CHARLOTTE — As first reported on Q-Notes Online, a popular radio disc jockey was forced to issue written and on-air apologies after making anti-gay remarks on his show broadcast Apr. 15. CJ of 96.1 FM The BEAT made the remarks while discussing a reported kiss between openly gay gossip blogger Perez Hilton and pop star […]

BUNN, N.C. — Mary Helen Phelps, 43, calls herself a “reformed redneck.” Her journey toward accepting her female-to-male transgender son, Angel Collie, has taken her from valleys of worry and despair to mountain tops of joy and reconciliation. Phelps and her son will soon join Soulforce’s American Family Outing, a national event wherein families with […]

WINSTON-SALEM — The Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance’s production of the gay-popular musical “Naked Boys Singing” has been postponed after state officials with the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts (SECCA) told the company they could not produce the musical at SECCA’s performance venue. According to Alliance organizers, SECCA and N.C. Department of Cultural Resources officials gave the […]

CHARLOTTE — Two members of the city’s LGBT community allege that they were victims of police harassment and unfair profiling based on one’s gender-identity and expression. On the evening of Apr. 10, gay man Kevin Grooms, who writes for Q-Notes as “Miss Della,” and a transgender friend were stopped in their neighborhood by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New data has been released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee showing the U.S. Armed Forces loosened recruiting guidelines to allow entry to applicants with serious criminal histories, including sexual offenders, kidnappers and arsonists. The new data, which focused on the Army and Marine Corps, comes to light as the […]

Amity Pierce Buxton, Ph.D., is the founder of the Straight Spouse Network and author of ‘The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families.’ OAKLAND, Calif. — A non-profit organization that supports the heterosexual spouses and/or ex-spouses of LGBT people has released a position paper in support of legalizing same-sex […]

BOSTON, Mass. — The third annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day, when bloggers of all sexual orientations and gender identities come together and write in support of LGBT families, is June 2. Last year, over 150 bloggers took part in the event. Developed by LGBT-parenting site Mombian and sponsored by the Family Equality Council, Blogging […]

According to a new online study, gay and lesbian adults are more active in the blogosphere than their straight counterparts. Hmmm, wonder why? Gossip and drama and celebrity buzz? No, none of those could be the reason. Seriously, news and current event blogs actually ranked the highest among gay and lesbian adults surveyed, with pop […]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A coalition of 27 groups fighting for LGBT rights has called on Ventura County prosecutors to try 14-year-old Brandon McInerney in juvenile court, and not as an adult. McInerney has been charged as an adult in the Feb. 12 murder of his E.O. Green Middle School classmate, 15-year-old Lawrence King. Students […]

OMAHA, Neb. — Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) are welcoming a new member. Recently, Buddy G, the starring animated character of the show “Buddy G, My Two Moms and Me,” an animated cartoon series for children starring a character with same sex parents, joined the organization. “Buddy G is a perfect fit for […]