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LGBTQ seniors face unique challenges

Aging can be a challenge for any community. But the lives of LGBTQ seniors bring distinct pleasures and pains. Or, as author Dave Singleton wrote, nearly half a century after Stonewall, “we’re still in the earl...

Work It! Paws, Whiskers & Wags, gay owned pet crematory

Christine Hunsaker is in the death care business, which is actually not surprising once you learn that much of her childhood was spent in a funeral home owned and operated by her father. As the President and C...

A gift from Guatemala—how a Decatur gay couple became ‘PopDaddy’

When Ken Manford, 54, sat down to write the truth about his sexual orientation in a letter to his parents, he made certain they were prepared for the real possibility that he wouldn’t be able to provide an oppo...

Mastering mindfulness in the New Year

I am, seriously, writing this on New Year’s Day at the Ansley Starbucks. My gym bag is at my feet. I’m revving up with a triple-shot macchiato before heading to the gym to transform myself into the godlike crea...

Gay Atlanta City Council Member Alex Wan’s unique Midtown family

Wan says the hives contain some 20,000 bees and that he and his fiancé are used to getting stung . (Photos by Patrick Saunders) If Atlanta City Council Member Alex Wan had those cartoon stickers on the back...