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Gay Man Trey Peters Attacked and Killed in DeKalb County

Gay man Ronald “Trey” Peters was shot early Tuesday morning (June 4) after attackers shouted homophobic slurs at him.Peters, 28, was walking home from a MARTA station in Stone Mountain when he was approache...

Atlanta City Hall Honors LGBTQ Trailblazers

Pride month is already underway with cities across the country honoring the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in many different ways. But here in Atlanta, city leaders are creating a monumental exhibit to...

Remembering the Pulse Nightclub Massacre

It’s been nearly three years since 49 people were killed when a gunman opened fire inside of the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Hours after the shooting, LGBTQ communities around the country including in ...

Meet the 2019 Atlanta Parade Grand Marshals

The Atlanta Pride Committee has announced the 2019 Atlanta Parade Grand Marshals. This list is comprised of outstanding individuals and organizations that are recognized by people across Atlanta for their work ...

Atlanta City Council Votes to Provide PrEP to High-Risk Populations

Atlanta's City Council unanimously approved Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' legislation to allocate money to provide PrEP to high-risk populations.The resolution, which was sponsored by City Councilmember Anton...

Westboro Baptist Church Protests Morehouse’s Transgender Admissions Policy

Kansas-based hate group the Westboro Baptist Church demonstrated outside of Morehouse's commencement ceremony, protesting the historically black college's new transgender admissions policy, reported the AJC. ...

Gay Atlanta Strip Club Swinging Richards Files for Bankruptcy

Atlanta’s favorite gay male strip club Swinging Richards has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after five dancers sued for unpaid wages, reported the Atlanta Business Chronicle.Five former dancers sued the ni...

Celebrity Headliners Revealed for 2019 HRC Atlanta Gala Dinner

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest LGBTQ rights organization, has announced that Representative Lucy McBath, actress Cynthia Erivo, and writer Ryan O’Connell will headline this year’s HRC Atlant...

Mayor Invites Drag Storytime to City Hall

During a time where RuPaul’s Drag Race is taking over the television and drag queens are launching iconic careers, in parts of Georgia, some aren’t too keen at drag queen pop-up appearances.According to the...

Mayor of Atlanta Solidifies Opposition to Conversion Therapy

Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms has introduced a legislation opposing conversion therapy in the city and calling on the rest of the state to follow suit.This resolution, which was passed unanimously b...

Morehouse College to Allow Admission to Trans Students

Morehouse College, the country’s only all-male historically black collage, released a statement on April 13 announcing the approval of a new policy which would allow transgender male students to be considered f...

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

Transgender Fire Chief of Byron, Georgia Fired

An Apparent Trump Win is Really a Huge Trans Victory

Reporters Granted Access to ICE Transgender Detainee Unit

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

YouTuber Dan Howell Comes Out as Gay

Jonathan Van Ness Named Essie’s First Non-Female Ambassador for Pride Month

‘Queer Eye’ Star Antoni Porowski Gets a Drag Makeover from Miz Cracker