Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, May, 4, 2011 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• No Cover Wednesday at Club Onyx
• The Blue Plate Special at The Men's Club
• Zink at 5
• Level Wednesday at Suite
• Wild Wednesday at Leather and Lace SouthEnd
Condom maker LifeStyles released the results of its Sexual Satisfaction Survey on Tuesday. Surprisingly, the company says more people are faithful and satisfied with their sex lives. Really?
The LifeStyles Condoms Sexual Satisfaction Survey unveils discoveries regarding sexual satisfaction, including information about numbers of sexual partners, favorite positions, condom use, infidelity, fantasies, preferences and more. Some key findings from the survey showed that:Condom Fit is Key: 41% of male respondents feel that their condoms don't fit well, which signals a need for a new education about condom variety - as improper fit can lead to breakage and slippage, and ultimately the spread of STI's or unwanted pregnancy.
Fidelity is Commonplace: More than three-quarters of respondents (77%) have never cheated on their significant other, and the same number still wouldn't cheat, even if they knew they wouldn't get caught.
Satisfaction is Achievable: The vast majority of respondents (90%) reported that they are satisfied with their sex lives.
This is good to hear, but you have to wonder if North Carolina was consulted in this survey. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, in 2009 North Carolina was among the top 10 states for AIDS diagnosis.
Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, May, 3, 2011 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• No Cover Before Midnight at Tilt
• $2 Miller Lite at The Gold Club
• Pretty Wild Tuesday at Whisky River
• Karaoke Tuesday at Dilworth Neighborhood Grille
• $2 Tuesday at Club Onyx
Nineteen-year-old Joshua Esskew was beaten outside of a Rock Hill gas station because he's gay. Now, five men could (and, if they are guilty, should) face federal charges in the attack.
Why? Because, according to The Charlotte Observer, while Esskew was being beaten one of the men yelled out a gay slur.
Esskew told the (Rock Hill) Herald that the confrontation started when a man in front of the store yelled a gay slur at him. He told reporters the attack "was a hate crime."
Charged in the crime are:
Cortezio Laquise Douglas, 21; Lortarius Anthony Duncan, 22; LaJames Mitchell, 22; Darenco Markie Wilmore, 21; and Bobby Wilson, 20.
The sheriff's offices says investigators determined that after an argument between Esskew and a man standing in front of the convenience store, a man later identified as Wilson struck Esskew in the back of the head with a bottle. When Esskew attempted to confront Wilson, the sheriff's office says, the other men joined the fight.
Despite the fact that the enhancements are there to warrant hate crime designation, we are talking about South Carolina, a state not always known for tolerance.
In the twenty-first century, flying the Confederate flag, a symbol of secession, racism, and slavery, is unacceptable and un-American.South Carolina is going to cut its entire HIV/AIDS budget. Tough times call for tough measures, especially against gay people, I guess…
South Carolina has been the center of hate, homophobia, racism, in short, Republicanism, for four centuries.
York County had to call in the feds because, surprise, surprise, South Carolina has no hate crime legislation on the books.
South Carolina has no “hate crime” laws, but the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, enacted in 2009, gives federal authorities power to investigate allegations of crimes against gays that could potentially be civil rights violations.
Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, May, 2, 2011 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• SIN Night at Club Onyx
• Steak and Shrimp Monday at The Men's Club
• Manic Monday at Dilworth Billiards
• $5 cover at Baby Dolls
• Monday night Pint night at the Dandelion Market