New Hair, New You
According to a survey by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), over 1 in 5 Americans are losing their hair — about 35 million men and 21 million women. Despite being extremely common, h...
Paramount Plastic Surgery Offers Opportunity for Reinvention
The new year is a time of reinvention, and there can be nothing more transformative than addressing your insecurities with a cosmetic procedure. At Paramount Plastic Surgery, Dr. Keith Jeffords offers patients ...
Choosing Nutrition over Dieting
The countdown to healthy New Year’s resolutions has begun, and it’s that time of year when we resolve to eat healthier and maybe even try to lose some weight. While making the promise to eat healthier is eas...
Casseroles Offers Delicious Take-out Meals to Atlanta Families
For almost ten years, Betsy McKay has been cooking and preparing comfort food in her take-out restaurant Casseroles. McKay was no stranger to the restaurant industry — it was her career for most of her adult...
A Different Kind of Pride
When I first met Paege Turner, one of Atlanta’s most ingenious drag performers, the artist was engaged in a very different type of performance. Actually, the two of us looked quite similar, both sporting greasy...
The Herstory of ZAMI NOBLA
When Mary Anne Adams, the founding executive director of ZAMI NOBLA (The National Organization for Black Lesbians on Aging), came to Atlanta in 1988, the city’s landscape for Black lesbian women was far differe...
Animal Therapy and the LGBTQ Community
Animals help relieve stress and heal injuries to mental health caused by a discriminatory society. Prejudice takes a toll on the LGBTQ community and our mental health, but dogs, provided one is not allergic ...
Thrift Store Gives Pets a Second Life
Since its inception in 2011, Second Life has been harnessing the power of “resale therapy” to help animals in need. The part-thrift store, part-organization is dedicated to providing grants to local animal resc...
Ways to Say Goodbye
The unconditional love our pets bring into our lives is priceless, but it comes at a cost when their lives reach a bittersweet end. Saying goodbye to your furry companion can be hard, but putting them to rest s...
At Home in the Church
Last November, Lost-n-Found Youth (LNFY), a nonprofit serving homeless LGBTQ teenagers and young adults in Atlanta, announced a partnership with Park Avenue Baptist Church, a congregation rooted in the Grant Pa...
Documenting A Powerful History
Black Lesbian Archives to document, share the story of black gay women for generations to come. Ask lesbian activist Patricia McCombs whether she saw women who lived, loved, and most importantly, looked li...