“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. Read more: buff.ly/UNDEMda #Qnotes #EdieForEquality #EdieWindsor #HumanRightsCampaign #ChildrensBooks

Welcoming Schools October Book of the Month - QnotesCarolinas.com

“Edie for Equality” is Welcoming Schools’ October Book of the Month, sharing Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer’s love story and fight for marriage equality.

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The 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. Read more: buff.ly/4npWTli #Qnotes #TrumpTV #DonaldTrump #News

Trump TV goes live — but audience response is dead - QnotesCarolinas.com

Trump TV launched as a White House streaming channel amid a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s decision to bar three news organizations.

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North Carolina has officially proclaimed Sept. 20 as LGBTQ Veterans Day, recognizing generations of LGBTQ+ North Carolinians who have served in the U.S. military. Read more: buff.ly/tiFue30 #Qnotes #LGBTQVeterans #Veterans #NorthCarolina #LGBTQ

NC proclaims LGBTQ Veterans Day - QnotesCarolinas.com

LGBTQ Veterans Day in North Carolina was officially proclaimed by Gov. Josh Stein, recognizing LGBTQ+ people who have served in the U.S. military.

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For nearly 40 years, Qnotes has told the stories of LGBTQ+ people across the Carolinas. That work is possible in part because of readers like you. Every gift counts. Give $5, $40 or whatever works for you, or join the Qnotes Press Club as a sustaining supporter. Give today: buff.ly/Fy1tx9B

Meet 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. Read more: buff.ly/BxUNT92 #Qnotes #OurPeople #ChannDaily #TheQ #CharlotteNC #LGBTQCharlotte #HowSanguine

Our People: Chann Daily - QnotesCarolinas.com

Meet Chann Daily, the Charlotte content creator, entrepreneur and co-host of “The Q” who has built his brand around creativity, community and optimism.

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Common Cause is training thousands of volunteers to help voters during the 2026 midterms, from monitoring polling places to staffing voter-assistance hotlines. Read more: buff.ly/SEbXUeK #Qnotes #ElectionProtection #VotingRights #2026Midterms #NorthCarolina #Voting

Common Cause launches nationwide election protection effort for 2026 - QnotesCarolinas.com

A 2026 election protection effort from Common Cause is training thousands of volunteers to assist voters and monitor polling places nationwide.

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Looking for an LGBTQ+ fall getaway? Our latest LGBTQ+ Destinations explores Madison, Wisconsin, from lakeside biking and botanical gardens to local dining and gay nightlife. Read more: buff.ly/KAHUicM #MadisonWisconsin #MadisonWI #LGBTQTravel #QueerTravel #Wisconsin #Travel #Qnotes

LGBTQ+ Destinations: Madison, Wisconsin - QnotesCarolinas.com

Explore LGBTQ+ travel in Madison, Wisconsin, from gay nightlife and local dining to botanical gardens, biking, museums and Capitol Square.

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Martina 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. Read more: buff.ly/f90msSQ #MartinaNavratilova #TransAthletes #WomensSports #WNBA #Qnotes

From LGBTQ+ icon to transphobe - QnotesCarolinas.com

Martina Navratilova continues opposing trans women in sports, most recently amplifying an unsupported claim about a transgender WNBA player.

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Eliot 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. Read more: buff.ly/nDVl6oV #OutInPrint #EliotGlazer #LGBTQBooks #QueerBooks #Qnotes

“First They Came for My College” documents the transformation of New College of Florida and what it meant for students and faculty. Read more: buff.ly/Ap0HJm6 #OutOnFilm #FirstTheyCameForMyCollege #LGBTQ #QueerFilm #Documentary #NewCollegeofFlorida #Qnotes

The 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. Read more: buff.ly/0yxXI0n #Qnotes #SouthCarolina #LGBTQ #LGBTQArts #ArtsFunding

As the 2026 midterms approach, LGBTQ+ community members are finding ways to participate beyond casting a ballot, from working the polls to volunteering and organizing. Read more: buff.ly/rQnng41 #Qnotes #LGBTQVoters #Voting #CivicEngagement #VotingRights #2026Midterms #LGBTQ

Gillian 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. Read more: buff.ly/sQDuEzY #GillianAnderson #Pansexual #LGBTQ #ComingOut #Qnotes

A 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. Read more: buff.ly/4NuqKL3 #LGBTQChristians #Podcast #Qnotes

New Baptist News Global podcast tells faith stories of LGBTQ Christians - QnotesCarolinas.com

A new LGBTQ Christian podcast from Baptist News Global shares stories of faith, beginning with transgender Christian host Lucas Hall.

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Union County Pride returns to Monroe Sept. 19, celebrating five years of LGBTQ+ visibility and community with live entertainment, food, vendors and community organizations. Read more: buff.ly/NmufZjo #Qnotes #UnionCountyPride #Pride #LGBTQ #MonroeNC #UnionCountyNC #NorthCarolinaPride

Union County Pride returns to Monroe - QnotesCarolinas.com

Union County Pride returns to Monroe Sept. 19 with live entertainment, food, vendors and community resources celebrating five years of LGBTQ+ visibility.

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Greensboro 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. Read more: buff.ly/iyUU2dA #GreensboroPride #Qnotes

Greensboro Pride felt like a family homecoming - QnotesCarolinas.com

Greensboro Pride celebrated 20 years with its first parade and a downtown festival that brought thousands together for community, entertainment and Pride.

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Tricia 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. Read more: buff.ly/NbMLCjx #QnotesDemocracy #TriciaCotham #Qnotes

Catawba 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. Read more: buff.ly/0LUrhML #CatawbaValleyPride #Pride #LGBTQ #NC #Qnotes

Bob 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. Read more: buff.ly/HC2VkPV #BobMackie #Cher #EltonJohn #LGBTQ #Qnotes

Bob Mackie, legendary designer who helped define queer glamour, dies at 87 - QnotesCarolinas.com

Bob Mackie, 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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Oklahoma 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. Read more: buff.ly/QfVkqJQ #OklahomaCity #Travel #Qnotes

Pride Journeys: Oklahoma City - QnotesCarolinas.com

Explore Oklahoma City LGBTQ+ travel, from the 39th Street Gayborhood and queer nightlife to dining, arts districts and inclusive neighborhoods.

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Ever 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. Read more: buff.ly/iPHCl44 #FairiesAtSea #JasonAMichael #QueerBooks #BookReview #Qnotes

Celebrate 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. Read more: buff.ly/nHYqV3x #QueerMusic #QueerArtists #MissGrit #ofMontreal #Zzzahara #Qnotes

ACNA 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. Read more: buff.ly/87rvV2e #ACNA #AnglicanChurch #EpiscopalChurch #SouthCarolina #Qnotes

Mark 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. Read more: buff.ly/PDlSfvD #September11 #MarkBingham #MychalJudge #LGBTQHistory #Qnotes

OBX 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. Read more: buff.ly/bORH3Ou #OBXPride #OuterBanks #ManteoNC #Pride #NorthCarolina #Qnotes

Outer Banks Pridefest celebrates 15 years - QnotesCarolinas.com

Outer Banks Pridefest 2026 celebrates 15 years Sept. 11–13 with drag, live music, a waterfront Pride festival, sunset cruise and drag brunch.

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Salisbury 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. Read more: buff.ly/Y5cUs1L #SalisburyPride #Pride #NorthCarolina #Qnotes

Salisbury Pride to ‘Exist, Resist, Persist’ at September festival - QnotesCarolinas.com

Salisbury Pride 2026 returns September 12 at Bell Tower Green with its “Exist, Resist, Persist” theme, entertainment, vendors and community.

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Episode 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. Visit buff.ly/9QJv6ZH for more. #TheQ #Qnotes #LGBTQNews #LGBTQCommunity #CharlotteNC

You know Vanna Vanity. Now meet Nic Booher. The drag performer, DJ, entrepreneur and co-host of “The Q by QnotesCarolinas” talks about the journey from a tiny Virginia town to building a life and career in Charlotte. Read more: buff.ly/zC2HJLp #VannaVanity #TheQ #CharlotteNC #Drag #Qnotes

Our People: Qnotes' podcast cohost Vanna Vanity is Nic Booher - QnotesCarolinas.com

Meet Vanna Vanity, the drag performer, DJ and co-host of “The Q by QnotesCarolinas,” and the Charlotte creative behind the persona, Nic Booher.

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Georgia has its first openly gay member of Congress. Rep. Everton Blair Jr. was sworn in Sept. 1 after winning the special election to complete the late Rep. David Scott’s term in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District. Read more: buff.ly/ScPxhYJ #EvertonBlair #Georgia #GeorgiaPolitics #Qnotes

Dr. Everton Blair sworn in as Georgia’s first openly gay member of Congress - QnotesCarolinas.com

Everton Blair has become Georgia’s first openly gay member of Congress after winning a special election to represent the state’s 13th District.

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Hunter Biden says he’s a little bit gay. Apparently, about 48.5 percent. Now the former first son is also joking about a possible 2028 presidential run as a string of candid interviews puts his sexuality and politics in the spotlight. Read more: buff.ly/kzLTiy0 #HunterBiden #Politics #Qnotes

Hunter Biden jokes about his sexuality and running for president - QnotesCarolinas.com

Hunter Biden jokes about his sexuality and a possible 2028 presidential run as he speaks candidly about LGBTQ+ issues, politics and addiction.

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