Back to the Grind
LGBTQ parents share tips for getting school year-ready. Philip Angel couldn’t wait for his first day of kindergarten.The 5-year-old son of Betts Powell-Angel and Jeremy Angel started school on Aug. 1, bu...
Emory Law Names School’s First LGBTQ Female Dean
Emory University School of Law played a pivotal role in women’s history for the last century, and it continues to do so in 2019. This summer, it welcomes its first female dean, Mary Anne Bobinski.“It is a t...
Democratic Candidates Look to Grassroots Campaign Approach for 2020
In 2012, CNN decried Super Political Action Committees as “dangers” and “a disaster for democracy.” Gearing up for the 2020 race, a hefty portion of the more than two dozen candidates seem to be taking a stand ...
Atlanta Ink
Rich Parker has three significant tattoos on their left leg: their mother, the late artist Prince and English singer/songwriter FKA twigs.“When I first started coming out and telling people, FKA twigs was m...
Between State Lines: LGBTQ-Friendly Travel in the Peach State
Alpacas. Oysters. Bamboo. (Georgia travel is wild — get in here!)
Gay Atlanta pioneer Berl Boykin turns 74
On April 7, Atlanta’s LGBTQ community gathered to celebrate Berl Boykin’s birthday. It’s been 74 years well-lived for the Miami-born gay pioneer, whose activism helped lead the city’s fight for LGBTQ equality a...
LGBTQ Atlanta nightlife resurgence? Community steps up to expand options
LGBTQ Atlanta’s been on a rollercoaster the past few months.Cheshire Bridge landmark nightclub Jungle Atlanta closed last fall, followed by efforts to close nearby adult store Tokyo Valentino. Midtown resta...
Three home and garden trends for the non-green thumbs
If the weather in Georgia would ever cooperate, it’s springtime, which means prime planting season for homeowners and apartment-dwellers alike. But since not everyone was born with a green thumb, Georgia Voice ...
The ring’s the thing: The hottest wedding band picks for 2018
Country songstress Tammy Wynette once crooned that only love can make a golden wedding ring — but in 2018, it’s not just gold that couples can find in their wedding rings.Rose gold returns as a metallic tre...
Your Wedding Day: Jennifer Behm & Kathryn Smith
The first Christmas that Jennifer Behm met Kathryn Smith’s parents, Smith knew she’d found a keeper.The two met in April 2010 at the since-closed Marietta gay bar LeBuzz and hit it off immediately. They beg...
First openly gay candidate qualifies for Athens mayoral race
This March, business owner Richie Knight became the first openly gay candidate to qualify for office in Athens-Clarke County.“This was a surreal moment for me. It was incredible to be a part of making histo...