Sumter Pride is facing opposition over plans to include a drag show at its Oct. 17 festival. The ACLU of South Carolina has also weighed in as the event moves forward.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialSumter Pride is facing opposition over plans to include a drag show at its Oct. 17 festival. The ACLU of South Carolina has also weighed in as the event moves forward.
Read more: buff.ly/i6HmcOk
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialBeyond Denver and Colorado’s mountain resort towns, Grand Junction offers LGBTQ+ travelers red rock landscapes, local wine country, a growing arts scene and queer nightlife.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialGothic mystery meets Victorian lesbian romance in Catherine Friend’s “The Lost Brontë.”
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialYour autumn soundtrack could use a little more dancing.
Gregg Shapiro’s latest Out in Music features Carly Rae Jepsen, Ibibio Sound Machine and Adult DVD.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialTRANSform the Vote is helping transgender and nonbinary Charlotte voters get free voter photo IDs and navigate North Carolina’s ID requirements ahead of the November election.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialCharlotte is going all-in on October.
Find drag, LGBTQ+ gatherings, festivals, live entertainment and plenty of Halloween fun in our October events guide.
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#Qnotes #CharlotteEvents #LGBTQCharlotte #Halloween #CharlotteNC
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialWhich candidates are LGBTQ+ political organizations backing in the Carolinas?
Qnotes looks at endorsements in key North and South Carolina races as the 2026 midterms approach.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialThe South Carolina Arts Commission has denied funding to two LGBTQ+ arts organizations after reconsidering their grant requests.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialSerbia has a lesbian acting president, but Ana Brnabić’s record on LGBTQ+ rights has long drawn criticism from activists.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialAfter nearly 19 years at the helm of DignityUSA, Marianne Duddy-Burke is retiring.
Her tenure included years of advocacy for greater inclusion of LGBTQ+ Catholics and helping expand the organization’s work globally.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialSome North Carolina election officials previously promoted false or unsupported claims about the 2020 election and Jan. 6.
Now, some help oversee elections in their counties.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialWhat happens when you get to the judges on your ballot?
North Carolina voters will elect four appellate judges this November. Qnotes Democracy looks at why those courts matter for LGBTQ+ people and families.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialNorth Carolina marked “9 to 5 Day” by celebrating Dolly Parton’s legacy of childhood literacy.
Gov. Josh Stein proclaimed Sept. 25 “Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Day of Reading.”
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#Qnotes #DollyParton #ImaginationLibrary #DollyPartonDay #9to5Day
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialHeading to New Orleans?
Our latest LGBTQ+ Destinations explores where to stay, eat, learn some queer history and experience the Crescent City’s LGBTQ+ nightlife.
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#Qnotes #LGBTQDestinations #NewOrleans #NOLA #LGBTQNewOrleans #GayTravel #VisitNewOrleans
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialOso Chanel and Lolita Chanel wanted to see more queer Latin culture reflected in Charlotte’s LGBTQ+ spaces. So they created it themselves.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialWhat is going on inside your dog’s head?
In “Think Like a Dog,” Dr. Jen Golbeck turns to positive psychology to explore how dogs think, learn and communicate, and how their humans can help them thrive.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialImperial Teen’s Roddy Bottum and Will Schwartz talk new music, queer identity, aging and 30 years together ahead of the band’s Nov. 7 show in Durham.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialStatesville Pride is back on 9/26.
The celebration starts with a downtown parade, followed by live entertainment, drag, food trucks, local vendors and community resources throughout the afternoon.
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#Qnotes #StatesvillePride #StatesvilleNC #Pride #LGBTQEvents #Pride2026
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialMajor Medicaid changes are coming in 2027.
Qnotes looks at what they could mean for healthcare access in the Carolinas, including LGBTQ+ healthcare, gender-affirming care and HIV treatment and prevention.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialTwo towns, lots of Pride!
Holly Springs celebrates Sept. 26 with its third annual Pride festival, followed by a full week of Pride in Durham culminating in the Oct. 3 Community Protest and Parade.
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