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		<title>Put The Past Where It Belongs</title>
		<link>http://blog.q-notes.com/jeffolson/entry/put-the-past-where-it-belongs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Olson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all been there, done that…right?  Of course, we’ve all experienced a breakup and then dash into another dating relationship thinking that this one will somehow be different from the first. 
 
What is the reason for this popular scenario that seems to exist like a bad plague in the GLBT community?  Some will say it’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYC gay media shake up</title>
		<link>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/nyc-gay-media-shake-up/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/nyc-gay-media-shake-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Gay City News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gay blogs and news fiends have been talking up a storm the past few days, after two New York City gay media staples have found themselves facing uncertain futures. D.C.&#8217;s Metroweekly has the best run-down of the events so far.
HX, the city&#8217;s premier gay nightlife magazine, has been sold to undisclosed buyers. Publisher and HX [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New at Q-Notes: Pride across the Carolinas</title>
		<link>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/new-at-q-notes-pride-across-the-carolinas/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/new-at-q-notes-pride-across-the-carolinas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Local & State]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pride]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte Black Gay Pride]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pride Charlotte]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Be sure to check out Q-Notes&#8217; newly updated, upgraded and splashy cool Pride micro-site. Featuring all the information you&#8217;ll ever need on upcoming Pride festivals across the Carolinas. As each successive Pride draws near, you&#8217;ll find updated and in-depth information on all of each Pride festival&#8217;s events and goings-on with special coverage of larger Prides [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perdue appoints conservative to Mecklenburg court</title>
		<link>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/perdue-appoints-conservative-to-mecklenburg-court/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/perdue-appoints-conservative-to-mecklenburg-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Bev Perdue]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Levinson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ferrell Blount]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mecklenburg County]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[N.C. Gov. Beverly Perdue yesterday appointed Judge Eric Levinson to the seat of Resident Superior Court judge for Mecklenburg County. Levinson is replacing Judge David S. Cayer, who has accepted a position as U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.
Levinson isn&#8217;t a newcomer to the state&#8217;s judiciary and he does have some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are You Fighting For?</title>
		<link>http://blog.q-notes.com/jeffolson/entry/what-are-you-fighting-for/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.q-notes.com/jeffolson/entry/what-are-you-fighting-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Olson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s clear that the majority of the human population is usually fighting for something.  It could be fighting for Equal Rights to ensure better lives for younger generations to come or getting people to recycle more or it could be fighting with your neighbor’s dog over who gets to the Sunday morning newspaper first.  Whatever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elke Kennedy on CNN American Morning</title>
		<link>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/elke-kennedy-on-cnn-american-morning/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/elke-kennedy-on-cnn-american-morning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Just got a note from some colleagues in D.C.:
Greenville, S.C.&#8217;s Elke Kennedy, mother of slain gay son Sean Kennedy, is scheduled to appear on CNN&#8217;s American Morning, Friday, June 26, 6:10 a.m. EST. As always, TV news broadcasts and segments are always up in the air. Don&#8217;t blame me if you wake up early and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SC Equality calls for action</title>
		<link>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/sc-equality-calls-for-action/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/sc-equality-calls-for-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SC Equality is asking folks to contact U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) to address their concerns over an email he sent regarding hate crimes legislation:
Last week, Senator Jim DeMint sent a letter to South Carolina pastors and religious leaders urging them to speak out against hate crimes legislation and further asking them to get their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does R stand for? Rude.</title>
		<link>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/what-does-r-stand-for-rude/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/what-does-r-stand-for-rude/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Belmont]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gaston County]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Greensboro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Guilford County]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John Blust]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[School Violence Prevention Act]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wil Neumann]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.q-notes.com/?p=933</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A constituent emailed his N.C. House representative concerning his &#8220;no&#8221; vote on the School Violence Prevention Act during its second reading on Tuesday.
If you&#8217;re a little behind on your news, you might have missed its final 58-57 passage in the House on Wednesday. It was presented to Gov. Perdue&#8217;s office at about 5:30 today and, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the news: Anti-bullying bill clears House</title>
		<link>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/in-the-news-anti-bullying-bill-clears-house/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/in-the-news-anti-bullying-bill-clears-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alma Adams]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[anti-gay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dale Folwell]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Earline Parmon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Greensboro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John Blust]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[School Violence Prevention Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On June 22, Q-Notes reported on the School Violence Prevention Act&#8217;s passage in the House. It awaits a third and final vote on Tuesday, June 23.
Here&#8217;s what other news agencies and blogs are reporting&#8230;
Winston-Salem Journal
&#8220;In order to introduce sexual preference into the statute, the sponsors of this bill have chosen to use children in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They&#8217;re back! Anti-gay program airs again in Charlotte</title>
		<link>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/theyre-back-anti-gay-program-airs-again-in-charlotte/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.q-notes.com/mattcomer/entry/theyre-back-anti-gay-program-airs-again-in-charlotte/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Local & State]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[American Family Association]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[CW]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cyndi Creager]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GLAAD]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Speechless Silencing the Christians]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From GLAAD&#8217;s Director of National News, Cyndi Creager (link):
Back in February, we blogged about partnering with LGBT community members and leaders in several local markets who were responding to an anti-gay infomercial titled Speechless: Silencing the Christians, which was produced by the American Family Association. Local expressions of concern led stations in Grand Rapids, Michigan [...]]]></description>
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