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Jorge Estevez is WSB-TV’s First Openly LGBTQ News Anchor

Walking into WSB-TV, Jorge Estevez is full of energy as he begins a new journey with the news station. Estevez’s first day was on Jan. 13, making him the station’s first openly LGBTQ anchor. Estevez comes from ...

HRC Endorses LGBTQ Ally Lucy McBath for Reelection

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has endorsed staunch LGBTQ ally Rep. Lucy McBath for reelection. “Congresswoman McBath has been a steadfast ally of the LGBTQ community and a leading voice on combating gun vi...

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,...

Brookhaven Becomes Seventh Georgia Municipality to Outlaw LGBTQ Discrimination

The City Council of Brookhaven voted unanimously to pass an ordinance banning local businesses from discriminating against LGBTQ people and other minority groups, according to Reporter Newspapers. With the o...

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...

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...

Georgia State Rep. Files Legislation Banning Trans Athletes from Public Sports Teams

Republican State Rep. Philip Singleton has filed legislation that would prevent sports teams on which trans youth are competing from using public facilities. According to the bill, HB 747 or the “Student Ath...

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...

Georgia Equality Celebrates Runoff Victories and Announces 2020 Endorsements

All three candidates endorsed by Georgia Equality took home victories in their respective runoff races Tuesday night (November 3). In Doraville, Joseph Geierman won the mayoral race, becoming the city’s firs...

Out News Anchor Jorge Estevez Joins Channel 2 Action News

Prominent Orlando news anchor Jorge Estevez will be joining Channel 2 Action News (WSB-TV) as an evening anchor, making him the channel’s first openly gay man to do so. “It was an amazing opportunity that I ...

Openly Gay Mayor Elected in Canton, Georgia

On Nov. 5, a rainbow wave took over not only the country, but Georgia as well. Nationally, at least 144 openly LGBTQ candidates won their local elections, many of whom were endorsed by Victory Fund, an organiza...

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

Pete Buttigieg Helps 9-year-old Boy Come Out at Campaign Rally

Mike Bloomberg Sells Pro-trans Merch after Defending Past Anti-Trans Comments

Chasten Buttigieg Opens Up About Meeting Pete on Hinge and Coming Out in “Running Mates” Interview

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Disney/Pixar’s “Onward” to Feature Openly Lesbian Minor Character

Atlanta Fringe Festival Announces Lineup

“The Flash” Actor Rick Cosnett Comes Out