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Power the Press. Protect Local LGBTQ+ News.
Local LGBTQ+ news is disappearing. Your membership keeps trusted reporting alive in the Carolinas — and we need your support before Dec. 31.
Our Impact
300+
stories published so far in 2025
82
LGBTQ+ events covered so far in 2025
19
Democracy Project stories in 2025
39
years serving the Carolinas
Your support makes our work possible. Every story we publish, every event we cover, and every community voice we uplift exists because of readers like you. Behind every headline is a story worth telling, and your membership helps keep those stories alive.
We’re trying to welcome 200 members by Dec. 31. Your membership today helps fund our reporting for 2026.
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Stories Qnotes Told This Year
Without Qnotes, stories about your schools, city council, and Pride events go uncovered. Local news connects us, holds leaders accountable, and keeps our community visible and informed.
This is what you help protect when you join the Qnotes Press Club.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Gifts made directly through our website are not tax-deductible. However, you can make a tax-deductible donation to support Qnotes’ journalism through our fiscal sponsor, Local Media Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. See below for more information.
Even small gifts add up to big impact.
Every dollar helps us tell stories that matter, lift up local LGBTQ+ voices, and keep our community informed. If a monthly gift isn’t possible, one-time donations of any amount are always appreciated and make a difference.
Your gift directly supports trusted, independent LGBTQ+ journalism across the Carolinas.
It helps us pay local reporters and staff who cover stories that matter to our community and might otherwise go untold. Every contribution keeps Qnotes free and accessible for everyone who depends on it.
More Ways to Give
Your tax-deductible donation to the Qnotes LGBTQ Journalism Program, via Local Media Foundation, protects LGBTQ+ representation in the local news ecosystem and creates a center for community where our stories are celebrated.
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For check donations, donors should make checks payable to Local Media Foundation and include QnotesCarolinas in the memo field.
The Qnotes LGBTQ Journalism Program provides support for the work of QnotesCarolinas.com to educate and inform the public in communities in the Carolinas about LGBTQ issues and cultures. This project is administered by Local Media Foundation (LMF), a 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with Local Media Association. Contributions to this program are tax-deductible to the full extent of U.S. law; please consult a tax advisor for details.