Katie Burkholder, Author at Georgia Voice

Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Statewide Shelter-in-Place Order

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed a Shelter-in-Place Executive Order for the entire state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order requires residents and visitors to shelter within their homes or...

Southern Poverty Law Center Releases Report Detailing Rise in Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups in 2019

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has released their 2019 Year in Hate and Extremism report, which tracks U.S.-based hate groups. While there was a slight decline in overall groups last year, there was an ...

Alliance Theatre’s ‘Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed’ Available for Streaming

If you’re bored at home and in need of some at-home entertainment, Alliance Theatre has extended streaming of the family-friendly musical Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. The show follows Wilbur, a clothes-lovin...

Pledge to Participate in 2020 Census

After announcing they would celebrate Census Day (April 1) by mobilizing LGBTQ people to be counted in the 2020 Census, the National LGBTQ Task Force has created a pledge for LGBTQ people to sign. Census dat...

‘Tiger King’ Docuseries Presents Trans Man as Butch Lesbian

One of the workers featured in the popular Netflix documentary Tiger King was misgendered throughout the series. The show, which is currently #1 on Netflix in the U.S., focuses on Joe Exotic, a gay polyamoro...

Many Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility Online

The Human Rights Campaign and others are honoring International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) today (March 31) with social media posts and videos. TDOV is a dedicated to celebrating the world’s transg...

Gay New York Nurse Kious Kelly Dies from COVID-19

The first nurse known to die due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City is Kious Kelly, a gay man who lacked proper protective equipment (PPE). He was 48. Kelly’s colleagues and family are condemning Moun...

Major Employers Sign Open Letter Calling for Lawmakers to Oppose Anti-LGBTQ Bills

Four major employers have joined the more than 40 major employers that have signed an open letter calling for lawmakers to oppose state bills targeting LGBTQ people. Chobani, GoDaddy, Hewlett Packard Inc. an...

Atlantans Prohibited from Visiting Gay-friendly Blue Ridge During Outbreak

North Georgia sheriffs are telling Atlantans not to visit their cabins at this time. Fannin County, Georgia, made an emergency declaration this week instituting a curfew and preventing those living out of co...

Justice Department Supports Lawsuit Banning Trans Girls from High School Sports

The Trump administration is supporting a lawsuit filed by an anti-LGBTQ hate group to ban transgender girls from competing in high school athletics, according to AP. Last month, the Alliance Defending Freedo...

Employees of Metrotainment Cafes Haven’t Received Overdue Checks

Employees of Metrotrainment Bakery are hoping to receive overdue paychecks from February. “Right now, most of us have no money in our account, and we can’t even go to the grocery store,” Loredana Seared, an ...

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

Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Statewide Shelter-in-Place Order

BREAKING: FDA Eases Ban on Gay Blood Donations Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Southern Poverty Law Center Releases Report Detailing Rise in Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups in 2019

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Alliance Theatre’s ‘Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed’ Available for Streaming

‘Tiger King’ Docuseries Presents Trans Man as Butch Lesbian

Dating App #Open Offers Free Virtual Sex-ed Class to Help Ease the ‘Self-isolation’ Blues

Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Statewide Shelter-in-Place Order

Southern Poverty Law Center Releases Report Detailing Rise in Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups in 2019

Alliance Theatre’s ‘Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed’ Available for Streaming

Pledge to Participate in 2020 Census

‘Tiger King’ Docuseries Presents Trans Man as Butch Lesbian

Many Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility Online

Gay New York Nurse Kious Kelly Dies from COVID-19

Major Employers Sign Open Letter Calling for Lawmakers to Oppose Anti-LGBTQ Bills

Atlantans Prohibited from Visiting Gay-friendly Blue Ridge During Outbreak

Justice Department Supports Lawsuit Banning Trans Girls from High School Sports

Employees of Metrotainment Cafes Haven’t Received Overdue Checks

Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Statewide Shelter-in-Place Order

BREAKING: FDA Eases Ban on Gay Blood Donations Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Southern Poverty Law Center Releases Report Detailing Rise in Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups in 2019

Alliance Theatre’s ‘Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed’ Available for Streaming

Pledge to Participate in 2020 Census

States Won’t Collect LGBTQ Data on COVID-19 — and Advocates Aren’t Happy

‘Tiger King’ Docuseries Presents Trans Man as Butch Lesbian

Many Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility Online

LGBTQ People Urged to ‘Get Counted’ in Census

Idaho Governor Quietly Signs Anti-trans Bills Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Author Katie Burkholder