hate group. And, get to know new Charlotte Business Guild President Chad Sevearance! Read more online today! Browse all Jan. 17 print edition content.
It's a HAPPY NEW YEAR from QNotes, as our Jan. 3-16 print edition hits newsstands and our website. We're getting fit for a new year with great tips from the local area's hippest personal trainers, Petro Martynyuk, Britney Greenwood and John Magers. Plus, great expert advice from a weight-loss specialist and so much more! Read all of our great new year content online today!
Pictured: Voronezh gay rights activist Pavel Lebedev, who was assaulted during a protest he organized in January. His attacker was found guilty of assault, but sentencing was constantly postponed. Voronezh is a Russian sister city to Charlotte. The Queen City found itself on the global LGBT equality stage following the Voronezh incident and Russia's increasing legal crackdown on LGBT people. Read more about that and our other top stories of 2013...
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Remember the Harlem Shake?! It was the most searched internet meme in 2013. Above, students at UNC-Charlotte's version. See more top internet searches in QNotes' special 2013 Year in Review recap.
What were QNotes' most popular and most-read stories online? One of them was none other than the hilarious and smile-generating locker-room twerking vid from an NC State baseball player which went viral earlier this year. Plus, some really powerful, moving and important stories. Take a trip back down memory lane with our most-read online stories of 2013.
It is QNotes' last print edition of 2013, and we're out on newsstands and online with our annual Year in Review! Including, our 2013 People of the Year: Patsy Kinsey, LaWana Mayfield and Billy Maddalon.
Our last issue if the year starts hitting stands tonight and online tomorrow! Featuring our 2013 People of the Year and our 2013 Year in Review! Pick one up or visit goqnotes.com #lgbt #charlottenc #clt (at QNotes)
Congrats New Mexico on marriage equality!!!
Associate Pastor Michael White of Gainsville Baptist Church in Lincoln County, N.C., proving you don't have to be a jerk even if you believe homosexuality is a sin. In response to: "Advocates, school staff respond to anti-gay threats at Lincoln Co. school" ... Read more...
Dr. Cale Sains, principal of West Lincoln High School in Lincoln County, N.C., responding to anti-gay threats, harassment and graffiti at his school. Read more: "Advocates, school staffers respond to anti-gay threats at Lincoln Co. school"
DOMA plaintiff and gay rights hero Edie Windsor took third place in TIME magazine’s Person of the Year poll. Personally, I think she deserved the top title way more than Pope Francis, but it’s still exciting to see an LGBT activist featured so prominently. You go, girl. (via the Huffington Post Gay Voices)
After a whirlwind of a year in which the LGBT community, both locally and nationally, saw progress like never before, QNotes staff is feeling a bit like Harry. But, our exhaustion is one of joy! Stay tuned for our last print edition of the year and our 2013 Year in Review, out on newsstands and online this Friday!
In the early 90s, Southern restaurant chain Cracker Barrel drew criticism from gay-rights activists for firing openly gay employees under a policy that required workers to display
