Greetings Qnotes readers.
On the cover of our latest print issue is legendary queer icon Margaret Cho. In our interview, she shares her thoughts on comedy, politics and her latest new music.
In other entertainment news, it is with a great sense of loss we report on the death of longtime LGBTQ ally, friend and R&B singer and composer Roberta Flack. Known for a huge catalog of hit tunes including “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” “Where is the Love,” “Killing Me Softly with His Song, “The Closer I Get to You” and “Making Love” (the theme song to the 1982 gay drama and romance film “Making Love”), Flack was 88.
On the national LGBTQ+ news front a new Gallup poll shows an increase in the number of people in the United States who identify as LGBTQ+. We also take a look at Richard Grennell, Donald Trump’s new gay appointee to lead the Kennedy Center of the Arts.
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we examine a selection of lesser known filmography you should know from some of the legendary divas of historic queer culture.
Here in our local community, we talk with two prominent leaders from in the nonprofit arts sector — Adam Pierce and Todd Smith — and the director of the Charlotte-based Reproductive Rights coalition, Alexandria Cardone.
Don’t forget, we’re always on the prowl for local topics to cover. If you’ve got an inside line on a story that needs to be told, contact us at editor@qnotescarolinas.com.
Sincerely,
David Aaron Moore
Senior Editor, Qnotes
ON OUR COVER
Her ‘Lucky’ days: an interview with Margaret Cho
The year has just begun, but 2025 is turning out to be a fantastic one for queer multi-hyphenate Margaret Cho. In January, Cho appeared on “Celebrity Jeopardy” where she left fellow contestants Rachel Brosnahan and Seth Green in her dust, winning more than $50k for her charity of choice, Friendly House, and advanced to the […]
REMEMBERING A FRIEND
Legendary singer and composer, Roberta Flack dead at 88
By Jonathan Golian
Roberta Flack, one of the most beloved R&B singers of the 1970s, died on Monday in Manhattan. She had just turned 88 this February. According to Suzanne Koga, her manager and friend, Flack died from cardiac arrest in route to a hospital. In 2022, Flack revealed that she had been […]
NATIONAL
Gallup poll finds nearly 1 in 10 in US identify as LGBTQ+
New polling released from Gallup shows that almost one in 10 adults in the U.S. […]
Who is Richard Grenell? A look at Trump’s interim Executive Director
Donald Trump, during the current administration and his previous term in office, has proven he […]
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FOR NATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH
Forgotten classic cinema you should know
A love of film and legendary divas has always been a part of queer culture. Some of these entertainers could dance and sing, while others could deliver a dramatic performance that might make you cry or a comedic punch that left you with abdominal pain from laughing so hard. And some of them could do […]
LOCAL
The love of art guides artistic leadership in our community
In years past, Charlotte’s creative arts scene seemed of little importance to the city’s power […]
The Reproductive Rights Coalition
In 1973, a landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, legalized abortion in the United […]
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