Who’s Who: the next generation of LGBTQ+ Charlotte
Charlotte’s LGBTQ+ community is growing, evolving and finding new ways to create change. From artists and educators to health advocates, organizers and digital creators, a new generation of leaders is helping shape what that future looks like. Some are building community through storytelling and creativity. Others are expanding access to healthcare, challenging stigma or creating…
South Carolina celebrates with Grand Strand Pride
Grand Strand Pride will bring its Summer Pride celebration to Myrtle Beach on June…
A hostile LGBTQ+ environment is bad for business
For the fourth consecutive year, the State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index has recorded a…
Elected Ohio official led effort to remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center
U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty successfully led a legal challenge that resulted in the removal…
Searching for a bathroom?
On May 15 of this year, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster (R) signed into…
Ronda, North Carolina proclamation officially rejects Pride month
Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Reece of Ronda, North Carolina officially signed a proclamation ostracizing…
lgbtq+ inventors
Intelligence, capability and creativity: LGBTQ+ inventors who have changed our world
The history of innovation is often told through patents, discoveries and technological breakthroughs, but behind many of those achievements are LGBTQ+ pioneers whose contributions helped shape the modern world. From computing and internet technology to medicine, chemistry, satellite communication and biotechnology, these innovators transformed how people live, communicate and understand the world around them. Among…
ARTS AND CULTURE
Summer in full color: June events across the Carolinas
Summer is officially underway across the Carolinas, and June is packed with opportunities to connect, celebrate and explore. From Juneteenth festivals and community wellness events to drag performances, concerts, storytelling nights and outdoor gatherings, organizations across the region are launching a season filled with art, culture and community. While Pride celebrations remain a major part…
living abroad
The Donald Dash: living abroad can offer challenges you don’t expect
A lot of people want to leave the United States for a number of different reasons. Those motivational factors include the embarrassment of Donald Trump and his polarizing, extremist political behavior (no reason to beat around the bush, it actually has a name: “The Donald Dash”), discrimination, cost of living, lack of access to obtainable…
QNOTES HISTORY
40 Years of Qnotes Coverage
As a newspaper, Qnotes has served Charlotte for 40 years. In this edition we’ve collected here some of the most significant stories that have appeared on our pages and online during that time. There are more, so many more. We tried to keep it to one big story a year. And we did, mostly. Although…
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The problem isn’t being LGBTQ+
Fun for June: let’s go to Ronda, NC for ‘Faith, Family and Freedom Month’
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