The Impact of a Lie
It was the alleged hate crime that brought 2019 in with a sickening bang. In January, openly gay actor Jussie Smollett described being beaten and called racist and homophobic epithets in an attack that earned r...
Rainbow House Coalition Opens Home for LGBTQ Youth
Rainbow House Coalition is set to open its first house for at-risk LGBTQ youth across the Atlanta metro, and at the beginning of March, several tenants will have a new home. “We have proven that LG...
“Don’t Be An Asshole Tour” Creating Inclusion for Trans Athletes
A new gym culture shift is on the rise – to stop shaming and to be more welcoming. The OUT Foundation is taking the message on the road in a national town hall called, “Don’t Be An Asshole” Transgender Educatio...
Metro Atlanta Church Could be Added to Southern Poverty Law Center’s List of Hate Groups
Strong Hold Baptist Church, a new church in Metro Atlanta, may soon be added to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s national list of anti-LGBTQ hate groups, reported WSB-TV.Pastor David Berzins told WSB-TV th...
Super Bowl LIII will Feature First Openly Gay Cameraman – from Atlanta!
Scott Winer, born and raised in Atlanta, will be the Super Bowl’s first openly gay cameraman, according to Outsports.Winer will attend and work at his first Super Bowl on Sunday (February 3) in the Mercedes...
“Sports for Change” Exhibit Launches Ahead of Super Bowl LIII
Just in time for the biggest football game of the year, the LGBTQ Institute is starting a conversation about how society views LGBTQ athletes. The “Breaking Barriers: Sports for Change” exhibit launched on Janu...
Tech Students Question University’s Political Stance After Kemp Inauguration
Georgia Tech University is getting heat after the inauguration of 83rd Governor of Georgia. Unlike previous governor’s, Brian Kemp chose Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion as the site of his swearing-in ceremony....
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...