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isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14272</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Peter St. Onge pstonge@charlotteobserver.com The Charlotte Observer Posted: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 Does Gov. Bev Perdue&#8217;s decision not to run for reelection bode well for opponents of N.C.&#8217;s gay marriage amendment? Common sense says yes &#8211; a contested Democratic primary brings more Democrats to the polls on May 8, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14272/ncsgaymarriageamendment/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Retooled website unveiled</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14269/retooled-website-unveiled/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14269/retooled-website-unveiled/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:54:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14269</guid> <description><![CDATA[Catawba Care has recently unwrapped its newly designed website. The design was done in collaboration with The Hive, a workforce development program that provides web design and internet marketing services for non-profit and public sector organizations, utilizing students from York Tech and Winthrop University, under the professional management of RevenFlo.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14269/retooled-website-unveiled/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tea dances raise funds</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14266/tea-dances-raise-funds/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14266/tea-dances-raise-funds/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:48:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14266</guid> <description><![CDATA[Founded by Rex Welton, the 1st/3rd Sunday Tea Dance, held at Lucky Blue, 271 W. Fourth St. from 5-8 p.m. began in October 2011 as a way to entertain the party set, as well as serving as a fundraising resource for Carolina non-profits.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14266/tea-dances-raise-funds/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>RAIN to host Bishop Gene Robinson for organization&#8217;s 20th anniversary</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14263/rain-to-host-bishop-gene-robinson-for-organizations-20th-anniversary/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14263/rain-to-host-bishop-gene-robinson-for-organizations-20th-anniversary/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:29:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV-AIDS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14263</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Regional AIDS Interfaith Network will welcome Bishop Gene Robinson to Charlotte on Feb. 10 for an exciting and intimate evening filled with hope and compassion. The event will kick off the year-long celebration of RAIN&#8217;s 20th anniversary. Charlotte&#8217;s only HIV nonprofit providing direct client services was founded by The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14263/rain-to-host-bishop-gene-robinson-for-organizations-20th-anniversary/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14254/the-most-fabulous-story-ever-told/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14254/the-most-fabulous-story-ever-told/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:56:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14254</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Queen City Theatre Company has presented an official response to the complaints coming in regarding their next production, Paul Rudnick’s &#8220;The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.&#8221; The show, which is scheduled to open on Feb. 2, will not be shut down according to Artistic Director Glenn T. Griffin and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14254/the-most-fabulous-story-ever-told/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>20 Questions: Looking for your input!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14245/20-questions-new-feature-idea-looking-for-input/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14245/20-questions-new-feature-idea-looking-for-input/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:49:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14245</guid> <description><![CDATA[In our upcoming issues we will be rolling out several changes and we need your input on one of our new features: 20 Questions. Is there someone in our community that you want to know more about? Do you think people would like to know more about you and what [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14245/20-questions-new-feature-idea-looking-for-input/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Winter Wonderland</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14171/winter-wonderland/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14171/winter-wonderland/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:13:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14171</guid> <description><![CDATA[The cold, dreary winter keeps pushing on. It’s time for spring, you exclaim. Too bad winter still has weeks left to go. True, we’ve had a pretty mild winter so far, but that doesn’t mean some of us aren’t still yearning for the return of those bright, warm and cheery spring and summer days.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14171/winter-wonderland/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Editor Matt Comer steps down</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14176/editor-matt-comer-steps-down/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14176/editor-matt-comer-steps-down/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:12:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14176</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Jan. 3, QNotes announced the resignation of editor Matt Comer, who stepped down from his position after more than four years of service on Jan. 20 to pursue new opportunities with local, statewide and national LGBT communities.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14176/editor-matt-comer-steps-down/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HRC Gala is around the corner: Are you on board?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14179/hrc-gala-is-around-the-corner-are-you-on-board/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14179/hrc-gala-is-around-the-corner-are-you-on-board/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:11:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14179</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Human Rights Campaign North Carolina Gala is swinging into town the weekend of Feb. 23-26. With it comes a variety of statewide and national leaders, activists, entertainers, philanthropists and other movers and shakers.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14179/hrc-gala-is-around-the-corner-are-you-on-board/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>This is not &#8216;goodbye&#8217;</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14168/this-is-not-goodbye/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14168/this-is-not-goodbye/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:10:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14168</guid> <description><![CDATA[Friends, this is my last issue as editor of qnotes, a position I’ve had the honor and humble privilege to hold now for nearly four-and-a-half years. As you read, my time with the paper has already come to an end.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14168/this-is-not-goodbye/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Perry and Lawrence v Texas: Oops!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14197/perry-and-lawrence-v-texas-oops/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14197/perry-and-lawrence-v-texas-oops/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:09:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14197</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rick Perry jumped into the Republican presidential race in August and a spate of verbal blunders followed. The Texas governor is on gaffe-ing gas.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14197/perry-and-lawrence-v-texas-oops/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A new direction?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14239/a-new-direction/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14239/a-new-direction/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:08:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[QPoll]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14239</guid> <description><![CDATA[In what direction would you like the see this publication go as it transitions into new editorial leadership?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14239/a-new-direction/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hazing death may be bias-based</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14234/hazing-death-may-be-bias-based/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14234/hazing-death-may-be-bias-based/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:07:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Beyond the Carolinas]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14234</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Nov. 19, 2011, Florida A&#038;M University student Robert Champion Jr. was found unresponsive aboard a band bus after the school’s biggest game of the year. Police ruled the death a homicide from hazing.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14234/hazing-death-may-be-bias-based/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Project to tour state</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14204/project-to-tour-state/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14204/project-to-tour-state/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:06:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triangle]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14204</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Vote Against Project will be taking to the super slab during the next few months to photograph participants who wish to defeat the anti-gay amendment on the May 8 ballot.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14204/project-to-tour-state/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Triangle: Film addresses HIV heartbreak</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14211/triangle-film-addresses-hiv-heartbreak/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14211/triangle-film-addresses-hiv-heartbreak/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:05:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triangle]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14211</guid> <description><![CDATA[“Absolutely Positive,” a dramatic short film that follows four characters from different walks of life as they get tested for HIV, will be premiered at red carpet screenings at Club 313, 313 W. Hargett St. on two dates, Jan. 25, 8 p.m., and Jan. 29, 5 p.m.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14211/triangle-film-addresses-hiv-heartbreak/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Charlotte: Center to present film series</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14208/charlotte-center-to-present-film-series/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14208/charlotte-center-to-present-film-series/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:05:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14208</guid> <description><![CDATA[The GayCharlotte Film Series has announced its upcoming three-part “Breaking In: The Business of Movies” schedule. It is a project of The LGBT Center of Charlotte.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14208/charlotte-center-to-present-film-series/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Triad: Foundation nears goal</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14214/triad-foundation-nears-goal/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14214/triad-foundation-nears-goal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14214</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Adam Foundation has reached approximately 70 percent of its $50,000 2011-12 spring grant fundraising cycle goal and are asking the community to help them raise the additional $15,000 it needs to sustain its work.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14214/triad-foundation-nears-goal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lawzie mercy, I’m here, there, everwhere!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14165/lawzie-mercy-im-here-there-everwhere/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14165/lawzie-mercy-im-here-there-everwhere/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:04:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Miss Della</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Drag Rag]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14165</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, Happy New Year, kiddies. My, my, my — 2012 is off to a great start. Life is truly great and I’m ready for some good drag and some good pageantry as well.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14165/lawzie-mercy-im-here-there-everwhere/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Test Ahead</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14181/the-test-ahead/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14181/the-test-ahead/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:03:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brett Webb-Mitchell</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[On Being a Gay Parent]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14181</guid> <description><![CDATA[I am bewildered already by the blizzard of emails I receive daily about the upcoming vote (May 8, 2012) on a constitutional amendment in North Carolina that would further restrict and solidify what it means to be married in this state. I’ve been talking about the vote since both houses of the General Assembly voted upon its passage in September 2011.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14181/the-test-ahead/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Out in the Stars: January 21 &#8211; February 3</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14183/out-in-the-stars-january-21-february-3/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14183/out-in-the-stars-january-21-february-3/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:02:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Charlene Lichtenstein</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Out in the Stars]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14183</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Sun sparks a change as it moves into rebellious Aqueerius. Our hopes and dreams catch fire. But, don’t sit around and wait for a hot delivery. Don your asbestos gloves and grab the glowing coals. AQUARIUS (01.21-02.19) The joint is jumping and so are you. The cosmos casts you [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14183/out-in-the-stars-january-21-february-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Is there more than one rule?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14185/is-there-more-than-one-rule/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14185/is-there-more-than-one-rule/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:01:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Trinity</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tell Trinity]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14185</guid> <description><![CDATA[A reader asks, "Why do gay people and straight people think about monogamy so differently?"]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14185/is-there-more-than-one-rule/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LGBT advocates are &#8216;on the road&#8217; for equality</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14161/lgbt-advocates-are-on-the-road-for-equality/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14161/lgbt-advocates-are-on-the-road-for-equality/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:19:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14161</guid> <description><![CDATA[Organizers of the effort to defeat North Carolina's proposed anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment officially kicked off their campaign this week at a press event at the North Carolina General Assembly. In addition to traditional campaign organizing, the activists also plan to take their message directly to the people starting this month.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14161/lgbt-advocates-are-on-the-road-for-equality/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>S.C. to offer LGBT specialty plate</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14156/s-c-to-offer-lgbt-specialty-plate/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14156/s-c-to-offer-lgbt-specialty-plate/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:04:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14156</guid> <description><![CDATA[SC Equality, a statewide LGBT education and advocacy group, announced on Wednesday that state motor vehicle officials would begin offering a specialty plate themed with SC Equality's name and logo.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14156/s-c-to-offer-lgbt-specialty-plate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gay Fund grant cycle announced</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14146/gay-fund-grant-cycle-announced/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14146/gay-fund-grant-cycle-announced/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:16:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14146</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Charlotte Lesbian and Gay Fund (CLGF), a collective giving and endowment fund of Foundation For The Carolinas has announced its 2012 grant cycle.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14146/gay-fund-grant-cycle-announced/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Documentary screening an echo of N.C. anti-gay amendment</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14139/documentary-screening-an-echo-of-n-c-anti-gay-amendment/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14139/documentary-screening-an-echo-of-n-c-anti-gay-amendment/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:19:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14139</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Friday, Jan. 20, 7-9 p.m., the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte Adult Religious Education/Spiritual Development program will be screening the documentary &#8220;Ballot Measure 9.&#8221; Ballot Measure 9 was an anti-gay amendment proposed to Oregon voters in 1992 by the conservative group Oregon Citizen&#8217;s Alliance. This documentary goes behind the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14139/documentary-screening-an-echo-of-n-c-anti-gay-amendment/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Triangle: Music site celebrates birthday</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14133/triangle-music-site-celebrates-birthday/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14133/triangle-music-site-celebrates-birthday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:24:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triangle]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14133</guid> <description><![CDATA[Homoground, a music website that promotes equality and visibility for LGBTQ, allied and female musicians, will hold a birthday bash on Jan. 21 to celebrate its first year on the net.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14133/triangle-music-site-celebrates-birthday/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Naked Twister</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14108/naked-twister/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14108/naked-twister/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:17:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cover Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14108</guid> <description><![CDATA[If not for the fact that we are all undressed, this could be any mixer I’ve ever been to. It occurs to me how comfortable I have become with my own naked body in such a short period of time. It’s one of those wonderful “a-ha” moments.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14108/naked-twister/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New TOY director wants to provide voice of support, advocacy</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14093/new-toy-director-wants-to-provide-voice-of-support-advocacy/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14093/new-toy-director-wants-to-provide-voice-of-support-advocacy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:16:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14093</guid> <description><![CDATA[In December, Time Out Youth (TOY) hired a new executive director, Rodney Tucker. Long-known for his involvement and work with the community in a variety of ways, Tucker says he’s looking forward with optimism and excitement for TOY’s future growth.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14093/new-toy-director-wants-to-provide-voice-of-support-advocacy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Y alternatives bonus for community</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14090/y-alternatives-bonus-for-community/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14090/y-alternatives-bonus-for-community/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:15:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14090</guid> <description><![CDATA[QNotes reported on July 9 in a News Notes brief, “Protections top concern in merger” and updated on Aug. 6, “YMCA alternate recommended” that serious concerns were expressed that some of the YMCAs in the area would no longer be LGBT-family friendly and that alternatives had been recommended by community members.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14090/y-alternatives-bonus-for-community/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>State organization opposes amendment</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14098/state-organization-opposes-amendment/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14098/state-organization-opposes-amendment/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:14:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14098</guid> <description><![CDATA[The North Carolina Psychological Association released an opposition statement on the Defense of Marriage amendment in September. Equality North Carolina lauded the position.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14098/state-organization-opposes-amendment/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Local PFLAG receives national honor</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14096/local-pflag-receives-national-honor/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14096/local-pflag-receives-national-honor/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:13:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14096</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Salisbury-Rowan chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) received the PFLAG National Chapter Award for Advocacy recently at the organization’s annual convention in Washington, D.C.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14096/local-pflag-receives-national-honor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A New Year for change and growth</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14075/a-new-year-for-change-and-growth/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14075/a-new-year-for-change-and-growth/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:12:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Editor's Note]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14075</guid> <description><![CDATA[Three… two… one… Happy New Year! Yes, it’s time for well wishes, resolutions and new beginnings. I do it. You do it. We all partake in the annual wish-making and dreaming that is New Year. With a new calendar comes hopes for change, progress and success. And, as much as we each wish better for ourselves, here’s to new hopes that our community and world experiences better days as well.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14075/a-new-year-for-change-and-growth/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Naked exercise?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14105/naked-exercise/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14105/naked-exercise/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:11:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[QPoll]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14105</guid> <description><![CDATA[Would you ever participate in a nude yoga or other exercise program?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14105/naked-exercise/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Helping out on the resolution front</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14077/helping-out-on-the-resolution-front/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14077/helping-out-on-the-resolution-front/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:10:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leslie Robinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Gayety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14077</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’ve taken the liberty of composing New Year’s resolutions for individuals who are just too busy to do it themselves.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14077/helping-out-on-the-resolution-front/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Transgenderism and transsexualism are expressions of life-loving invention</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14102/transgenderism-and-transsexualism-are-expressions-of-life-loving-invention/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14102/transgenderism-and-transsexualism-are-expressions-of-life-loving-invention/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:09:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Eva Hayward</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Transilluminations]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14102</guid> <description><![CDATA[A love affair broke out between a transsexual woman — male to female — and a transgender man — female to male.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14102/transgenderism-and-transsexualism-are-expressions-of-life-loving-invention/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Archbishop’s KKK remark condemned</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14124/archbishops-kkk-remark-condemned/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14124/archbishops-kkk-remark-condemned/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:08:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Beyond the Carolinas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14124</guid> <description><![CDATA[Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George ignited a firestorm when he compared advancing LGBT equality to the Ku Klux Klan in a television interview with Fox Chicago a few days before Christmas. Cardinal George said: “You don’t want the gay liberation movement to morph into something like the Ku Klux Klan, demonstrating in the streets against Catholicism.”]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14124/archbishops-kkk-remark-condemned/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Church initiates capital fundraising campaign</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14113/church-initiates-capital-fundraising-campaign/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14113/church-initiates-capital-fundraising-campaign/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:07:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14113</guid> <description><![CDATA[Unity Fellowship Church Charlotte has initiated a fundraising effort to allow them to provide more for its congregational ministry.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14113/church-initiates-capital-fundraising-campaign/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Eastern: Greenville movie night slated</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14118/eastern-greenville-movie-night-slated/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14118/eastern-greenville-movie-night-slated/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:06:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14118</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Greenville Area Classic GLBT Film Night will be held on the third Friday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greenville, 131 Oakmont Dr.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14118/eastern-greenville-movie-night-slated/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Charlotte: Film to benefit national organization</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14116/charlotte-film-to-benefit-national-organization/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14116/charlotte-film-to-benefit-national-organization/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:06:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14116</guid> <description><![CDATA[“Legalize Gay!” is a documentary that captures the courage and conviction of a new generation of activists — gay and straight — as they campaign, often in parts of the country hostile to gay and lesbian rights, for LGBT equality in marriage, non-discrimination in sports and at work, standing up to bullying and forging inclusive college campuses.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14116/charlotte-film-to-benefit-national-organization/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Western: Mountain group forms</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14120/western-mountain-group-forms/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14120/western-mountain-group-forms/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:06:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14120</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Mitchell County Gay Straight Alliance had its first public meeting on Nov. 15 at the county library amidst protest. Since then it has been the focal point for working “toward ensuring equal rights and justice for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people” in this mountain community.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14120/western-mountain-group-forms/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Regional: Internships opportunity announced</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14122/regional-internships-opportunity-announced/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14122/regional-internships-opportunity-announced/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:06:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lainey Millen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Carolinas News Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14122</guid> <description><![CDATA[Have a hankering to spend time on Capitol Hill? Are you a college student who wants to gain valuable skills, insight and perspective by working with out elected officials? Then apply for a spot at the intensive summer Gay &#038; Lesbian Victory Institute’s Congressional Internship program.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14122/regional-internships-opportunity-announced/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dharma Lounge presents QAF circuit party</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14068/dharma-lounge-presents-qaf-circuit-party/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14068/dharma-lounge-presents-qaf-circuit-party/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:05:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14068</guid> <description><![CDATA[Charlotte’s Dharma Lounge will welcome with style nationally renowned DJ and recent Charlotte newcomer DJ Peter Presta of “Queer As Folk” fame at their Jan. 15 “Queer As Folk” Circuit Dance Party featuring host Dan Mauney of Takeover Friday and DJs Jason Fotizo and Brittany Gaston.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14068/dharma-lounge-presents-qaf-circuit-party/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>From farm to fork: Five ways to eat local throughout the year</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14082/from-farm-to-fork-five-ways-to-eat-local-throughout-the-year/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14082/from-farm-to-fork-five-ways-to-eat-local-throughout-the-year/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:04:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>ARAcontent</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14082</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fall is a great time for enthusiasts of fresh and local food. Farmers’ markets are overflowing with tasty produce at harvest time, and if you’ve worked long and hard on your home garden, it’s time to reap the rewards. Fresh food is harder to come by once the last leaves fall and the frost sets in, but there are still a number of ways you can keep your commitment to eating locally alive year-round.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14082/from-farm-to-fork-five-ways-to-eat-local-throughout-the-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Keep fitness off your New Year’s resolution list</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14085/keep-fitness-off-your-new-years-resolution-list/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14085/keep-fitness-off-your-new-years-resolution-list/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:03:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>ARAcontent</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14085</guid> <description><![CDATA[You’ve vowed to get fit with the start of each New Year. This year don’t. Why not? First, because resolutions don’t work. Second, because fitness isn’t something you start, it’s something you live. Stop starting. Start living.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14085/keep-fitness-off-your-new-years-resolution-list/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Out in the Stars: January 7-20</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14080/out-in-the-stars-january-7-20/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14080/out-in-the-stars-january-7-20/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:02:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Charlene Lichtenstein</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Out in the Stars]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14080</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sisyphus was a king who spent eternity pushing his rock uphill only to have it roll back down over his toes. Ah, if he were around, he could harness the energy of Mercury conjunct Pluto trine Jupiter and conjure up a way for the rocks to propel on their own steam. Push your dreams to the limit and stay out of falling rock zones.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14080/out-in-the-stars-january-7-20/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meeting someone outside The GLBT Box</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14100/meeting-someone-outside-the-glbt-box/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14100/meeting-someone-outside-the-glbt-box/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:01:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Trinity</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tell Trinity]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14100</guid> <description><![CDATA[A reader asks, "I’m 36, fun, good-looking and very educated. I just can’t go to GLBT bars, chat rooms or any other ridiculous place GLBT people go to meet each other. So, how can I meet my match without dumping my self-respect?"]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14100/meeting-someone-outside-the-glbt-box/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Love &amp; Lust: On the hunt for virgins!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14063/love-lust-on-the-hunt-for-virgins/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14063/love-lust-on-the-hunt-for-virgins/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:06:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14063</guid> <description><![CDATA[Crowdsource time! We&#8217;re looking for folks to chat with for a story with a VERY interesting angle! Our 4th annual Sex Issue, &#8220;Love &#38; Lust,&#8221; is coming up soon. With the anti-LGBT constitutional amendment on marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships around the corner, we thought we&#8217;d blow the old [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14063/love-lust-on-the-hunt-for-virgins/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>QNotes editor Matt Comer to step down</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14053/qnotes-editor-matt-comer-to-step-down/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14053/qnotes-editor-matt-comer-to-step-down/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:20:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14053</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, QNotes announced the resignation of editor Matt Comer, who will be stepping down from his position on Jan. 20, 2012, to pursue new opportunities with local, statewide and national LGBT communities.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14053/qnotes-editor-matt-comer-to-step-down/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Year&#8217;s groove: Party it up!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14046/new-years-groove-party-it-up/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14046/new-years-groove-party-it-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:40:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>QNotes Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14046</guid> <description><![CDATA[There's plenty of fabulous New Year's Eve parties happening across the Queen City tomorrow, and some across the state. Check out these spots to get your New Year's groove on. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14046/new-years-groove-party-it-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>City Council member LaWana Mayfield hurdles labels, barriers</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/14040/city-council-member-lawana-mayfield-hurdles-labels-barriers/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/14040/city-council-member-lawana-mayfield-hurdles-labels-barriers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Charlotte Observer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=14040</guid> <description><![CDATA[LaWana Mayfield's election to the Charlotte City Council this fall was unusual in that she knocked off a long-serving incumbent. It was historic in that she became the city's first openly gay council member.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/14040/city-council-member-lawana-mayfield-hurdles-labels-barriers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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