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Atlanta Pride Committee Releases Letter to Mayor Bottoms with Strategic Plan to Combat Police Brutality and Racism

The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) released a resolution today condemning police brutality and authorizing the creation of a complete Strategic Plan for the organization to focus on social and racial justice, hu...

Sharing Black Lives Matter Stories

The movement of black lives matter has shined a bright light on racial inequity and police brutality in America. Tebias Perry and Demarcus Austin have decided to spotlight countless individuals who chose to ...

Out on Film to Honor Actor and Producer Wilson Cruz with Trailblazer Award

Out On Film, Atlanta’s LGBTQ film festival, will honor actor and producer Wilson Cruz with the Trailblazer Award after a screening of an episode of Apple’s “Visible: Out On Television.” Cruz became the first...

Spotlights on the Community

Tebias Perry/Demarcus Austin During the COVID-19 crisis, J. Tebias Perry, founder of Spotlight on the Community, (left) and Demarcus Austin (inset)have decided to spotlight persons who are on the front lines...

Out On Film and Georgia Equality Join Forces for Virtual Film Festival

Out On Film and Georgia Equality are joining forces this Pride Month with a virtual film festival. The four-film festival kicks off on June 11 with the award-winning “Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America.” D...

Equality Florida Hosts Virtual LGBTQ Black Lives Matter Town Hall

In response to the murder of George Floyd by white police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Equality Florida is hosting a virtual LGBTQ Black Lives Matter town hall on Wednesday (June 3). The town hall wil...

Saint Mark UMC Offers Free COVID-19 Testing

LGBTQ-friendly Saint Mark United Methodist Church, the winner of Georgia Voice’s 2020 Best of Atlanta: All-stars award for Best Church, is offering free walk-up COVID-19 testing to the Atlanta community in June...

Charis Books and The Invisible Histories Project Host ‘The Deviant’s War’ Virtual Book Tour

Charis Books and The Invisible Histories Project are partnering up to host a virtual book tour for The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America. Written by Dr. Eric Cervini, an award-winni...

TONIGHT: Atlanta Pride Committee and Out on Film Host “I Am Divine” Virtual Watch Party

Join the Atlanta Pride Committee and Out on Film tonight for their virtual Netflix Watch Party event: a screening of I Am Divine. The film shares the story of legendary drag queen Divine and how she became J...

Annual Atlanta Pride Run Goes Virtual

The Annual Atlanta Pride Run is going virtual this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and registration is now open. Because of the health crisis, the 30th anniversary of the 5k will be postponed u...

Restaurants, Stores Continue to Offer Services Amid Pandemic

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Atlanta restaurants and small businesses are offering a variety of methods for providing services, whether it’s reopening, offering curbside pickup, or allowing for onli...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

BREAKING: Coronavirus Pandemic Moves Atlanta Pride 2020 Online

‘Orange is the New Black’ Star Taylor Schilling Comes Out in Girlfriend’s Instagram Post

Advocates Say Georgia’s New Hate Crimes Law is Tainted by Police Protection Bill

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Reddit Removes Subreddits Spreading Hate Speech, Including TERF and Pro-Trump Communities

Netflix Review: New Doc ‘Disclosure’ is Compelling, Informative

Laverne Cox, Dolly Parton, Chaka Khan and More Headline Netflix Pride