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Atlanta Named Top Ten Best City for LGBTQ Dating

Atlanta has been named one of the top ten best U.S. cities for gay dating on a ranking from Bespoke Surgical.The report, published by founder and CEO of Bespoke Surgical Dr. Evan Goldstein, ranked the 50 la...

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...

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

Mike Pence Called Homosexuality “A Choice” in the ’90s

Racism on Grindr Negatively Affects Self Esteem and Life Satisfaction, Study Finds

Singer Sam Smith Now Uses “They/Them” Pronouns

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Getting to Know the Creator of “For They Know Not What They Do”

Bowen Yang Becomes First Asian LGBTQ SNL Cast Member

Get A Glimpse into the 2019 Out on Film Features