Creative Loafing Charlotte

Question the Queen City: Boogie and bounce at some of Charlotte's oldest nightclubs

• by David Aaron Moore
Despite the odds, five venues continue to prosper.
• Tags: Music, Culture, Question the Queen City, David Aaron Moore, The Double Door Inn, The Milestone, The Scorpio Lounge, The Paper Doll Lounge, The Excelsior Club, clubs, nightlife, party, LGBT, gay

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Why 'clicktivism' is important

• by Desiree Kane
This week's ongoing Human Right's Council marriage equality campaign online eruption is a perfect example.
• Tags: Desiree Kane, clicktivism, activism, Human Rights Campaign, Tech blog, @dbirdy, Gay marriage, marriage equality, civil unions, LGBT, online movement, online community organizing

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Photos: Light the Way to Justice vigil

• by Ana McKenzie
Hosted by Equality NC, the Marshall Park event was one of several that took place across the country Tuesday evening.
• Tags: News, Equality NC, marriage, marriage equality, Light the Way to Justice, vigil, candlelight vigil, Marshall Park, civil rights, gay, lesbian, LGBT, Slideshow

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Behind closed doors

Dad's rules make perfect sense

• by Dan Savage
• Tags: Savage Love, LGBT, Dan Savage, sex advice, gay advice, Savage Love, Oddly Normal

North Carolina's HRC Gala returns to Charlotte

But doesn't necessarily give back

• by Joanne Spataro
• Tags: News Feature, Human Rights Campaign, HRC, HRC Gala, gay, lesbian, LGBT, Shane Windmeyer, fundraising, Coalition to Protect All NC Families, Amendment One, Charlotte Lesbian and Gay Fund, Time Out Youth, The Gay & Lesbian Community Center

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Bayard Rustin: Unsung hero of the civil rights movement

No room for an out gay man in King's circle

• by Charles Easley
• Tags: Class Is In Session, Bayard Rustin, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights movement, gay, LGBT, race, Boycott, Brother Outsider

The unifying power of Amendment One

How it managed to bring people together despite constitutionalizing discrimination

• by Joanne Spataro
• Tags: News Feature, Amendment One, Charlotte, Donielle Prophete, transgender, Toni Alston, gay, LGBT, North Carolina, constitution, Plaza Midwood, Matthew Alexander, Iredell County, Mecklenburg County, discrimination, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Charlotte City Council, Supreme Court, Proposition 8, gay marriage, domestic partner, Joanne Spataro

From stuffy to hip: How the Charlotte Business Guild plans to move forward

• by Joanne Spataro
The organization of LGBT business owners and professionals wants to shed its old persona by including more youth
• Tags: News, Charlotte Business Guild, Teresa Davis, Charlotte SouthPark Hotel, LGBT, Joanne Spataro, Alyssa Kibiloski, gay, lesbian, Democratic National Convention, UNC Charlotte, Amanda Breeden

Folsom Street blues

All's Fair in fight for equality

• by Dan Savage
• Tags: Savage Love, Dan Savage, Savage Love, sex advice, Folsom Street Fair, gay, lesbian, LGBT

New LGBT bar, Cathode Azure, opens in South End

• by Megan Henshall
Owner attempts to bring the smooth and sexy vibe of South Beach to South End.
• Tags: Misc, Cathode Azure, LGBT, bar, nightlife, South Beach, Charlotte, South End, iPad

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Red Party at Bar at 316, 9/29/12

• by Kimberly Lawson
Photos from the party benefiting RAIN
• Tags: Party Pics, RAIN. Regional AIDS Interfaith Network, Bar at 316, LGBT, nightlife, party, charity, Charlotte, Slideshow

Cover Story

The mother of all comedy: Margaret Cho

Comedian talks politics, equality and sex in the Queen City

• by Natalie Howard
• Tags: Cover story, Margaret Cho, Charlotte, comedy, The Comedy Zone, Korean, election, politics, gay, pride, LGBT, Mother of All Comedy, Mother, Notorious C.H.O., Revolution, State of Emergency, Assassin, entertainment, Patron Saint of Outsiders, Cover Story

Getting hot wings with Ross Matthews

• by Joanne Spataro
TV personality talks about Charlotte and his role in the LGBT community.
• Tags: Democratic National Convention 2012, LGBT, Ross Matthews, E!, Chelsea Handler, DNC, DNC 2012, Democratic National Convention, Jay Leno

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Photos: Unity Through Community Party, 9/2/12

• by Kimberly Lawson
The LGBT welcome party for the DNC took place at the NC Dance Theatre
• Tags: News, Democratic National Convention 2012, LGBT, Unity Through Community, DNC, DNC 2012, Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, nightlife, photos, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Slideshow

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Charlotte Pride brings out activists and flashy entertainers

And about 45,000 visitors

• by Joanne Spataro
• Tags: News feature, Stuart Milk, BethAnn Phetamine, Shiprocked, LGBT, CanyonWalker, Pride, Charlotte, gay, Human Rights Campaign, Charlotte Pride Festival, Harvey Milk, Marshall Park, Gateway Village, N.C. Music Factory, Snug Harbor, Slideshow

Party people at the Transfaith in Color Conference 2012

Charlotte celebrates its transgender community in style

• by Joanne Spataro
• Tags: News feature, Transfaith in Color Conference 2012, transgender, Trans People of Color Coalition, Kylar Broadus, National Transgender Discrimination Survey, minority, diversity, Charlene Archilla, Sweet-T: The Mini Ball, Anthony Foxx, LGBT, Hilton University Place, Tonyia Rawls, The Freedom Center for Social Justice, event, Charlotte

A lesson on porn and browser history

Plus, pegging Chick-fil-A

• by Dan Savage
• Tags: Savage Love, Chick-fil-A, pegging, Internet, porn, browser history, sex, advice, relationship, gay, LGBT, Dan Savage, Savage Love

Chick-fil-la-la-la-la-la

What an absurd pickle to be in

• by John Grooms
• Tags: Boomer with Attitude, Chick-fil-A, political, marriage, Dan Cathy, religion, business, public relations, boycott, conservative, same-sex marriage, LGBT, gay rights, anti-gay, Forbes, Laurie Bennett, fast-food

A sit-down with Pat McCrory

The once-Democrat and former Charlotte mayor defends voter IDs and relives the night he switched parties

• by Mike Cooper
• Tags: News feature, Pat McCrory, election, governor, Charlotte, North Carolina, politics, mayor, LGBT, Amendment One, campaign, voter, registration, transportation, education, charter schools, death tax

How would Amendment One affect your life?

Originally written by Ed Williams, April 24, 2012

• by Ana McKenzie
• Tags: 25th Anniversary Issue, 25th Anniversary, Amendment One, Ed Williams, politics, LGBT, gay, marriage, equality, civil rights, Charlotte, North Carolina