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Rush Center Names Simone Bell as New Interim Executive Director

This week, the Phillip Rush Center Board of Directors named Simone Bell as its Interim Executive Director. Bell made national history in 2009, when she was elected to represent Georgia’s 58th House District,...

Atlanta Pride Committee Announces 2019 Year-end Grant Recipients

The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) has once again renewed their commitment to investing into Atlanta’s LGBTQ community by announcing their list of 2019 year-end grand recipients. These grants are awarded to n...

All-Inclusive Saint Mark UMC Gets New Leadership

Saint Mark United Methodist Church’s (UMC) Senior Pastor, Rev. Dr. Beth LaRocca-Pitts, has left the church, leaving Rev. Dr. Dana Everhart to take her place. LaRocca-Pitts will take on a new position as Senior ...

Man Who Attacked LGBTQ Advocate in 2017 Now Arrested for Child Molestation

A man who was convicted of robbing an LGBTQ advocate while shouting gay slurs at him in 2017 now faces four new child molestation charges in LaGrange, Georgia, reported the LaGrange Daily News. In 2017, Wilf...

Local LGBTQ Advocate and MAAP Founder Allen Jones Dies at 82

Allen Jones, the founder the Atlanta Executive Network—now the Metro Atlanta Association of Professionals (MAAP)—passed away on Sunday, December 29 at the age of 82. “Allen Jones was a true visionary, dedica...

LGBTQ Ally Rep. John Lewis Undergoing Treatment for Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer

Civil rights hero and outspoken LGBTQ ally Rep. John Lewis announced that he will be undergoing treatment for Stage IV pancreatic cancer. In a statement released Sunday (December 29), the 79-year-old represe...

MARTA Expansion Plans Threaten Heretic Atlanta

Plans to expand MARTA could threaten the livelihood of one of Atlanta’s most popular gay clubs, Heretic. The expansion project aims to connect the Lindbergh and Avondale stations with light rail, with operat...

A Beautiful Future with Janelle Monáe

The perfect end to 2019 happened when Belvedere Vodka and Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe joined forces to inspire a generation with limitless diversity and self-expression. Monáe is known ...

It’s Miss Ross! GV’s Person of the Year

From politics to acting, Angelica Ross has covered it all! She stars in the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated show POSE while pressing potential democratic candidates for president on issues that face the LGBTQ c...

Georgia’s HIV Rates Remain High

The HIV epidemic is still an issue in Atlanta and Georgia. Some areas in Atlanta have rates of HIV/AIDS that are six to eight times higher than the national average, according to an article from Emory Universit...

2021 Global LGBTQ Travel and Tourism Convention to be Held in Atlanta

The International LGBTQ Travel Association (IGLTA) has selected Atlanta as the host city for its 38th Annual Global Convention for 2021. The Global Convention is the world’s premier education and networking ...

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

Trump Administration Sued Again over Rescission of Transgender Health Care Protections

Supreme Court Makes Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Easier at Religious Schools

House Democrats Demand Transgender Military Ban Be Lifted in Light of SCOTUS Ruling

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Scooby Doo’s Velma is a Lesbian, ‘Mystery Incorporated’ Producer Confirms

Bisexual Actress Javicia Leslie Takes on Role of Batwoman

8 out of 10 Gen Z Trans People Are Only Out Online, Study from Tinder Finds