Category Archives: LGBTQ & Gender

Durham: Will Another Big Bruising Bathroom Bill Battle Bust Up Bull Durham’s Burgeoning Business Boom?

I Woke up this morning to find my (adopted) home town & state made the big-time news AGAIN over our 2024 state election campaign. Anybody who recalls the NC political scene in 2016 — especially business people and boosters — likely still feels twinges of trauma when the phrase “Bathroom bill” is mentioned. NC lost … Continue reading Durham: Will Another Big Bruising Bathroom Bill Battle Bust Up Bull Durham’s Burgeoning Business Boom? →

What am I Missing? Some Burning Questions

[Note: These days, I don’t get out as much as I used to: age, ailments, etc. That means I don’t keep up well as I once did. So I may be missing some stuff, and I hope somebody will catch me up. This anti-LGBTQ news from Ghana and Burundi (and Kenya & Uganda) is … Continue reading What am I Missing? Some Burning Questions →

Hello, World: Meet Mark “The Mobilizer” Robinson-Instant GOP superstar!

A week in North Carolina politics is like a year anywhere else. (At least sometimes.) This past week produced a bunch of memorable events. Topping the list was the overnight political superstar status that’s been conferred on the state by lieutenant governor Mark Robinson, who won the GOP primary to succeed term-limited Democratic governor Roy … Continue reading Hello, World: Meet Mark “The Mobilizer” Robinson-Instant GOP superstar! →

NC Governor’s Race: It’s a Black & White Choice

AP: AP News: Attorney General Josh Stein, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will run against each other for NC governor BY GARY D. ROBERTSON March 5 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Democratic attorney general and the Republican lieutenant governor won North Carolina’s primaries for governor on Tuesday, setting the stage for what will be an … Continue reading NC Governor’s Race: It’s a Black & White Choice →

Trump to Mark Robinson: You’re MLK Times Two — MLK on Steroids

AP News: Trump endorses Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor and compares him to Martin Luther King Jr. BY GARY D. ROBERTSON RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – March 03, 2024 — Former president Donald Trump endorsed North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson for governor on Saturday, several months after the former president pledged to do so. … Continue reading Trump to Mark Robinson: You’re MLK Times Two — MLK on Steroids →