Parental rights at risk
If you are not the biological parent of the child you and your same sex spouse had together and you haven’t done an adoption, you are at risk, even if you are on the birth certificate. Although not a North Carolina case, look up Oklahoma Wilson and Williams v Vaughn. It is heartbreaking. A similar…
Charlotte Pride looks toward community for 2026
The Queen City’s largest event – Charlotte Pride – is less than a month away. Like other Pride parades, the annual celebration is looking beyond corporate sponsorship for aid. “Our focus for 2026 is intentional optimization and community-centric value,” explains John Walton-Tate, the Charlotte Pride director of operations and finance.. “The layout and energy this…
Huntersville venue declines to wed same-sex couple
Eliza Lieberman and her partner Brooke Rhodes proposed to each other the morning of July 19, at the same time, under the cloudy skies of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The pair met two years earlier via TikTok and arranged to hang out in person when they discovered they both lived in Charlotte. Right away, it…
Moral Monday leader, activists arrested in U.S. Senate building
Bishop William Barber and a group of faith leaders were arrested in Washington, D.C., Monday, June 3, following a demonstration inside the Hart Senate Office Building. Barber and the activists were attempting to meet with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), to voice their opposition to voter suppression and the SAVE America Act. Earlier in…
Qnotes launches ‘The Q by QnotesCarolinas’
For more than 40 years, Qnotes has covered the stories shaping LGBTQ+ communities across Charlotte and the Carolinas. Starting in August, the organization will bring those stories to audiences in a new way. The launch marks Qnotes’ first regularly produced show, expanding the organization’s journalism beyond its website, newsletters and social media to reach audiences…
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