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Ashleigh Atwell: Pride is my platform Ashleigh Atwell In The Margins October 4, 2016 0It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Halls across Atlanta will be decked. There will be glitter, lights and...
Ashleigh Atwell: We are family, let’s act like it Ashleigh Atwell In The Margins September 1, 2016 0I didn’t come out to the world until I was 23 years old. Prior to that, I was in a...
Ashleigh Atwell: LGBT allies—show up, do the work Ashleigh Atwell In The Margins July 6, 2016 0It’s officially summer and that means two things: it’s hot as the devil’s toenails here in Georgia and it’s Pride...
Ashleigh Atwell: Purple Reign—Life lessons through music and stilettos Ashleigh Atwell In The Margins May 26, 2016 0In my almost 27 years of life, I’ve lived through the aftermath of several celebrity deaths. Some didn’t affect me...
Ashleigh Atwell: La’Porsha Renae’s comments exemplify passive queer/transphobia Ashleigh Atwell In The Margins April 13, 2016 0Although I haven’t watched “American Idol” consistently since Fantasia Barrino won, I knew who La’Porsha Renae was. “Idol” just wrapped...
Ashleigh Atwell: Atlanta’s LGBT community is a farce Ashleigh Atwell In The Margins March 3, 2016 0I’m not a bandwagon writer, so before I sat down to type, I scrolled through a couple of months’ worth...
Ashleigh Atwell: Admit it: Dating can suck Ashleigh Atwell In The Margins February 4, 2016 0Heartbreak is traumatizing. Heartbreak is almost unbearable when you’re mentally ill. This time last year, my life was in shambles....
Ashleigh Atwell: A dream deferred: Repeating the good and bad Ashleigh Atwell In The Margins January 7, 2016 0I am used to carrying the burden of an intersectional existence, but as 2015 came to a close, it became...
Ashleigh Atwell: Surrogate families and holiday blues Ashleigh Atwell In The Margins December 14, 2015 0The holidays have always been a time of reflection for me. I think about what I did and didn’t do...