@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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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialAsheville is ready to “Holler Loud, Love Proud.”
Blue Ridge Pride returns Sept. 25-26 with two days of music, drag, local vendors and LGBTQ+ community celebration, including Saturday’s free festival in Pack Square Park.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialHarriet Hancock, known to generations of LGBTQ+ South Carolinians as “Mama Harriet,” has died at 89.
Her decades of advocacy helped transform LGBTQ+ life in South Carolina.
Remember the life and legacy of Mama Harriet: buff.ly/qEKAdQV
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialEight months after Lance Sotelo was struck and killed while running in Charlotte, the driver who left the scene has been sentenced.
Now, his family is focused on carrying his legacy forward.
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#Qnotes #LanceSotelo #LancesLegacy #CharlotteNC #QueensUniversity
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.social“Edie for Equality” is Welcoming Schools’ October Book of the Month, sharing the true story of Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer’s love and the fight for marriage equality.
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#Qnotes #EdieForEquality #EdieWindsor #HumanRightsCampaign #ChildrensBooks
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialThe White House has launched “Trump TV” amid a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
But getting the camera pointed at Trump and getting people to watch are two different things.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialNorth Carolina has officially proclaimed Sept. 20 as LGBTQ Veterans Day, recognizing generations of LGBTQ+ North Carolinians who have served in the U.S. military.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialMeet Chann Daily.
The Charlotte content creator, entrepreneur and “The Q” co-host talks creativity, queer identity, business and why optimism remains central to how he approaches life.
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#Qnotes #OurPeople #ChannDaily #TheQ #CharlotteNC #LGBTQCharlotte #HowSanguine
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialCommon Cause is training thousands of volunteers to help voters during the 2026 midterms, from monitoring polling places to staffing voter-assistance hotlines.
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#Qnotes #ElectionProtection #VotingRights #2026Midterms #NorthCarolina #Voting
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialLooking for an LGBTQ+ fall getaway?
Our latest LGBTQ+ Destinations explores Madison, Wisconsin, from lakeside biking and botanical gardens to local dining and gay nightlife.
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#MadisonWisconsin #MadisonWI #LGBTQTravel #QueerTravel #Wisconsin #Travel #Qnotes
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialMartina Navratilova is again facing scrutiny over her opposition to trans inclusion in women’s sports, this time after amplifying an unsupported claim about the WNBA.
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#MartinaNavratilova #TransAthletes #WomensSports #WNBA #Qnotes
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialEliot Glazer turns his failures, foibles and whoopsies into “The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Gay,” a funny and candid collection of essays about work, coming out, love, getting older and more.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.social“First They Came for My College” documents the transformation of New College of Florida and what it meant for students and faculty.
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#OutOnFilm #FirstTheyCameForMyCollege #LGBTQ #QueerFilm #Documentary #NewCollegeofFlorida #Qnotes
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialThe South Carolina Arts Commission withheld funding from two arts organizations while questioning their “artistic merit.”
Both are LGBTQ+ groups: the Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus and Proud Mary Theatre Company.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialAs the 2026 midterms approach, LGBTQ+ community members are finding ways to participate beyond casting a ballot, from working the polls to volunteering and organizing.
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#Qnotes #LGBTQVoters #Voting #CivicEngagement #VotingRights #2026Midterms #LGBTQ
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialGillian Anderson says she has found the right language to describe her sexuality.
The “X-Files” star has publicly identified as pansexual after previously speaking about relationships with women and men.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialA new podcast is giving LGBTQ+ Christians the microphone to tell their own stories.
Baptist News Global’s “This Is My Story,” hosted by transgender Christian Lucas Hall, explores faith and identity through lived experience.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialUnion County Pride returns to Monroe Sept. 19, celebrating five years of LGBTQ+ visibility and community with live entertainment, food, vendors and community organizations.
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#Qnotes #UnionCountyPride #Pride #LGBTQ #MonroeNC #UnionCountyNC #NorthCarolinaPride
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialGreensboro Pride brought tens of thousands of people downtown for its 20th anniversary, but somehow, it still felt like a family homecoming.
We look back at the first parade, the festival and the smaller moments that made the day memorable.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialTricia Cotham ran as a Democrat. Then she switched parties and helped give Republicans a veto-proof supermajority.
Now, as District 105 votes again, Qnotes Democracy looks at the lessons learned about trust and accountability.
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