Are you longing to get away from the hustle and bustle of our busted, dog-eat-dog economy? You aren’t the only one. As summer rolls around, folks will be looking for ways to slip away from the madness. But don’t throw away your money on some fancy cruise or outrageously expensive cross-country trip. From the mountains […]
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Pageant season just keeps rolling along…
Howdy folks, and welcome to the column about what I consider to be the greatest show on Earth! As usual, I’ll be all over the place, rambling about this and that. We have new national titleholders — that’s enough to celebrate about, right? Over Easter weekend, Miss Continental PLUS and Elite were held. What good […]
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Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat
“Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat” by Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D. c.2009, Crown $24.95 / $28.95 Canada 304 pages About 1700 years. That’s how long you figure it will take to get into that swimsuit you bought at the end-of-season clearance last August. The swimsuit was perfect, it was marked down, and you figured you […]
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Primetimers’ at 16
Charlotte Primetimers celebrates 16 years CHARLOTTE — Primetimers of Charlotte, a social organization for gay men, celebrates its 16th anniversary on May 16 at Latta Plantation from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The group meets on the second Sunday of every month at Metropolitan Community Church at 1825 Eastway Dr. It has two bowling teams, a theater […]
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Don’t Call Me a Drama Queen
“Don’t Call Me a Drama Queen” by Dr. Debra Mandel c.2008, Alyson Books $14.95 / $16.45 Canada 232 pages You’re ashamed to admit it, but it happened again. Another minor annoyance in your life made you fly off the handle. You overreacted with tears and hysterics, and you practically demanded that your partner, your family, […]
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From blizzards and beyond — it’s way too fun!
Oh kids, time draweth nigh and my column is due once again. My, my, my — what shall we discuss this time? A pageant in a blizzard? Rescuing Coco Couture’s and her friend’s things from a car with no keys? (Thank goodness I bought this year’s membership with AAA after all). One never knows what […]
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Cold days, but the pageant scene stays warm!
Well, here we are again at my little spot on the page! This time of year drives me crazy, because it seems like there is a lull where the pageant schedules are concerned — some prelims here and there and many national contests on the horizon, but nothing really big taking place. Of course, Continental […]
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Lockdown: Too many fags
[Ed. Note — Joseph Urbaniak is an inmate at Harnett Correctional Institution in Lillington, N.C., and is the plaintiff in a pending lawsuit against the N.C. Department of Corrections to secure the right of LGBT prisoners to possess non-sexual, LGBT-themed books, newspapers and magazines. Q-Notes is publishing a collection of Urbaniak’s writings in this exclusive, […]
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Season of Light
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — and Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule and Solstice. And I’ll bet you didn’t know there are many more holidays just like those. It’s true — the holidays are upon us. No matter how long you’ve tried to put off shopping or visiting that aunt you love oh so […]
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Autumnal readings: A Fall queer reading list for 2008
Look at the calendar. It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are getting chillier and you’re probably thinking of ways to make good use of all that time you’ll be spending indoors. Or, maybe you’re in the mood to get some holiday shopping out of the way. If you’re […]
