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Summit Coffee NoDa Staff Suspects Hate Driving Vandalism Incidents
Management and staff at Summit Coffee in NoDa say the coffee shop has been targeted by vandals who have repeatedly torn down and in at least one case defaced an LGBTQ+ pride flag that waves in front of the storefront. Alexis Oliva, manager of the NoDa location for the Davidson-based…
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The Changing Faces of Charlotte’s Queer-Friendly Venues
When I moved to Plaza Midwood in 2004, the happening place in the neighborhood was The Penguin. You could get a good but greasy black bean burger with a side of fried pickles at the funky diner, and meet interesting people in the parking lot beneath the eatery’s iconic sign…
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Visiting Charlotte’s Longest-Running LGBTQ+ Sports Bar
Disclaimer: As someone shaped by the LGBTQ+ community, I speak from within—not to offend, but to reflect with care. Every year, after the rush of Pride Month and the resonance of Juneteenth, I forget about the lull of July — the quiet stretch where the glitter has settled, the cookouts…
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5 Things to Know: Local Orgs Denounce Atrium’s Discontinuation of Care for Trans Youth
Local Orgs Denounce Atrium’s Discontinuation of Care for Trans Youth Charlotte Trans Health, Gender Education Network, PFLAG Charlotte and Time Out Youth released a joint statement Thursday denouncing this week’s discontinuation of gender-affirming care for patients under 19 years old by Atrium Health. Parents of trans and gender-diverse youth began…
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Pride Guide 2025: How To Find All the Fun That’s Going on for Pride Week
This content is free for everyone in an effort toward community engagement and inclusivity. As usual, there will be plenty of Pride parties and events happening throughout August, most of which are independent of the Charlotte Pride organization. We’ve compiled a number of those events below to help you make…
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Anti-DEI Push Leads to Shortfall in Corporate Funding at Charlotte Pride
Donald Trump’s objective to eradicate any and all initiatives that push for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across the country has been well documented — a point of pride for him, in fact — since he took office for the second time in January. It was on the first day…
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How a Queer Soccer League Is Reshaping Community in Charlotte
Visit Clanton Park or Alexander Street Park on any given Sunday and you might just stumble into a group of people huddled on a soccer field sharing introductions and their preferred pronouns. This isn’t your average pickup game of soccer, though. This is practice for Charlotte Pride Football Club, the…
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How Sanguine Founders Take Their Influence Offline and Into Camp North End
The first time Chann Daily and husband Montrel “Monny” Little recall hearing the word “sanguine” was on a TV show. The word, the definition of which is “to be optimistic in the face of adversity,” became an inside joke between the couple and their growing TikTok audience. Eventually, however, it…
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UNC Charlotte Sees LGBTQ Research Grant Terminated
Moments after being sworn-in as the president for the second time on Jan. 20, Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders to kickstart the agenda he aims to accomplish during his second term, one of which stated that the government will only recognize two sexes while another ended “radical…
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Erasure of Brandy Alexander Mural Raises the Ire of Residents, LGBTQ Advocates
Any muralist who works in the street art scene is likely familiar with how it feels to have a beloved or meaningful piece painted over. As much as the experience is to be expected when properties change hands and new interests take over at any given site, the erasure still…
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Advocacy Organizations Brace for Second Trump Administration
Following the election of Donald Trump to the presidency for the first time in November 2016, Queen City Nerve editor-in-chief Ryan Pitkin, at the time a reporter for Creative Loafing, spoke with a number of local organizations serving vulnerable populations that found themselves the target of Trump’s most incendiary rhetoric.…
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OPINION: Transgender Women Need the Support of Fellow Women
A young woman stands beside a ballot box, sleeves puffed, neck hidden by a high white collar, hat tilted atop her head. She holds up her skirts as though she is about to curtsey and looks straight at the viewer, chin lifted, expectant. Beneath the drawing a caption reads: “Good…
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LGBTQ+ Groups Raise Concerns Over Dissolution of Xpression Space
In April 2023, Queen City Nerve reported on a partnership between Carolinas CARE Partnership’s (CCP) LGBTQ+ Life Center and Transcend Charlotte in launching the Xpression Space, an affirming place for trans and questioning folks to explore their gender expression. For transgender, non-binary and questioning folks looking for a safe space…
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Shann Fulton Leads Charlotte Black Pride to New Heights
Born in Savannah and raised in a small town in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, Charlotte Black Pride (CBP) Chair Shann Fulton (they/he) was far from any open conversations about sexual orientation and gender expression. Even if they suspected family members or friends to be “part of the lifestyle,” it was simply…
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What to Do and Who to See at Charlotte Pride 2024
While Pride Month has come and gone for much of the country, in Charlotte, festivities are just about to get started for Charlotte Pride 2024, which is observed from Aug. 9-16 this year, wrapped up with two days of festivities and a parade on Aug. 17-18. Those last two days…
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Clack the Vote Educates Queer Voters Amidst Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation
To “clack a fan,” the term for snapping a hand fan hard enough to make a clapping (or clacking) sound, can mean many things depending on the intended effect. The action can be one of resistance, joy, or alarm. It can drown out the hate of bigots at Pride parades…
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