Greetings, and welcome to the year 2025. That sounds so futuristic, yet we’re not running from gorillas on horseback, galloping through the cosmos at the speed of light or even zipping around town in personal flight transportation. But who knows what the New Year might hold?
In our latest edition of Q weekly, we take a look back at those we lost in 2024, including family, friends and allies.
In Our People, we get to know North Carolina resident Steve Mowry, one of the hosts of the podcast Comic Book Bears.
But that’s not all. In our continuing look at the impact of Hurricane Helene on Western North Carolina, we examine how one woman made a huge difference with the help of many others through the use of the internet server Discord. We also delve into the challenges trans individuals face during transition and help provided through a name change clinic.
As usual, we offer important news regarding the LGBTQ+ community and details on how it can impact you.
Best in the new year,
David Aaron Moore
Senior Editor, Qnotes
Remembering those we lost in 2024
Anytime we lose a loved one or someone we admire or look up to, it’s difficult. After scouring the media resources, we took a look back over 2024 at whom we’ve lost. Community members, allies and icons make up the list included here. While it is by no means exhaustive, it touches on the lives […]
COMMUNITY
Our People: Steve Mowry
By David Aaron Moore
A native of Pennsylvania, Steve Mowry made his way to North Carolina via Connecticut before he landed in Charlotte in 2005 with his then husband-to-be Jason Estrada. The two met in 2004, got married in 2013 and celebrated their eleventh anniversary Dec. 27. In 2017, Mowry and Estrada made the […]
Through Discord, The WNC Helene Recovery Community seeks to help Asheville and beyond
When Hurricane Helene finished passing through North Carolina, the immediate needs of the community were […]
How to change your name: QNotes explores the topic with the legal and Trans communities
Between the Pauli Murray LGBTQ Bar Association, Charlotte Trans Health, Trans United Charlotte, and Charlotte […]
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QNOTES DEMOCRACY
A guide to the Cabinet confirmation process
In the days following former president Trump’s election win over Kamala Harris, the president-elect has begun to name his picks to fill the positions in the Cabinet. With less than a week before the new Congress — both the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate — is sworn in, it’s important to know just how […]
NATIONAL
Trans and Foster Advocate jailed after being accused of assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace
On December 10, James McIntrye, a 33-year-old Illinois man and president of the Foster Care […]
Biden administration withdraws attempt to protect trans student-athletes
After a misguided attempt to bring its version of fairness to trans student-athletes, the Biden […]
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