Preserving LGBTQ+ History
While Charlotte’s Pride Festival and Parade — the largest annual parade in Charlotte and the largest LGBTQ+ pride event in the Carolinas — may be over, Pride season certainly is not. Pride celebrations in the two-state region extend all the way into November, presumably concluding with Matthews Pride in the Park in Stumptown Park on…
Our People: Tom Warshauer
Happily settled in Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood neighborhood is a guy who once asked for a hippopotamus for Christmas. Imagine his surprise when his nephew took the request to heart and sent him a giant stuffed hippo as a Christmas gift. Hopefully, the impact of that memorable present is something its recipient knows all too well…
PowerHouse Charlotte to close at end of September after 16 years of HIV support
After more than 16 years of providing free HIV and STD screenings, prevention services, community resources, and a safe and affirming space for young Black gay men, PowerHouse Charlotte will be closing as federal HIV prevention funding shifts away from directly funding community-based organizations. A program of Quality Comprehensive Health Center (QCHC) previously supported through…
Charlotte is called ‘The Queen City.’ Why?
Charlotte was once a place that required a resident to follow the name of the city with the words North Carolina if you wanted people to know where and what you were referring to. Not anymore. Now the city is a sprawling behemoth covering over 320 square miles with a population in the city proper…
Former Wells Fargo VP in Charlotte sues bank, claims age and LGBTQ discrimination
A former Wells Fargo executive is suing the bank in federal court in Charlotte, claiming discrimination and retaliation forced him into early retirement after almost 40 years with the bank. Robert Propst, a 63-year-old Rowan County resident, filed the civil lawsuit Aug. 10 in federal court for the Western District of North Carolina. Propst, who…
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The late Alan Greenspan, a financial powerhouse and federal chairman under four U.S. presidents, once famously said, “I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” Such is the language of national finance. Scott Bessent, Trump’s openly gay…
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Come as you are: Lexington Pride returns Aug. 29
In a city best known for barbecue and its furniture-making history, Lexington Pride is carving out space for something equally rooted in community: a place where LGBTQ+ people can show up, be themselves and know they belong. The Lexington Pride Festival returns Saturday, Aug. 29, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Breeden Insurance Amphitheater…
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July in full color: events across the Carolinas
Summer is in full swing across the Carolinas, and July offers plenty of opportunities to celebrate, connect and explore. From Charlotte Black Pride programming and cultural festivals to drag performances, live theater, poetry, concerts, gaming nights and civic conversations, organizations throughout North and South Carolina are continuing the season with events for nearly every interest.…
