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Atlanta author releases ‘Equally Wed,’ LGBT-inclusive wedding how-to book

Y’all did it: you proposed, and the big day feels like it’s just around the corner. But when it comes to planning a wedding, most of the resources available are overwhelmingly for cisgender, heterosexual couple...

Your wedding day: Mary and Katrina Thompson

When it comes to weddings, vision and planning are key, but Mary and Katrina Thompson's nuptials also took luck and the kindness of colleagues to come off as planned. Mary and Katrina had a burgundy vision o...

Your wedding day: Price and Carlos Correa

There’s a Josh Groban song that begins with the lyrics, “When you say you love me, the world goes still, so still inside … for a moment, there’s no one else alive.” For newlyweds Price and Carlos Correa, it ...

Floral on fleek: Top three trends from an Atlanta florist

Larry Hammack, owner of Foxgloves & Ivy Floral Design Studio in Atlanta’s Little Five Points, gives you the floral facts you need to know before walking down the aisle. 1. Accents are succulent “What ...

Money matters to address before tying the knot

Finances are one of the main stressors of relationships, so it is wise to enter your union with a full picture of each other's financial situation. If you are unfamiliar with your sweetheart's cred...

With this ring, I thee wed: Atlanta jewelers on wedding bands, engagement rings

There’s a lot of tradition associated with marriage: the proposal, the exchanging of vows and rings. But for LGBT couples with same-sex spouses, the tradition is, well — there isn’t one. Which means there’s ...

Be runway-ready on your wedding day: 2017’s top fashion for brides, grooms and attendants

Saying yes to your future spouse is a pretty easy decision. Saying yes to the perfect dress or suit to wear for the occasion, however, is less so. Georgia Voice sat down with both an up-and-coming wedding desig...

Gay marriage activists’ love is for the dogs, and cats, and more

As a child, Shelton Stroman and his family had pets. And when he was in college, he had a dog. But after his dog died, Stroman swore off pets. “I was heartbroken. It was like losing a child,” he said. Bu...

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...

GOP activists push to revive Georgia anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ legislation

The number one thing on the docket at last weekend's Republican district conventions was selecting delegates to this July's Republican National Convention, but that wasn't the only thing on tap. When they weren...

Republicans censure Nathan Deal over Georgia anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill veto

Conservative Republicans are still smarting about Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal's veto of House Bill 757, the controversial anti-LGBT so-called “religious freedom” bill passed by both chambers of the state legislatu...

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

LGB Adults are More Likely to Smoke E-cigarettes, Study Finds

LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold DACA

‘Atypical’ Actor Brigette Lundy-Paine Comes Out as Non-binary

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Lil Nas X Becomes First Out Gay Person to Win Country Music Award

‘Gossip Girl’ Reboot to be More Queer and Diverse than Original Series

Out Country Artist Brandi Carlile to Receive CMT’s Impact Award