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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…

by Bailey Sides

North Carolina’s war on voting

For LGBTQ+ people in North Carolina, the ballot box has never been just a place to cast a vote once every couple of years. It’s where we decide who writes the laws governing our lives. It’s the place where politicians who legislatively target and attack queer and transgender people will be rewarded or rejected. It’s…

by Taylor Heeden Larkins

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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…

by Liz Schob

New poll: Most in NC don’t see themselves as primarily political

More extreme ideological groups like MAGA and Democratic Socialists have dominated the national headlines in recent months. But a new poll by Elon University shows most North Carolinians prefer to describe themselves in less political terms. The poll, released late last month, asked 800 North Carolina adults how they described themselves across 30 different political,…

by Christine Zhu/NC Newsline

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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…

by L'Monique King

SC Arts Commission delays grant awards because of LGBTQ+ ‘concerns’

Several arts-related organizations in South Carolina will have to wait until Aug. 20 to find out if they will be receiving grant funding from the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC). The reason: Executive Order 14168 issued by President Trump in January 2025. That order, titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth…

by David R. Gillespie

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