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LGBTQ Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown Indicted for Fraud

Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown, the only LGBTQ member of the council, has been indicted on multiple fraud charges in connection with attempts to defraud financial institutions by faking identity theft. ...

LGBTQ Ally and Civl Rights Hero Rep. John Lewis Dies at 80

Civil rights hero and staunch LGBTQ ally John Lewis has died at the age of 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Lewis, who served 17 terms in Congress as a Democratic Representative of Atlanta, was born...

BREAKING: Coronavirus Pandemic Moves Atlanta Pride 2020 Online

The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) announced today (July 1) that the 2020 Pride Festival, originally scheduled for October 10 and 11, will not be held in person due to the coronavirus pandemic. The in-person fes...

Atlanta Pride Committee Releases Letter to Mayor Bottoms with Strategic Plan to Combat Police Brutality and Racism

The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) released a resolution today condemning police brutality and authorizing the creation of a complete Strategic Plan for the organization to focus on social and racial justice, hu...

Serenbe Playhouse Staff Laid Off, Operations Suspended Following Claims of Racism

The entire staff of the outdoor theater company Serenbe Playhouse have been laid off amid claims of a racist work environment. The Serenbe Institute for Art, Culture, and the Environment, which oversees Sere...

Out Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields Resigns Following Police Shooting of Rayshard Brooks

Out Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned from her position following the police killing of Rayshard Brooks in Downtown Atlanta. Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by police on Sa...

Georgia Primary Results Stream In After Voting Chaos

Last updated: June 10 at 10:50am With roughly 93 percent of precincts reporting, Joe Biden and others have emerged as the clear winners of yesterday’s primary elections. Results from Georgia’s primary ele...

Pride Month Moves Online

It comes as no surprise that 2020’s Pride month looks a little different from years before. With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging on, some of the biggest and most well-known Pride celebrations around the coun...

City of Atlanta Releases COVID-19 Resource for the LGBTQ Community

The City of Atlanta and Mayor Keisha Bottoms have released ATLGBTQ Strong, a COVID-19 resource guide for Atlanta’s LGBTQ community. “Furthering our commitment to the protection and advancement of the LGBTQ c...

COVID-19 Threatens Lesbian Bars Nationwide, Including My Sister’s Room

While the number of lesbian bars in the U.S. has been steadily declining since the ‘80s, the coronavirus pandemic may seriously impact this decline as it’s leaving many lesbian bars, including Atlanta’s own My ...

BREAKING: Atlanta Pride is Not Cancelled, Despite Move from City to Halt Permits

Amid reports that the City of Atlanta has decided to halt the issuing of permits for large-scale, outdoor events, the Atlanta Pride Committee has confirmed that the Atlanta Pride festival and parade are still e...

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

Far-right, Anti-LGBTQ Republican Wins Runoff for Georgia’s 14th District Nomination

Harris as VP Pick Brings Diversity, LGBTQ Ally to Biden Ticket

Trump Campaign Advisor Purposefully Misgenders Transgender Penn. Secretary of Health

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Disney Channel’s ‘The Owl House’ to Have Openly Bisexual Character

New Documentary Follows Life of Gay Disney Songwriter Howard Ashman

‘The Ellen DeGeneres’ Show Under Investigation Over Claims of a Toxic Work Environment