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Five years later: The Swilleys on family, coming out and inclusive LGBT ministries

In October 2010, megachurch pastor Bishop Jim Swilley stood in front of his “Church in the Now” congregation and told them that he was gay. His secret was known by his wife, Debye, when they married. In the end...

The Vision Church of Atlanta: Moving from vision to victory

At first glance, Bishop O.C. Allen III appears to be like every other minister in the African-American church tradition: well-groomed, articulate and charismatic, with a voice that oscillates between a whisper ...

Friends, loved ones remember Charles Stevens, war vet and gay activist

More than 100 friends, family and loved ones gathered at the Phillip Rush Center on Saturday, May 16, to memorialize Charles Stevens, 87, who died on May 5. A gay activist who was active with such groups as...

Guest op-ed: Don’t believe gay-friendly version of Georgia pastor Andy Stanley

Mega-church pastor Andy Stanley of Georgia and founder of North Point Ministries went viral on the internet recently, because, as ChristianPost.com noted, he had " safest place on the planet for students to tal...

Atlanta gay weddings: Couples tie the knot in many ways, places

Shmetrice, a registered nurse, and Brooke, a program consultant, first married in Brooklyn, N.Y., but they celebrated with a wedding ceremony on the beaches of Cancun, Mexico, two months later. With a sparkling...

What marriage equality in Georgia may look like

The LGBT rights movement’s D-Day seems to be on the horizon, as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a definitive opinion on same-sex marriage this June. Not surprisingly, many legal questions will remai...

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...

Ryan Lee: Bio or chosen, families bring us full circle

One of the only places I've ever wanted to vacation is Alaska, so I could volunteer passing out hot chocolate along the Iditarod dog sled race course. It's not a trip I spend any time thinking about or planning...

Two lesbian moms, two gay dads and two sons make up dynamic Atlanta family tree

John Brogan stuffed a handful of Universal Fries into his mouth after finishing his shift as a dishwasher at the popular Universal Joint in Oakhurst. “The best thing about having four parents,” he says betwe...

Remembering Mike Ritter a year later

If you didn’t know Mike Ritter personally, chances are you knew his work. He was an incredible political cartoonist who did not hold back when it came to skewering anti-gay politicians and ideas. ...

Charles Stephens: Building bridges between black fathers and their gay sons

My father would never have attended a PFLAG meeting. Not in a million years. He was not an ally in the way we think about heterosexual allies. He was at best ambivalent. He did not understand my being gay, nece...

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

HRC Announces Vote Equal, Vote Safe Initiative to Ensure Voting Rights During Pandemic

Gay ‘The Normal Heart’ Playwright and AIDS Activist Larry Kramer Dies at 84

Study Shows LGBTQ Teens Who Die by Suicide are More Likely to Be Bullied Beforehand

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Lady Bunny’s Comedy Special Slays Sacred COVID-19 Cows

Gay ‘Mister Rogers’ Actor No Longer Bound by Oath to Children’s TV Titan

Charis Books and The Invisible Histories Project Host ‘The Deviant’s War’ Virtual Book Tour