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VOLUME 20 . ISSUE 12
SINCE 19S«
OCTOBER 22.2005
Melissa Etheride is back 25
Just who is
Harriet Mieis?
Notes from a gay soldier 18
Pope considers denying
Holy Sacrament to
pro-gay politicians 13
Charlode club omer
victim of email hoax 22
North and South
Carolina
North Carolina:
Log Cabin’s Guerriwo
dodges a pie in
ChapeiHiii 08
South Caroiina:
Rainbow Radio goes
on the air 10
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Top 10 straight advocates for LGBT rights include
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by Jay Smith Brown
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In celebration of
National Coming Out Day, Hiesday, Oct. II,
th6 Human Rights Campaign Foundation
released a list of the top 10 straight advocates
for LGBT equality.
Included in the list are actress Kristin
Chenoweth, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Salt Lake
City Mayor Rocky Anderson, actress Felicity
Huffman, talk show host Cristina Saralegui,
the Rev. Norm Kansfield, Peter Hams, IBM
executive Ted Childs, hip-hop artist Kanye
West and Spanish Prime Minister lose Luis
Zapatero.
“Being out and open about our lives is
not just for gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans
gender people, but for everyone who cares
about equality," said HRC President Joe
Solmonese. “These 10 leaders for fairness
represent millions of family members, peo
ple of faith, friends and co-workers who are
helping make America fairer and more
equal.”
The list emphasizes this year’s Coming
Out Project theme “Talk About It," which
encourages fair-minded people to talk open
ly and honestly about their lives and the
inequalities LGBT Americans face under law.
“Every single time we talk about it, we
are one step closer to equality," said
Solmonese. “Each word helps build bridges
see STRAIGHT on 19
HRC Carolinas' team
preparing for '06 dinner
Group wants more South Carolina
involvement
by Donald Miller
The Human Rights Campaign Dinner held in
Charlotte earlier this year proved to be a
tremendous success and gained nationwide
attention. Organizers for next year’s dinner
want to outdo themselves once again with a
splashier performance presentation arid larger
attendance figures — hopefully leading to more
funds raised for the nation’s largest LGBT lob
bying organization.
“We had 1.350 people attending the event
last year,” says Jay Biles, co-Ohair of the 2006
dinner. “We have a room that will hold 1,600
people — so we’re looking at 1,500 but hoping
for 1,600.”
In keeping with the tradition of building the
dinner party around a theme, organizers have
chosen “Fire and Ice" as this year’s moniker.
So just what does “Fire and Ice” mean?
“It’s specific enough and vague enough to do see HRCon 4
'Fire & Ice' takes
pIcKe Feb. 25 at the
Charlotte Convention
Center.
Charlotte gay Pride
in trouble?
Current director unclear
on future of event
by David Moore
Q-Notes staff , '
The future of
Charlotte’s annual gay
Pride celebration isn’t
looking too bright these
days. Earlier this year the
festival was held in the
city’s downtown Marshall
Park, reportedly attracting
a crowd of 3,000. Although
figures for the previous
year’s event were reportedly higher, organizers were undaunted by
the increased presence of the the Concord-based anti-gay organi
zation Operation Save America (OSA).
For many festival attendees, however, the presence of OSAers
added yet another strike against Charlotte Pride.
“The blaring music and the anti-gay rhetoric definitely made
me feel very harassed,” said Q-Notes
Associate Editor David Stout. “I heard one see PRIDEon S
will Charlotte have a Pride
celebration in '06?