Outer Banks Pridefest celebrates 15 years
Outer Banks Pridefest is celebrating 15 years of Pride on the beach with a weekend of drag, live music and LGBTQ+ community Sept. 11–13. The weekend begins Friday, Sept. 11, with the Out at Sea Sunset Cruise aboard the Crystal Dawn. The cruise departs Pirate’s Cove Marina at 5 p.m. for a two-hour trip around…
Salisbury Pride to ‘Exist, Resist, Persist’ at September festival
Salisbury Pride returns to downtown Salisbury September 12 with a message organizers say is both a call to action and a promise to the LGBTQ+ community: “Exist, Resist, Persist.” The annual festival will take over Bell Tower Green from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a day of entertainment, community and Pride. This year’s theme…
Our People: Qnotes’ podcast cohost Vanna Vanity is Nic Booher
Charlotte resident Nic Booher is a multi-talented creative individual whose fabulous alter ego, Vanna Vanity, brings personality, energy and plenty of smiles to stages and dance floors alike. Whether co-hosting Qnotes’ monthly podcast “The Q by QnotesCarolinas,” commanding the room from a DJ booth or captivating an audience with drag performance, Booher has carved out…
Dr. Everton Blair sworn in as Georgia’s first openly gay member of Congress
As a result of the special election runoff following the passing of the late U.S. Rep. David Scott on April 22 of this year, Dr. Blair Everton Jr. has won a seat in Congress representing Georgia’s 13th Congressional District. Everton’s victory against the daughter of the former representative, Marcye Scott, marks a significant election in…
Hunter Biden jokes about his sexuality and running for president
Hunter Biden says he’s a little bit gay. How little? Apparently, somewhere around 48 percent. The former first son made the comment during an August interview with political commentator Luke Beasley, who told Biden that he is gay before turning the question around. “Are you gay?” Beasley asked. “Only a little bit,” Biden replied. When…
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