@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialSupporting LGBTQ+ businesses helps strengthen local economies and communities.
Explore three LGBTQ+ chambers of commerce connecting entrepreneurs, professionals and consumers across the Carolinas.
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#Qnotes #LGBTQBusinesses #LGBTQOwned #NorthCarolina #SouthCarolina
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialNew HRC data finds 33% of LGBTQ+ adults are more open about their identities than two years ago, even as 56% say the political climate discourages openness.
The findings come ahead of National Coming Out Day and the 2026 midterms.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialYou read us. Now come meet us!
Join Qnotes Connect on October 26, 6:30–9 PM at VisArt Video!
Meet our team, mingle with fellow readers, share your ideas and enter to win Apple AirPods!
FREE to attend. RSVP: buff.ly/6irKzZn
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialCards, cocktails and community.
SC Equality hosts Equality Royale, a black-tie recommended casino night fundraiser October 9 in Columbia.
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#Qnotes #SCEquality #EqualityRoyale #LGBTQSouthCarolina #ColumbiaSC #ColumbiaEvents #LGBTQEvents #LGBTQFundraiser #SouthCarolina
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialToday, Qnotes joins 17 other newsrooms for Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day.
The goal: $20,000 to support independent LGBTQ+ journalism. Donations are being matched while funds remain.
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#Qnotes #LGBTQMediaGivingDay #IndependentJournalism #LGBTQNews
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialAs the 2026 midterms approach, voting rights groups are organizing volunteers to watch for potential voter intimidation at polling places.
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#Qnotes #VotingRights #VoterProtection #Election2026 #MidtermElections
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialWho tells our stories?
For LGBTQ+ History Month, Episode 3 of “The Q by QnotesCarolinas” looks beyond the names and moments that make it into history books to explore what gets remembered, what gets lost and what we’re leaving behind.
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@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialFinding LGBTQ+ affirming elder care isn't always straightforward.
Gerontologist Travis Friot shares what seniors and caregivers should look for, what questions to ask and the care options available.
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#Qnotes #LGBTQElders #LGBTQSeniors #LGBTQAging #ElderCare #SeniorCare
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialTransgender rights are on the ballot in 2026.
Taylor Heeden examines the Trump administration’s rhetoric and policies targeting transgender Americans and what’s at stake this November.
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#Qnotes #QnotesDemocracy #TransgenderRights #2026Midterms #Election2026
@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.
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@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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#Qnotes #PrideJourneys #GrandJunction #LGBTQTravel #QueerTravel
@qnotescarolinas.bsky.socialGothic mystery meets Victorian lesbian romance in Catherine Friend’s “The Lost Brontë.”
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#Qnotes #OutInPrint #TheLostBronte #CatherineFriend #LesbianFiction #LesbianRomance #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks #QueerLiterature #GothicFiction #GothicRomance #VictorianRomance
@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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#Qnotes #QueerMusic #CarlyRaeJepsen #IbibioSoundMachine #AdultDVD
@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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#Qnotes #TransVoters #NonbinaryVoters #VoterID #Election2026
@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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#Qnotes #SCArtsCommission #LGBTQArts #LGBTQSouthCarolina #ArtsFunding
@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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#Qnotes #AnaBrnabic #Serbia #Politics #InternationalPolitics
@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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#Qnotes #NCElections #VotingRights #Election2026 #ElectionIntegrity #Politics