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

Andro Fashion Show returns to empower masculine-identified, androgynous lesbians, transgender men

As Labor Day weekend approaches, local comedian, LGBT advocate and fashionista Kia Barnes shifts into hyperdrive as she prepares for her annual Andro Fashion Show. The show was born from a need of masculine-ide...

Colin Mochrie at Dad's Garage Theatre Company in Atlanta.

Improv legend Colin Mochrie on embracing transgender daughter, playing Dad’s Garage

Scottish born Canadian actor Colin Mochrie has been making people laugh for over 40 years. His unique brand of improv made him a sensation on the ground-breaking television show “Whose Line is it Anyway?" But w...

Bring you to your knees: Filthy Rebel puts hard rock on Atlanta’s gaydar

Rock isn’t a genre known for having many gay musicians, but that’s not stopping Filthy Rebel. This Atlanta group made it clear that queer married hard rock and put the genre on the city’s gaydar. Filthy Rebel, ...

Shannon Hames: On living life with intention

You know me well enough by now to know that I write about whatever seems to be a reoccurring theme in my life at the time. I think about something, then a friend brings it up, then something happens that makes ...

Bisexual Atlanta artist tackles disability, sexuality, ableism at Murmur

Born with Nager syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that left him deaf and with only four fingers, artist Barry Lee has been expressing himself through art, photography, written word and, surprisingly, sound. By ...

Shannon Hames: Trust fall with your intuition

“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.” – Lao Tzu One of the greatest things about getting older is also becoming wiser. Even the dullest among us hardly...

Ready to make ‘Noise:’ Atlanta’s Taylor Alxndr on debut EP, Southern Fried Queer Pride

Atlanta is known for a lot of things in Southern queer culture, including producing some of the nation’s finest drag queens, vocalists and activists. Griffin native Taylor Alxndr does them all with the intellig...

Let’s dance: Nick Lazzarini on ‘Shaping Sound’ Atlanta tour stop

After an illustrious career as a versatile dancer in his youth (highlighted by an appearance on “Star Search”), dancer Nick Lazzarini went on to win the first season of the hit television show “So You Think You...

Lesbian singer and activist Otep Shamaya of nu-metal band Otep.

Lesbian nu-metal singer, activist Otep Shamaya to play Atlanta

Lesbian nu-metal vocalist, artist and activist Otep Shamaya radiates her passion like a flashing, studded, spiked, light-up-the-freaking-sky neon sign. A two-hour interview (scheduled for 15 minutes) revealed h...

Spring Arts Preview: A red hot music lineup in Atlanta

Take your pick of genres and you'll find it on an Atlanta stage this spring, whether you're a fan of gentle guitar plucking, soulful R&B singalongs, pop perfection or dial-it-up-to-11 rock. Antigone Risi...

Sounding Out: Antigone Rising forms young women’s empowerment nonprofit

When Georgia Voice spoke to Kristen Henderson nearly two years ago, we discussed her family life with wife and GLAAD president/CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis. This year, she shared a new passion for her band, Antigone R...

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

Group Demands ICE Release Trans Woman in ‘Life-or-Death Medical Crisis’

Brookhaven Becomes Seventh Georgia Municipality to Outlaw LGBTQ Discrimination

House Democrats Call for ICE to Release all Transgender Detainees

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Ryan Murphy to Receive GLAAD Award for Accelerating LGBTQ Visibility in Media

Behind the Scenes: “Maybe Happy Ending, The Musical!”

Destination: Malaysian Cuisine