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

Colorado Transgender Man Denied Healthcare After Undergoing Chest Surgery

Dashir Moore, a transgender man living in Colorado, was denied insurance coverage of chest surgery after already undergoing the procedure. The ACLU has pressed the Colorado Civil Rights Commission to examine th...

Trans Man Wins $120,000 Discrimination Suit Against Iowa Prison in “Cutting-Edge Victory”

Transgender man Jesse Vroegh was awarded $120,000 in a discrimination lawsuit against an Iowa prison, according to the New York Times. Vroegh, who is a registered nurse, was working at a prison in Iowa in 2...

Actor Don Cheadle Sports Pro-Trans T-shirt on Saturday Night Live

Avengers actor Don Cheadle showed solidarity with trans youth while hosting Saturday Night Live on February 16, according to PinkNews. In a segment toward the end of the show, Cheadle introduced musical gues...

Nearly 2 in 10 Black LGBTQ Youth Forced into Sexual Acts, HRC Report Reveals

According to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), 18 percent of LGBTQ youth in the U.S. have been forced to perform unwanted sexual acts. The Black and African American LGBTQ Youth Report, whic...

Switzerland Closer to Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

Switzerland has moved one step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage, according to PinkNews. The House of Representatives Legal Affairs Committee voted in favor of a draft law legalizing same-sex marriage. ...

LGBTQ Groups Denounce Confirmation of William Barr as Attorney General

William Barr, President Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday (February 14). The vote for the most part followed party lines, with Republicans voting to confi...

60% of Same-Sex Couples Meet Online, Study Says

According to a study done by sociologists Michael Rosenfeld and Sonia Hausen of Stanford University and Reuben Thomas of Arizona State University, almost 60 percent of American LGBTQ couples met online, compare...

More LGBTQ Adults are Considering Starting Families, Study Finds

The LGBTQ Family Building Survey, commissioned by the Family Equality Council, found that more LGBTQ millennials are planning on starting families than ever before in the U.S., reported PinkNews. The survey ...

GLAAD Urges Georgia General Assembly to Pass Bills to Fight HIV/AIDS

GLAAD, the largest LGBTQ media advocacy group in the world, urged the Georgia General Assembly on Wednesday (February 13) to pass three state house bills to increase education on HIV/AIDS and equip Georgians wi...

Chris Pratt Responds to Criticism of his Church for Being “Anti-Gay”

Chris Pratt has been under fire by many, including Ellen Page, for attending a church that is “infamously anti-LGBTQ.” The Lego Movie 2 star spoke out about the criticism on his Instagram story, defending Hi...

CBD: The Facts and The Benefits

Because of its close proximity to marijuana, CBD is one of the most misunderstood health supplements on the market these days. Despite this, it’s still the latest health fad and seemingly miraculous drug curing...

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

Facebook Pressed to Drop Ads Claiming PrEP is Unsafe

Non-binary Pronoun “They” is Merriam-Webster’s Word of 2019

Lesbian Swe Zin Htet Competes in Miss Universe, Makes History

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

H&M Defends New LGBTQ-inclusive Holiday Ad Against Homophobic Backlash

Out Soccer Player Megan Rapinoe Named 2019 Sportsperson of the Year

J.J. Abrams Hints at LGBTQ Representation in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’