Atlanta Archives - Page 2 of 177 - Georgia Voice

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...

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 ...

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

Biden Takes Over, Signs LGBTQ Executive Order

Biden Announces Appointment of Trans Woman Dr. Rachel Levine to HHS

Biden, Harris Inauguration Events Mostly Virtual

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Gay Couple Directs Thriller ‘Antebellum’ While Novice Feature Director Helms Lesbian-themed ‘Two of Us’

Black History Reading List

Pandemic Brings Decrease in LGBTQ Representation on TV, GLAAD Report Finds

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

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

Win, Lose & Live: Reunion with a Crush

History Repeats Itself

Gay Couple Directs Thriller ‘Antebellum’ While Novice Feature Director Helms Lesbian-themed ‘Two of Us’

As Horrifying as the Attack on Our Capitol Was, It Is a Comfort to Know Technology Will Hold Them Accountable

BLM Protests and the Capitol Siege Aren’t the Same

A Look at BLM in France

Black History Reading List

Shifting the Story Around Black Gay Men

Repaying the Backbone of America: The Case for Reparations After Slavery

How LGBTQ and Civil Rights Came Together with Two People