National exit polling data estimates that five percent of the nation's voters on Tuesday self-identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual. The numbers, if taken at face value in North Carolina, reveal...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/exit-polls-show-gay-voter-strength/
Members of a local LGBT advocacy group say this week's elections for the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners gives them hope for future advances. The post LGBT activists look forward to l...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/lgbt-activists-look-forward-to-local-advances/
Republican Mecklenburg County Commission at-large candidate Wayne Powers came in sixth in his seven-way race on Tuesday. Three Democrats won the at-large contests. On Wednesday, Powers thanked hi...
After hard-fought campaigns, two openly lesbian candidates for the North Carolina legislature lost their races on Tuesday night. The post Gay House, Senate candidates lose to Republican opponen...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/gay-house-senate-candidates-lose-to-republican-opponents/
Republicans maintained their control of the North Carolina General Assembly, adding to their majorities in both the Senate and the House. LGBT advocates in Raleigh say they are ready for new part...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/republicans-hold-control-of-n-c-legislature/
Incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby, fueled by an unprecedented amount of outside money that helped him overcome an opponent from a family of well-known North Carolina lawyers, defea...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/n-c-supreme-court-newby-wins-in-close-race/
Yesterday's election saw victory for several marriage referenda and other LGBT victories. For the first time, voters have approved legalization of same-sex marriage rights. The post More covera...
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Election day in North Carolina turned in to a sort of mixed bag for the Tar Heel State's LGBT community on Tuesday. While President Barack Obama won reelection, he did so without carrying North C...
Several new LGBT-friendly candidates were elected on Tuesday to the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. They'll join several familiar incumbents and a new Republican commissioner in Distri...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/gay-friendly-candidates-elected-to-mecklenburg-board/
Months of polling data showing Republican Pat McCrory leading Democrat Walter Dalton in North Carolina's gubernatorial race were vindicated on Tuesday as the former 14-year Charlotte mayor sailed...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/mccrory-elected-next-north-carolina-governor/
An historic number of openly gay and lesbian candidates are running for the North Carolina General Assembly this year. One is guaranteed victory. Two others have faced conservative opponents. T...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/three-gay-candidates-among-legislative-hopefuls/
There's plenty of election night watch parties for your viewing and partying pleasure. Whether you'll be celebrating or mourning, these parties won't disappoint. The post Agenda: Election night...
Many North Carolinians, particularly those Charlotteans who remember a kindler, gentler Pat McCrory, are expected to cast their vote for him today. It will come with a cost. The post With McCro...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/with-mccrory-say-goodbye-to-a-progressive-north-carolina/
Polls consistently show Republican Pat McCrory leading Walter Dalton in the gubernatorial race. Republicans are likely to keep the legislature. Some Republicans could land in state secretary posi...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/election-day-decides-fate-of-coleman-forest-rivalry/
Polls are open Tuesday, Nov. 6, 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Learn more about statewide and local LGBT-friendly endorsements in North Carolina. The post Election Day: Endorsements and voter informati...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/election-day-endorsements-and-voter-information/
Three LGBT rights groups have released their endorsements for this fall’s general election on Nov. 6. The post Groups release local, statewide endorsements appeared first on QnotesCarolinas....
https://qnotescarolinas.com/groups-release-local-statewide-endorsements/
An openly gay political operative who has worked on several Republican campaigns in Buncombe County used an anti-gay slur on Twitter on Thursday to describe an openly lesbian North Carolina House...
Openly lesbian N.C. Senate candidate Deb Butler is defending her use of a “transvaginal wand” in a campaign ad against Republican incumbent Thom Goolsby. News video below: The report above fo...
A local LGBT rights group is questioning The Charlotte Observer endorsement of anti-gay Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James. The post Bill James’ Charlotte Observer endorsement questio...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/bill-james-charlotte-observer-endorsement-questioned/
Members of the Mecklenburg LGBT Political Action Committee, or MeckPAC, will hold a special reception for Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners candidates on Wednesday evening. The post LGB...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/lgbt-rights-group-releases-endorsements-mecklenburg-county/
Do you believe center-right moderates will ever be able to regain control of the Republican Party or has the power amassed by right-wing extremists already caused too much damage? The post QPol...
Today, Friday, Oct. 12, is the deadline for voter registration in North Carolina. Make sure you're registered and all your voter information is up to date! The post Voter registration deadline ...
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North Carolina gubernatorial candidates squared off Wednesday night in their first live, televised debate. Democratic Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton and Republican former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory spok...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/dalton-and-mccrory-face-off-in-first-gubernatorial-debate/
North Carolina gubernatorial candidate and current Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton is scheduled to hold a fundraiser with leading members of the state's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) commu...
A statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) political action committee has announced its list of endorsements in statewide and judicial races this week. The post Statewide candida...
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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, the Democratic candidate for governor this year, toured the gay-owned Replacements, Ltd. in Greensboro on Thursday. Dalton was accompanied by Maryland Gov. ...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/walter-dalton-tours-gay-owned-greensboro-business/
Not too many years ago, Republicans in North Carolina railed against what they described as the “pay-to-play” culture in Raleigh where special interests who gave political leaders big bundles...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/the-record-breaking-special-interest-election/
Dozens of candidates for the North Carolina General Assembly received endorsements today from Equality North Carolina, the state's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy a...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/legislative-endorsements-announced-by-pro-lgbt-pac/
From a press release: The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – is responding today to Mitt Romney’s selection of...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/hrc-on-paul-ryan-out-of-touch-with-americans-on-lgbt-equality/
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced his pick for vice president today, lauding his new partnership with Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as "America’s Comeback Team." LGBT Re...
https://qnotescarolinas.com/romneys-vp-pick-a-lightening-rod-on-budget-healthcare-lgbt-issues/