Never-repealed laws banning same-sex marriage and sexual activity a ticking time bomb in NC and elsewhere
Mecklenburg County confirms first case of monkeypox
Mecklenburg County Public Health has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the area, the county announced Monday, June 27.…
City of Charlotte Arts Board Awards $2.01M to Arts & Science Council
The City of Charlotte’s Arts and Culture Advisory Board awarded $2.01 million on June 21 to the Arts & Science Council (ASC) for…
SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade, Justice Thomas takes aim at LGBTQ rights
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right.…
arts & Culture
Crazy about ‘C.R.A.Z.Y.’
The late filmmaker Jean Jean-Marc Vallée, who died unexpectedly at 58 in December 2021, never saw his 2005 movie “C.R.A.Z.Y.” (Samuel Goldwyn Pictures) receive a general theatrical release in the States. This, despite being a hit at numerous regional LGBTQ film festivals, receiving multiple awards in Canada, having a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and…
parenting
Why I Make My Son’s Clothes
When you walk into a children’s clothing store, signs quickly alert you to which side of the store is for girls and which one is for boys. Like most parents of a son, I automatically walk to the “Boys” side. It is what I have been conditioned to do by societal norms. For decades, those…
charlotte
Choosing Who We Work With
The U.S. is likely headed into a recession. According to Robert Reich, former US secretary of labor, economist and columnist for The Guardian, new home construction has finally slowed, mortgage demand continues to decline, and the country’s largest and most influential retailers are reporting disappointing sales and profits. “The stock market is in bear territory.…
carolinas
Proud Boys enter Wilmington library during LGBTQ story time, parents say they felt unsafe
Parents who attended an LGBTQ-themed story time at a Wilmington, North Carolina public library say members of the Proud Boys protested outside and entered the building during the event to antagonize them. At around 5:30 p.m. June 21, around 10 parents and children gathered at the New Hanover County Public Library Pine Valley Branch to…
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