Former U.S. Houe Rep. Robin Hayes (R-NC) on Rep. Jared Polis’ (D-CO) appointment to the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors (via AP): “This is not the direction I would choose,” said former Rep. Robin Hayes, a Republican from North Carolina who is on the Board and supports the military’s ban on gay servicemembers. Hayes was [...] Full story...
The controversy over Mecklenburg County’s decision to extend benefits to same-sex domestic partners continues.
Interesting bits and pieces floating around the news-media and interwebs after Mecklenburg County’s decision to offer same-sex domestic partner benefits on Dec.
Charlotte-based advocate Shane Windmeyer was quoted in The Washington Post on Friday, in an article detailing the pro-gay efforts of students at the conservative Catholic University:
For decades, public and private universities have grappled with how to support gay students and protect them from verbal or physical attacks.
Jennifer Vanasco, a columnist for the Seattle Gay News writes about her Thanksgiving trip to Raleigh in the paper’s Dec.
Passing along from the inbox..
iNSIDEoUT, an LGBT-queer youth organization, seeks an attorney with non-profit experience for advice on legal matters, and for assistance in filing IRS Form 1023 for federal recognition of tax-exempt status.
Charlotte enters into a new era of progressive leadership tonight. Mayor-elect Anthony Foxx and a new council will be sworn in.
The battle over whether Mecklenburg County will begin to offer domestic partner health benefits to same-sex partners of county employees is likely to heat up over the next week, as anti-gay activists push against the plan.
In a move meant to ease difficult living situations for LGBT students and others, Columbia University will likely implement a full-scale “gender-neutral” housing policy for all dorms on their campus next fall.
The Rev. Kendall Harmon, a canon theologian in the conservative Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, is speaking out on the election of a lesbian assistant bishop in the Los Angeles diocese.
After the closure of the Charlotte Eagle on Oct. 27, patrons and organizations who’d come to rely on the establishment for a good time and good causes were left to find other venues for their merriment and community service.
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