@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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@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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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialCatawba Valley Pride returns Sept. 19 with a celebration centered on visibility, connection and belonging.
This year’s theme, “Pride is the Power of commUNITY,” is about bringing LGBTQ+ people and allies together.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialBob Mackie helped define a kind of glamour that became deeply woven into queer culture.
The legendary gay costume designer behind iconic looks for Cher, Elton John and generations of drag performers has died at 87.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialOklahoma City might surprise LGBTQ+ travelers.
From the 39th Street Gayborhood and queer nightlife to the Paseo and Plaza arts districts, our latest Pride Journeys explores the places and community that make OKC worth discovering.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialEver wondered what happens on a gay cruise?
Jason A. Michael’s “Fairies At Sea” follows a group of gay men on a seven-day voyage filled with sex, relationships, identity and some unexpected connections.
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#FairiesAtSea #JasonAMichael #QueerBooks #BookReview #Qnotes
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialCelebrate LGBTQ+ History Month through music.
Our latest Out in Music features Allen Ginsberg, Miss Grit, of Montreal, Pigeon Pit and Zzzahara, spanning poetry, indie, psychedelic rock and folk-punk.
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#QueerMusic #QueerArtists #MissGrit #ofMontreal #Zzzahara #Qnotes
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialACNA Archbishop Steve Wood is on trial in South Carolina on charges including sexual immorality and abuse of church power.
The case comes amid a history of sex-related scandals within the denomination.
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#ACNA #AnglicanChurch #EpiscopalChurch #SouthCarolina #Qnotes
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialMark Bingham and Father Mychal Judge became LGBTQ+ heroes of September 11, but their courage did not begin that morning.
Twenty-five years after 9/11, we look beyond how they died to remember how they lived.
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#September11 #MarkBingham #MychalJudge #LGBTQHistory #Qnotes
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialOBX Pridefest is celebrating 15 years Sept. 11–13.
The weekend brings a sunset cruise, drag, live music, a free waterfront Pride festival, an afterparty and the Big Gay Drag Brunch to the Outer Banks.
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#OBXPride #OuterBanks #ManteoNC #Pride #NorthCarolina #Qnotes
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialSalisbury Pride returns September 12 with a message: “Exist, Resist, Persist.”
Fifteen years after the city’s first Pride festival, the celebration returns to Bell Tower Green with entertainment, vendors and community.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialEpisode 2 of “The Q” is OUT NOW!
We’re talking belonging, LGBTQ+ mental health, queer Latine culture, community, news and the people creating spaces for us to be ourselves.
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