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Gay dancer Erik Thurmond thrives in Atlanta’s flourishing arts scene

Erik Thurmond has traveled all over the world, from New York to Tel Aviv to China, in his 26 years. And he’s crossed the globe for one reason—to dance. But in all his travels, he's found that the most organic, ...

Radical Faeries and unintended family

It had been nearly 10 years since the Stonewall Riots when the gay movement started to splinter in two directions. There were those who wanted to work within the system and do things like lobby legislators to a...

Melissa Carter and her partner’s six-year journey to becoming mothers

Going through a life-threatening experience will make most people re-evaluate their priorities. B98.5's Jeff & Melissa Morning Show co-host and Georgia Voice columnist Melissa Carter found herself in that p...

Top 6 same-sex wedding destinations

By www.gaytravel.com 1.) Hawaii Hawaii has long been a top destination for weddings and in December 2013 same-sex couples gained the right to tie the knot in the aloha state. With some of the most gorgeous ...

Gay Atlanta man recreates classic cinema scenes on social media

Cliff Dix is a movie buff. He and his partner, Glen Eckman, at one time averaged seeing 50 movies a year in theaters. Now, with the ability to stream movies at home the duo don’t go out quite as much. “Still...

Catching Up … with Brandon White, victim in 2012 Atlanta hate crime

One Saturday afternoon in February 2012, Brandon White was hungry, so the 20-year-old walked into a corner store in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta to grab a bite to eat. Little did he know what was wait...

Man for rent: Atlanta gay male escorts juggle taboo profession with personal lives

Jack Gunther, 21, was getting off of his bike in a Whole Foods parking lot one day when an older man in a Cadillac pulled up and asked if he had a minute. Gunther walked over and the man told him he'd like to t...

Remembering Tony Daniels, pioneer of the Black Queer Atlanta Renaissance

Today, Jan. 29, marks the 50th birthday of Tony Daniels. Tony was one of the most cherished, respected and impactful activists in Atlanta black LGBT community history. He was a poet and a community organizer...

Gay WABE reporter Jim Burress always on lookout for next story

One day in late March, WABE reporter Jim Burress toured a Liberian hospital where the first three people in Guinea diagnosed with Ebola had come for treatment. The next day, he found himself back in the same ho...

Charis Books & More marks 40 years as flagship feminist store

Lesbian-owned Charis Books & More celebrates four decades of selling books and providing a safe space to many communities in November and plans are to have special birthday events through the next year. ...

LGBT people living with mental illness face double stigma

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and in Atlanta, the Health Initiative is teaming up with the DeKalb County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness to bring awareness to LGBT ...

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

Trump Declares National Emergency to Fund Border Wall

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

Chicago Police Arrest Two Suspects in Jussie Smollett Case

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Ghost Story-Themed Play Makes Magic

The Myth of Sisyphus: Grappling Suicide with Absurdity

The Marie Kondo Phenomenon: Sparking Your Ultimate Joy

Gay dancer Erik Thurmond thrives in Atlanta’s flourishing arts scene

Radical Faeries and unintended family

Melissa Carter and her partner’s six-year journey to becoming mothers

Top 6 same-sex wedding destinations

Gay Atlanta man recreates classic cinema scenes on social media

Catching Up … with Brandon White, victim in 2012 Atlanta hate crime

Man for rent: Atlanta gay male escorts juggle taboo profession with personal lives

Remembering Tony Daniels, pioneer of the Black Queer Atlanta Renaissance

Gay WABE reporter Jim Burress always on lookout for next story

Charis Books & More marks 40 years as flagship feminist store

LGBT people living with mental illness face double stigma

Trump Declares National Emergency to Fund Border Wall

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

Chicago Police Arrest Two Suspects in Jussie Smollett Case

Switzerland Closer to Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

South Dakota Leads the Way in Anti-LGBTQ Bills for 2019 Session

LGBTQ Groups Denounce Confirmation of William Barr as Attorney General

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

Nashville Becomes First Southern City to Recognize LGBTQ-Owned Businesses

More LGBTQ Adults are Considering Starting Families, Study Finds

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