Out in Print: ‘Holding Lightning: The Life, Loves, and Art of Whitney Houston’
Round and round they go in your head. Snippets of tunes, entire songs you loved decades ago, dance moves you copied and videos you never missed. Those things were essential to your youth, they were a soundtrack of your life, so read “Holding Lightning” by Emily Lordi and learn about the woman whose music you…
Out in Music: An interview with Conor Murphy of Smidley
Conor Murphy is the kind of artist who doesn’t want to limit his artistic output to one outlet. Perhaps best known for being in the St. Louis-based band, Foxing, Murphy exercises different musical muscles with his other band Smidley. This includes exploring his dance-floor options on the album “Murphy Horse” (Royal Mountain). Pressed on “Coke…
‘The Q’ explores who tells our stories for LGBTQ+ History Month
When we talk about LGBTQ+ history, it’s easy to think about the names, protests, court cases and political victories that made it into history books. But what about everything else? The photographs somebody kept for decades. The flyer from a queer bar that no longer exists. An old Pride program. A newspaper. A box of…
Charlotte Trans Health ‘Night Hits the Runway’ benefit a success
An enthusiastic and supportive crowd of LGBTQ+ community members and allies showed up Saturday, October 3, for “T.H.E. Night Hits the Runway,” a fundraising gala for Charlotte Trans Health (CTH). CTH Executive Director Holly Savoy told Qnotes the number of individuals in attendance was over 175 and their $100,000 fundraising goal was achieved. “It was…
Upcoming Sumter SC Pride festival faces opposition
The Sumter SC Pride Festival is set for October 17, 11 am to 3 pm, at the Heath Pavilion, located at the Swan Lake Iris Gardens. This year’s event will have a first: a drag show. That’s caused some negative response among a number of Sumter residents, especially members of some local churches. Sumter, home…
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