BESSEMER CITY — A local congregation has split with the national Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) over the denomination’s stance on LGBT inclusion and clergy, The Gaston Gazette reported on Nov. 5. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church says the blessing of same-sex relationships goes against Scripture. The congregation has decided to stop financial contributions to […]
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Gloria Steinem in the Triangle Saturday
From NARAL-ProChoiceNC: The most recognizable and accomplished feminist thinker, writer, activist and lecturer of the past fifty years, Gloria Steinem, will be in Raleigh and Chapel Hill, November 7.
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Pro-LGBT majority for Charlotte council
CHARLOTTE — Voters ushered in a new era of local governance and politics on Tuesday, electing an historic 8-3 Democratic majority on city council and the city’s first Democratic mayor in nearly a quarter century. The leadership elected Tuesday is, perhaps, the most LGBT-friendly the city has ever seen. Get with the game Q-Notes‘s Oct. […]
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Anthony Foxx triumphs in Charlotte mayoral race
CHARLOTTE — A tight mayoral race in which both candidates spent more than $1 million dollars combined — a city record — ended in victory for Democrat Anthony Foxx on Tuesday evening. Foxx led fellow Charlotte City Council member and Republican candidate John Lassiter by 51.32 percent to 48.61 percent. Lassiter has conceded to Foxx. […]
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Progressive candidate wins Asheville council seat
Progressive candidates across North Carolina led in municipal elections on Tuesday with a key LGBT-friendly candidate claiming victory in Asheville. Among several other local races, Q-Notes paid close attention to city council races in Asheville and Durham. Asheville Citizen journalist/blogger-turned-politician Gordon Smith claimed second place in his campaign for an at-large seat on the Asheville […]
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Openly gay Kleinschmidt is next Chapel Hill mayor
A member of the Chapel Hill Town Council since 2001, Kleinschmidt will become the third openly gay man to hold mayoral office in the state.
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Southern Christmas Show: 20 gifts under $20
Yes, yes, yes. We know. You say it is way too soon to start talking about Christmas and the holidays. What you don’t know is that we started getting holiday-related press releases on gizmos and gadgets and gifts and God knows what else way back in July. Talk about holiday fatigue, right? Well, there’s nothing […]
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Hiding in Plain Sight: the Secret Life of Raymond Burr
“Hiding in Plain Sight: the Secret Life of Raymond Burr” by Michael Seth Starr c.2008, Applause $16.99 U.S. & Canada 266 pages, includes index Sometimes, you just want to run away, screaming. A stranger publicly divulges details of her love life. Your father gives you a blow-by-blow of his intestinal problems. A friend feels a […]
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My Diva: 65 Gay Men on the Women Who Inspire Them
“My Diva: 65 Gay Men on the Women Who Inspire Them” Edited by Michael Montlack c.2009, Terrace Books $24.95 / $29.95 Canada 304 pages You’re not a painter. You’ve never, in fact, had any desire to pick up a brush other than one for your hair. But still, the second you gazed upon that picture, […]
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Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood
“Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood” by Melissa Hart c.2009, Seal Press $16.95 / $21.50 Canada 276 pages You thought you knew everything. When you were a kid, knowledge came so easily. An answer to everything sat on your lips at all times and there was little anybody could tell you that you didn’t already have locked […]