Shannon Hames, Author at Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News

Non-binary spoken word artist Andrea Gibson on their latest album, Atlanta tour stop

Calais, Maine, provided a picturesque small-town backdrop for blossoming poet Andrea Gibson to grow up. Also known as Andrew, Gibson is a non-binary spoken word artist and author who uses they/them/their pronou...

Bleux Stockings Society live literature group spotlights cis, transgender women, non-binary people

The Bleux Stockings Society is a group of cisgender and transgender women and non-binary people that gather on a monthly basis to host live literature shows. A theme is announced in advance and the pieces submi...

Atlanta artist Corian Ellisor’s upcoming performance tells his story as a black, queer man in the South

Provoking thought, evoking emotion, sharing a perspective and calling for action. Those are all on the performance to-do list of artist Corian Ellisor. The 33-year-old Texas native (and current Atlanta resident...

LCD Soundsystem member Gavin Russom on coming out as trans, playing Atlanta

After devastating fans by announcing their break up in 2011, electronic dance band LCD Soundsystem reunited last year to headline festivals including Coachella and Lollapalooza. Early last month, they released ...

Shannon Hames: Don’t judge this

The variety of people’s beliefs and values is staggering. In fact, no two people who are living or have ever lived or ever will live will agree on everything 100 percent. I would like to think of the rainbow, a...

Freelance deaf interpreter David Cowan is an Atlanta Pride grand marshal.

Get to know freelance deaf interpreter, Atlanta Pride grand marshal David Cowan

On June 27, the Atlanta Pride Committee announced the eight individuals and organizations chosen to lead this year’s Pride Parade. Among those selected for the honor was Indiana native (and current Georgia resi...

Alex Lawther in 'Freak Show,' screening Oct. 5 at the Out On Film festival.

Out On Film: ‘Freak Show’ illustrates red state hysteria

When Out on Film released the roster for 2017’s festival, “Freak Show” was one of the films set to be screened at the festival on Oct. 5 at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema. This brilliant movie is about boldly conf...

Singer-songwriters Anne Steele and Matt Alber kick off Pride at City Winery

Earlier this month, the Atlanta Pride Committee announced the kick-off event for 2017 Atlanta Pride: Anne Steele and Matt Alber will perform at City Winery on Friday, Oct. 6. Steele, a lesbian vocalist, wife an...

Shannon Hames: The million-dollar question

“Aunt Mama, are you happy?”Those were the words coming from the mouth of my then 2-year-old niece, Mackenzie. I remember it well because we were driving nine hours to visit a family member and Mackenzie tal...

Comedians, wives Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher on Atlanta tour stop, empowering LGBT voices

Soon after Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher met and began dating in 2012 in Chicago, they decided to follow their show business dreams and headed to Los Angeles, where they quickly found work doing exactly wha...

Bitter is Better: Local queer Latinx punk band Bitter busting boundaries one song at a time

Walking closely in the footsteps of Latinx lesbian punk band Girl in a Coma, Atlanta’s own Bitter just put a queer twist on what it means to be punk.Self-managed and produced, Bitter also just released thei...

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

Gay Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Slams Facebook for Allowing False Political Ads

Presidential Candidates Discuss LGBTQ Plans at HRC Town Hall

Activists Arrested in Sit-In Outside of Supreme Court during LGBTQ Employment Cases

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Olympic Gold Medalist Kerron Clement Comes Out

Billy Porter May be Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother in New Musical

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