Autostraddle Covers Durham LGBT Scene

"Though I think Durham has a pretty visible LGBT scene, if you’re (a) visiting, (b) new to the area, or (c) a person with a crazy-busy work schedule who never sees the light of day, you may not know about all of the excellent things that Durham has to offer. Especially food-related things."

"Queer Girl City Guide: Durham, North Carolina," Layla, Autostraddle

Project Q Atlanta - www.outindurham.com

"Visit gay North Carolina? Yup, at least one city in the state that definitively banned same-sex unions at the ballot box seeks gay visitors. Durham tourism officials launch the Out Durham campaign and microsite (top photo) to attract LGBT travelers to 'the most tolerant city in the U.S.'"

- Matthew Mitcham, gay Durham, KFC parody, Project Q Atlanta

Metro Weekly - www.outindurham.com

"The Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau launched a new website, OutinDurham.com, to help promote North Carolina's fourth-largest city as a welcoming destination. LGBT visitors to OutinDurham.com will find a useful overview of the city's attractions, nightlife, shopping, dining, accomodations and faith communities."

- Durham creates website to promote gay tourism, Metro Weekly

Passport - www.outindurham.com

"New LGBT tourism website, OutinDurham.com, was launched this past Tuesday in efforts to increase the amount of LGBT visitors to one of North Carolina’s most progressive cities...The DCVB launched the website to promote the city as the welcoming destination it is for the LGBT community. A majority of Durham’s residents voting against the state’s gay marriage ban in May, and the city was ranked as the nation’s most tolerant city last year by The Daily Beast/Newsweek magazine."

- Durham, NC Hopes to Increase Gay & Lesbian Tourism, Passport Blogs

Examiner.com - www.outindurham.com

"One of the state's most progressive cities announced a new campaign to encourage gays and lesbians to visit...the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau launched a new website, OutinDurham.com, to help promote North Carolina's fourth-largest city as a welcoming destination...LGBT visitors to OutinDurham.com will find a useful overview of the city's attractions, nightlife, shopping, dining, accomodations and faith communities."

- Durham wants gay visitors, launches new LGBT-focused tourism website, Examiner.com

Joe. My. God. - www.outindurham.com

"After North Carolina's same-sex marriage ban was approved many LGBT folks declared that they'd never vacation there again. (The Outer Banks have long been a favorite summertime gay destination.) The city of Durham thinks you should still visit and has launched a new website promoting itself as a gay-friendly place."

- Durham Launches Gay Tourism Campaign, Joe. My. God.

ColorLines - Mobile Homecoming Project

"In April of 2009, Alexis Pauline Gumbs and her partner Julia Wallace sat in a small conference room in Durham, N.C. Both were Southern-born, twentysomething activists with academic training...They were at a larger annual gathering of labor and human rights organizers, and around them sat over a dozen women, all of them self-identified black lesbians, and each one at least 20 years older. The workshop session was led by Mandy Carter, a longtime LGBT activist, and Carter wanted to share only one thing: stories...The idea turned into the Mobile Homecoming Project, a multimedia storytelling project to uncover hidden histories. Gumbs and Wallace scour their networks to find older members of the black LGBT community, record them on video or podcasts, and sometimes host screening events that bring together people from all ages."

- A New LGBT Politics Seeks To Marry Issues, Not Just People, ColorLines

Edge New York - Kym Register, The Pinhook

"As Kym Register talks about North Carolina’s effort to stop same-sex marriage, the feelings of shame and pride can be heard in her voice...Register, who owns what she calls a queer positive live music venue in downtown Durham, hopes that LGBT travelers will continue to come to North Carolina -- especially to its many welcoming cities. 'We need people to come and be visible," says Register. "This is not the time to turn your back.'"

- North Carolinians Say Don’t Judge Our Cities by the State, Edge New York

Wall Street Journal - Standing Out in North Carolina

"On Tuesday, North Carolina voters decided 61% to 39% to approve a constitutional amendment defining marriage as strictly between a man and a woman. A hand-painted sign on a street in the city of Durham Thursday, however, touted the surrounding county's contrary vote."

- Standing Out in North Carolina, Wall Street Journal

LGBTQNation - Durham, NC Opposition to Ban on Gay Marriage

"The Durham, N.C. city council on Thursday passed a resolution stating its opposition to a proposed state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage... Because of its location in the North Carolina Research Triangle, Durham has been attempting to market itself as a prime location for gay and lesbian couples to live and raise a family... Not only did the city pass a resolution in 2009 expressing its support for marriage equality, but it is also one of three cities in North Carolina — the others being Chapel Hill and Carrboro — which extend domestic partner benefits to gay and lesbian couples."

- Durham N.C. city council passes resolution opposing anti-gay marriage amendment, LGBTQNation