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Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta the First to Include Male Cheerleaders

At the start of this year’s NFL season, Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies made history has the first male cheerleaders to cheer for an NFL team – the Rams. Now that the Rams are coming to Atlanta for Super Bow...

NC University Names LGBTQ Center After Atlanta Gay Activist

It’s now the largest LGBTQ Center in the UNC-system, located on the East Carolina University, and the state-of-the-art center will now hold the name of one of Atlanta’s most-influential gay activists, Dr. Jesse...

LGBTQ Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields Appointed to Board of Directors for the Major Cities Chiefs Association

Openly LGBTQ Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields was elected to represent the Eastern Region on the board of directors for the Major Cities Chiefs Association, according to the Atlanta PD website. The associa...

Georgia Voice Welcomes in New Editor

The Georgia Voice is eager and excited to welcome an award-winning journalist, Patrick Colson-Price, to our team! Here's more about your new Georgia Voice editor in his own words: For nearly a decade, I've ch...

The Popular Vote in Diversity: Meet Some of 2018’s Legislative Heroes

The 2018 midterm elections yielded several diverse candidate selections that will most certainly put LGBTQ rights at the forefront in politics across the nation. The “blue wave” pummeled states across the South...

In Memoriam: Everyday People, Everyday Heroes

Every year, the Atlanta LGBTQ community loses prized members that made a difference. This year has been no different. Each life played an essential role in making the community more irrepressible than it alread...

Top Spots in the ATL to Welcome in 2019

Decisions, decisions! Staying home to watch Dick Clark’s New Year's Rockin’ Eve or binge-watching your favorite show with a dozen hot n’ ready Krispy Kreme doughnuts, in a unicorn onesie with glittered up 2019 ...

Google: Stacey Abrams Most-searched Politician of 2018

What's been a monumental year for politics across the country, has also been a game-changer in the state of Georgia. Although Democratic candidate, Stacey Abrams, didn't take home the victory in the governors' ...

Georgia Voice Names Stacey Abrams ‘Person of the Year’

If you’ve ever wondered what a political warrior in 2018 looks like, this is your woman. Stacey Abrams fought throughout her long campaign, despite the looming negativity that she just wasn’t what Georgia neede...

Cowtippers No More: Restaurant to Close Before New Year

Another top story of 2018 has written its final chapter. The Georgia Voice reported back in January the possible closure of Cowtippers, but Tori Allen with Metrotainment Cafes says next week will officially be ...

Allegations, Investigations, and Zero Evidence

Anonymous claims of misconduct against a Lost-n-Found board member are unsubstantiated.

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

Trans Men’s Ovaries Function After One Year of Testosterone Treatments

Prominent US Activist Denied Entry to Cuba

Reported Hate Crimes Increase in Counties Where Trump Rallied in 2016

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Paramount Wants to Edit Elton John’s Gay Sex Scene in ‘Rocketman’

Call Me By Your Name Sequel to Hit Bookshelves in October

YouTuber Shane Dawson gets Engaged to Boyfriend Ryland Adams