When hope feels out of reach
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about the circumstances that can contribute to suicidal thoughts and behaviors. For LGBTQ+ people in particular, challenges such as depression, isolation, hopelessness, discrimination and lack of support can be further compounded by the communities and environments in which they live. The problem and its…
The story of Dolly Parton and trans man Jason Pirro
In the week or so since Dolly Parton’s death, stories about the country music…
The search for an LGBTQ-friendly college remains difficult
For nearly two decades, LGBTQ+ students looking for a college could turn to the…
SC Senate candidate Darline Graham has no time for gender-affirming healthcare
Late South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham, defeated Rep. Ralph Norman…
Greensboro Pride prepares for its first parade
For years, people kept asking the same question: Why doesn’t Greensboro Pride have a…
Charlotte-area drag brunch canceled
A sold-out drag brunch fundraiser planned for Eleven Lakes Brewing in Cornelius was canceled…
history
Preserving LGBTQ+ History
While Charlotte’s Pride Festival and Parade — the largest annual parade in Charlotte and the largest LGBTQ+ pride event in the Carolinas — may be over, Pride season certainly is not. Pride celebrations in the two-state region extend all the way into November, presumably concluding with Matthews Pride in the Park in Stumptown Park on…
culture & politics
Remembering Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem, the journalist and feminist icon who helped define the modern American women’s movement, died September 2 at age 92 at her home in New York City, Gloria’s Foundation announced. She died “peacefully … surrounded by some of the many who loved her,” the foundation said. No cause of death and no specific time…
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Greensboro Pride celebrates 20 years
Twenty years ago, Greensboro Pride was a much smaller affair. According to historic information published by IMPAQT GSO, the nonprofit behind the annual celebration, the first Triad Pride Festival welcomed about 400 people and six vendors to Festival Park — now LeBauer Park — in downtown Greensboro in 2006. This September, organizers are preparing for…
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Charlotte is called ‘The Queen City.’ Why?
Charlotte was once a place that required a resident to follow the name of the city with the words North Carolina if you wanted people to know where and what you were referring to. Not anymore. Now the city is a sprawling behemoth covering over 320 square miles with a population in the city proper…
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