The lives and legacies of Mark Bingham and Father Mychal Judge
At 9:44 on the morning of September 11, 2001, Mark Bingham called his aunt’s home in California. United Airlines Flight 93 had been hijacked minutes earlier. Bingham had already tried the number once, connecting for only five seconds. This time, his aunt answered. He told her he was on a plane being hijacked and identified…
Trial of Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in North America underway
The church trial of the Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA)…
Outer Banks Pridefest celebrates 15 years
Outer Banks Pridefest is celebrating 15 years of Pride on the beach with a…
Salisbury Pride to ‘Exist, Resist, Persist’ at September festival
Salisbury Pride returns to downtown Salisbury September 12 with a message organizers say is…
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…
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…
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When hope feels out of reach
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about the circumstances that can contribute to suicidal thoughts and behaviors. For LGBTQ+ people in particular, challenges such as depression, isolation, hopelessness, discrimination and lack of support can be further compounded by the communities and environments in which they live. The problem and its…
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Preserving LGBTQ+ History
While Charlotte’s Pride Festival and Parade — the largest annual parade in Charlotte and the largest LGBTQ+ pride event in the Carolinas — may be over, Pride season certainly is not. Pride celebrations in the two-state region extend all the way into November, presumably concluding with Matthews Pride in the Park in Stumptown Park on…
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Greensboro Pride celebrates 20 years
Twenty years ago, Greensboro Pride was a much smaller affair. According to historic information published by IMPAQT GSO, the nonprofit behind the annual celebration, the first Triad Pride Festival welcomed about 400 people and six vendors to Festival Park — now LeBauer Park — in downtown Greensboro in 2006. This September, organizers are preparing for…
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Charlotte is called ‘The Queen City.’ Why?
Charlotte was once a place that required a resident to follow the name of the city with the words North Carolina if you wanted people to know where and what you were referring to. Not anymore. Now the city is a sprawling behemoth covering over 320 square miles with a population in the city proper…
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