T A B L E O F CONTENTS Volume 21 No. 08 August 26,2006 PO Box 221841 • Charlotte, NC 28222 704.531.9988.704.531.1361 fax www.q-notes.com Publisher: Jim Yarbrough Editor: David Moore South Carolina Editor: David Gillespie Associate Editor: David Stout Special Assignments: Lainey Millen New Media: Bob Balentine Graphic Design/Production: Lainey Millen Administration: Kat Read Distribution: Jeff Habbestad Ad Sales: Jim Yarbrough, Manager Ad Sales. National: Rivendell Media publisher@q-notes.com editor@q-notes.com 704.531.9988 advertising@q-notes.com publisher@q-notes.com 212.242.6863 Material in Q-Notes is copyrighted by Pride Publishing & Typesetting © 2006 and may not be reproduced in any manner without written consent of the editor. Advertisers assume lull responsibility — and therefore, all liability — for securing reprint permission for copyrighted text photographs and illustrations or trademarks published in their ads. The sexual orientation of advertisers, photographers, writers, cartoonists we publish is neither inferred nor implied. The appearance of names or photographs does not indicate the subject's sexual orientation. Q-Notes nor its publisher assumes liability for typographical error or omission, beyond offering to run a correction. The views of this newspaper are expressed as editorials. Q-Notes accepts unsolicited editorial, but cannot take responsibility for its return, fditor reserves the right to accept and reject material as well as edit for clarity, brevity. issue: 09 September deadline: 08-30 issue: 07 October deadline: 09-27 issue: 23 September deadline: 09-13 issue: 21 October deadline: 10-11 Front and center: Curbside 37 A soldier’s story 01 Dykes To Watch Out For 36 Knowing the enemy 01 Editor’s Note 04 Struggle in the Middle East 01 General Gayety 47 Blonde ambition 29 Letter to the editor 04 Carolina real estate 29 News Notes: International 08 Articles: News Notes: NC 10 Actor’s Theatre presents ‘Wife’ 43 News Notes: SC 13 Episcopal leadership turn its back 17 Opinion: Marriage 14 For the love of bowling 43 Opinion: World Pride 21 Iranian gays respond to outcry 07 Out and About 38 Lesbians murdered in Jamaica 15 Out in the Stars 37 N.C. Pride Parade set 19 Para Todos 16 Report on LGBT youth in foster care 26 Q-Poll 23 Features: Q-Style: Cool 44 Energy efficient homes 34 Tell Trinity 36 Good news or bad? 32 Your first condo 31 Editorial Contributors: Columns: Alison Bechdel, David R. Gillespie, Jeffrey Classifieds 51 Hammerberg, Robert Kirby, Charlene Community Cards 47/48/49 Lichtenstein, Scott Long, Ed Madden, Curbside 37 Lainey Millen, Rev. Irene Monroe, David Moore, Edward Norman, Leslie Robinson, Dykes To Watch Out For 36 Dan Shoemaker, Mark Smith, Trinity, Classifieds 51 Brandon Toss, Rex Wockner, Jackie Community Cards 47/48/49 Yodashkin, Scott R. Young pihuirsdaus - Davis pj^ [fne^Dest in underg^punoZ^use. ($ 1.5|3^idljg^s a $3 FriMy^^ance. D^^wDancel cover befor^fflpm/ ^owfini^^m) rgait^ays " made 4 uniq^^rsjindQr one roofj»Hig®nergg dance/Jj^^Sffilues/ Non^^^^^^ patio/ ^to^rouiSfSbei^l^jowjirBSrfeiSO)] *- fic^Sal^ougQcaCT ;3o|with $ I.^SjS^ud LightiS $2.5jD 11 grove street downtown asheville 823-252-2838 www.clubscandals.net AUGUST 26.2006 • Q-NOTES 3