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Rev. Kim Jackson Nominated for Up and Coming Politician of the Year Award

Atlanta Rev. Kim Jackson has been nominated for LGBTQ Nation’s Up and Coming Politician of the Year Award. The award honors the best LGBTQ politicians who are in a bid for local public office. Rev. Jackson i...

One Atlanta’s Reese McCranie Joins GLAAD’s National Board of Directors

GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, has announced five new members of the organization’s national board of directors, including Atlanta LGBTQ leader Reese McCranie. McCranie current...

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...

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

HRC Releases Data Detailing the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Latinx LGBTQ People

How the Trump Administration is Getting Around Bostock to Allow Anti-trans Discrimination

Georgia Equality Announces Endorsements for 2020 General Election

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Outdoor Dining at Delbar

New Series, Movie by Gay Directors

Out On Film Virtually Opens September 24

Rev. Kim Jackson Nominated for Up and Coming Politician of the Year Award

One Atlanta’s Reese McCranie Joins GLAAD’s National Board of Directors

LGBTQ Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown Indicted for Fraud

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

BREAKING: Coronavirus Pandemic Moves Atlanta Pride 2020 Online

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

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

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

Georgia Primary Results Stream In After Voting Chaos

Pride Month Moves Online

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

HRC Releases Data Detailing the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Latinx LGBTQ People

How the Trump Administration is Getting Around Bostock to Allow Anti-trans Discrimination

Georgia Equality Announces Endorsements for 2020 General Election

Creep of the Week: Donald Trump (Again)

My Sister’s Room Receives Funding from HRC and SHOWTIME’s “Queer to Stay” Initiative

Rev. Kim Jackson Nominated for Up and Coming Politician of the Year Award

This Election is Your Stonewall Moment

Out Front Theatre Company Hosts Virtual Rainbow Ball

LGBTQ Ally Jon Ossoff Narrowly Leads David Perdue in New AARP Poll

Celebrating Diversity