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…
THRIVE Gala spotlights LGBTQ+ business leadership
The Carolinas LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual THRIVE Gala & Awards Ceremony…
Qnotes is celebrating 40 years as a newspaper
I am excited! It seems like just a few years ago when Robert Sheets…
Remembering the visionary behind Qnotes
Looking back over Charlotte’s LGBTQ+ cultural history, some names are remembered, honored and revered.…
‘Voter fraud’ in North Carolina is a fraud
Is voter fraud as rampant as folks on the right claim? Well, first let’s…
CLT GROUPS WITH KEY ANNIVERSARIES
Charlotte organizations celebrating milestones
As Qnotes celebrates 40 years of news reporting, storytelling, advocacy and community, we’re shining a spotlight on the organizations that have been doing the work right alongside us: lifting, serving and showing up for Charlotte’s LGBTQ+ community every single day. These milestone anniversaries aren’t just numbers to applaud, they’re powerful testaments to endurance, impact and…
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
The man behind the pages: Jim Yarbrough
Jim Yarbrough was born in Alabama and moved to Duluth, Ga., a small town north of Atlanta, at the age of nine. After high school, he worked in fast food and studied accounting. He would later take on a management training program in Roses Discount department stores. Moving around Georgia and South Carolina, he worked…
ARTS AND CULTURE
Reel Out: Highlighting us on the big screen
This year, Reel Out Charlotte (the Queen City’s Annual LGBT film festival) will kick off with a special opening event and free movie screening at Bar Argon on May 13, 2026 at 7 p.m. For this article, two Reel Out Charlotte organizers gave QNotes some additional insight into what this year’s film screening has to…
INVISIBLE HISTORIES
Finding pieces of the puzzle
Do you feel like you don’t know enough about LGBTQ history? If so, you are not alone. Access to the rich and complex history of the lives of LGBTQ people is mostly absent from our shared history in the United States, and it remains missing from our textbooks and archives. If you are asking yourself,…
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As Qnotes enters its 40th year, we are inviting readers to help carry this work forward. Qnotes is the only LGBTQ+ newsroom serving the Carolinas, and our reporting remains independent and community-centered because of reader support.
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