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Noted . Notable . Noteworthy. LGBT News & Views
Volume 23 . Number 05 www.q-notes.com July 12.2008
Time Out Youth
CEO resigns
Board will be ‘deliberate’ in search
for new agency head
by David Stout. Q-Notes staff
ex([Jlusive
CHARLOTTE — Time Out Youth CEO
Janine K. Eustache resigned her position with
the support and advocacy organization for
LGBT and questioning youth on June 17.
Her departure came three days after a Q-
Notes investigative article revealed serious
allegations by ex-interns and youth members
suggesting the agency’s leader was uncomfort
able working with the LGBT community and
uninformed about its issues. There were also
concerns that she did not want to be publicly
associated with the organization.
Eustache, who is heterosexual, was formerly
the southeast regional director of Save the
Children, a global child relief organization; an
executive at LaFace Records in Atlanta, Ga.; and
the executive director of the Georgia Legislative
Black Caucus. Prior to TOY, she had no experi
ence working with LGBT organizations or serv
ing the unique needs of LGBTQ youth.
In the wake of her resignation, Eustache
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Peter Paige to
appear at Pride
by David Stout . Q-Notes staff
CHARLOTTE — The Queen City is ready
ing for its annual booster shot of GAY. And as
Queer Charlotteans look toward their special
day at Gateway Village, they can also anticipate
the participation of one special queen — or at
least the guy who’s famous for playing him on
TV Peter Paige is coming!
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Moller to serve 3 years
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Charlotte, Raleigh among top 10 *Gay Ghettos’
N.C. cities were cited for their thriving arts and
business climate
by Matt Comer . Q-Notes staff
CHARLOTTE — Two North Carolina cities have been named in an
annual list of the top 10 “Gay Ghettos” in the U.S.
Compiled by the owners of GayRealEstate.com, the list is topped
by a two-way tie between Atlanta, Ga., and Portland, Ore. Charlotte
comes in at third, with Raleigh ranked fourth in a tie with Tampa,
Fla. Charlotte and Raleigh scored high marks for their strong busi
ness climate and arts opportunities.
Jeff Hammerberg, founder and president of GayRealEstate.com,
told Q-Notes that the “Gay Ghetto” rankings are measured by how
many LGBT people are moving to a city, living there and requesting
information. '
More than 50 Carolinas LGBT or friendly real estate agents show
up in a search of GayRealEstate.com. The site bills itself as the
nation’s “number one source representing the rights of gay and les
bian home buyers and sellers.”
“Each year we choose our Gay Ghetto Top 10 by cross-analyzing
demographics against real estate sales data to discover those especial
ly prized metropolitan areas throughout the USA that are most in
vogue with the diverse GLBT communit)^’explained the
GayRealEstate.com release.
“When the number crunching is over, we usually have 10 distinct
winners, individually ranked by virtue of their popularity. But for
2008 we have some unique and special surprises — including three 2-
way ties and a 3-way tie. Our top 10 are so outstanding, in other
words, that they rate higher than ever.”
The list and the written summary for each city follows.
Charlotte placed third, followed by Raleigh in fourth on a
list of the top 10 LGBT cities in America. The North Carolina
cities’ arts and business appeal contributed to their high
rankings. Photo Credit: VisitCharlotte.com
The 2008 Gay Ghetto Top 10
Atlanta, Ga., and Portland, Ore.
Atlanta — The “Peach City” reigns as the South’s LGBT capital and
continues to attract record numbers of LGBT newcomers each year.
Combine Southern charm and hospitality with the exciting urban
sophistication and thriving economic base of a world-class cosmopolitan
city and you have the unique Hot ‘Lanta cock
tail. The midtown hosts a well-established gay see top on 19
Carolinas see black rainbow
S.C. Black Pride ‘one big family’
by Gareth Fenley
Contributing Writer
COLUMBIA—As five
days of South Carolina Black
Pride came to an end with
an awards ceremony on
June 29, Ra’Shawn Flournoy
was glowing with excite
ment. “It was phenomenal,
seeing the love,” Flournoy
said, as he tried to describe
his feelings during the first
Pride of his life, which he
attended with his male
fiancee and an estimated
500 other people. “It’s been
one big family here. Words
can’t compare to it.”
Organizers were happy
and exhausted after staging
the first 100 percent, locally hosted Pride cel
ebration in the capital for people of African
descent who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexu-
2008 S.C. Black Pride Committee (from left): Todd Shaw,
chair; Donald Wood, treasurer; Steve Gaither, vice-chair; Nicky
Dixon, entertainment coordinator;Alvin McEwen, secretary;
Tina Torres and Tiffany Adams, members.
al, transgender or same-gender-loving. “It’s
all about communityrsaid Pride committee
chair Todd Shaw, an African-American stud
ies professor at the University of South
Carolina. “We’re all part of a larger LGBT
community, but it’s all right to have fami
ly reunions.”
Connecting to ethnic brothers and
sisters is a way to feel valued and beauti
ful that can literally save lives, Shaw said
emphatically.
Leaders in the “family” were recog
nized with honors as follows: Marjorie
Hammock, Lorde/Baldwin leadership
award; Stacey Smallwood, Trendsetter
award for youth; Sam Hunter and K.
Allen Campbell, Mother/Father awards
for veteran elders; Maurice Adair and
Linda Scipio, Mganga (Healer) awards for
HIV/AIDS care; and Rev. Bennie
Coclough, Rafiki Award for an ally who is
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