Tag: PRIDE
Celebrating, Not Capitalizing
In the early hours of June 28, 1969, New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar and dance club located in New York City. The Stonewall Inn was a space that accepted even the most marginalized members of the LGBTQ+ community, particularly trans and gender non-conforming people of color, a group that […]
Charlotte Pride to take over Uptown this weekend
Throughout this week, supporters of and members of Charlotte’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and queer (LGBTQ) community have gathered for the annual Pride Week. This weekend, the week will commemorate with the Pride Festival at the PNC Bank Festival Zone in uptown. The festival will run on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 12 to 10 […]
SGA votes in favor of Opposition to Amendment One Resolution
After a vote of 13-to-8 the UNC Charlotte Student Government Association (SGA) passed the Opposition to Amendment One Resolution, which stands against the amendment coming to vote in North Carolina in May. Over 100 UNC Charlotte students, senators and administrators gathered at the General Assembly Meeting for the Student Senate to stand up against the […]
Transgender activist comes to campus
Mara Keisling, one of the founding members of the Trans Rights movement in the United States, will speak at UNC Charlotte on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, at 7 p.m. in the Cone Center’s McKnight Hall. The Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) is sponsoring the free event. MRC has been able to bring Keisling to UNC Charlotte […]
