Katie Burkholder, Author at Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News

Lakewood City Council Passes Legislation to Ban Conversion Therapy

Lakewood, Ohio’s city council passed a measure that protects LGBTQ youth from “conversion therapy,” reported the Human Rights Campaign.Ward 4 Councilman Dan O’Malley proposed the ordinance which would crimi...

Sandy Springs Man Denied Landscaping Service Because of Sexuality

Colton Southworth of Sandy Springs, GA was denied landscaping service because of his sexuality, reported the Bay Area Reporter.When Southworth and his husband bought a new home in July, they decided to land...

City of Atlanta Settles After Firing of Fire Chief for Anti-LGBTQ Beliefs

The City of Atlanta has agreed upon a $1.2 million settlement with ex-Atlanta Fire chief Kelvin Cochran over his firing after comparing homosexuality to bestiality, reported WSB.Cochran was fired in January...

Pride Parade Award Winners

This year’s Pride Parade was a happy and historic event. The parade stretched from featured organizations, corporations, businesses, politicians, and individuals on cars, floats, or feet.The Atlanta Pride C...

First Transgender Woman Wins Cycling World Championship

Rachel McKinnon has become the first transgender woman to win a world championship in cycling, reported PinkNews.The Canadian cyclist won gold in the sprint at the 2018 UCI Masters Track Cycling World Champ...

Australia Set to Ban Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Schools

Australia’s government is set to ban discrimination in schools on the basis of sexuality or gender identity, reported Agence France-Presse.This move follows a leaked report that highlighted laws which allow...

Stacey Abrams Appears in 2018 Atlanta Pride Parade

Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams graced this year’s Pride Parade yesterday afternoon.The Democrat rode through the streets of Atlanta atop a white Jeep, framed by rainbow balloons, while waving a rainb...

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Goes to Appeals Court

The U.S. Department of Justice urged the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to allow President Trump's administration to uphold his transgender military ban, according to the Oregonian.The Justice Department...

British Court Rules Christian Bakery Didn’t Discriminate

Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that a Christian-owned bakery didn’t discriminate when it refused to make a pro-LGBTQ cake, reported NBC News.The case was brought to the court in 2014 when the bakery, Ashers ...

Trans Activist Will Play TV’s First Transgender Superhero

CW show “Supergirl” is set to feature TV’s first transgender superhero, reported USA Today.Nicole Maines will play Nia Nal/Dreamer, a character inspired by and an ancestor of DC Comics character Nura Nal/Dr...

Virgin Atlantic Launches First-Ever LGBTQ Flight

Virgin Atlantic plans to bring next year’s pride celebration 38,000 feet above ground with the world’s first-known completely LGBTQ-staffed flight, reported Pink News.The “Pride Flight” will take off in Jun...

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

Former Log Cabin Head Leaves after Trump Endorsement

Serial Killer Who Targeted Gay Men in the 90s to be Executed

HRC Releases Healthcare Equality Index

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Dress to Impress, Not Embarrass

Dragon Con Brings Fantasy to Life in the ATL

Taste Buds on Fire

Lakewood City Council Passes Legislation to Ban Conversion Therapy

Sandy Springs Man Denied Landscaping Service Because of Sexuality

City of Atlanta Settles After Firing of Fire Chief for Anti-LGBTQ Beliefs

Pride Parade Award Winners

First Transgender Woman Wins Cycling World Championship

Australia Set to Ban Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Schools

Stacey Abrams Appears in 2018 Atlanta Pride Parade

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Goes to Appeals Court

British Court Rules Christian Bakery Didn’t Discriminate

Trans Activist Will Play TV’s First Transgender Superhero

Virgin Atlantic Launches First-Ever LGBTQ Flight

Former Log Cabin Head Leaves after Trump Endorsement

Serial Killer Who Targeted Gay Men in the 90s to be Executed

HRC Releases Healthcare Equality Index

Case Proceeds to Superior Court Against Man Accused of Murdering Trey Peters

Almost 200,000 Trans Americans Have Experienced Conversion Therapy

GLAAD Hires DaShawn Usher as Program Officer for Communities of Color

Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Trump for Re-Election

Mayor Bottoms Hosts Inaugural Black Gay Pride Reception

A Letter to Those Who Still Support “45”

Ask the Doc: Getting Your Vaccine for Flu Season

Author Katie Burkholder