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Queer Youth Homelessness in Charlotte

10/27/2014

Tomorrow on WFAE's "Charlotte Talks" a group of community members will be speaking on issues related to Queer Youth homelessness. This is a much needed discussion and one that is so important for us to discuss. I am hopeful that we are looking at a trend of dealing with issues related to Queer youth and the community beyond gay marriage equality. The show airs tomorrow at 9am and you can listen online.

I would also like to say a big THANK YOU to friends, colleagues, and community members who participated in the first "Community Conversation: Present & Future of the Charlotte Queer Community." I am thrilled that we are having these open space conversations about things that are so important to our moving forward in the community. If we cannot have our voices heard and we cannot give people something to hope for, then our community will face serious problems moving forward. I applaud all the people who are showing up and challenge all those who haven't to come to our next event. Part II of our series will take place on November 11th at UNCC!

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Can We Talk Community?

10/22/2014

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The exhibits at the Levine Museum of the New South are going very well. We have had people and groups from all over the US come see the projects and start their own dialogues about Queer histories and concepts. A group of community members has felt so inspired by the project that they have put together 3 community conversations called “The Present & Future of the Charlotte Queer Community.” The first dialogue will take place this Sunday the 26th from 2-3:30 at the Levine Museum in Uptown. We need everyone to come out and meet the speakers and lend your voice to the state of our community and how we can move forward. Q-Notes was kind enough to do a story about the event that you can read HERE!

If we are to have a better and more engaged community then we need You! Come out this Sunday and let’s get this dialogue started!

Levine Museum of the New South, Sunday October 26th, 2-3:30pm.

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Josh Burford is an archivist, an activist, a Queer historian, and a radical educator with over 17 years’ experience working with LGBTQ communities and diversity education.