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Atlantans Prohibited from Visiting Gay-friendly Blue Ridge During Outbreak

North Georgia sheriffs are telling Atlantans not to visit their cabins at this time. Fannin County, Georgia, made an emergency declaration this week instituting a curfew and preventing those living out of co...

Congressional Candidate Says LGBTQ Community Sexualizes Children

A congressional candidate has recently taken to Twitter to post her thoughts on the LGBTQ community which included comparing the LGBTQ community to pedophiles. Angela Stanton-King announced earlier this mont...

Bill Criminalizing Trans-related Medical Care to Minors Fails to Pass on Crossover Day

HB 1060, a bill introduced to the Georgia House of Representatives punishing medical professionals providing trans-affirming care to minors, failed to pass on Crossover Day (March 12). Crossover Day is the l...

Georgia Republican Files Anti-Trans Bill

Republican State Rep. Ginny Ehrhart has filed House Bill 1060, or the “Vulnerable Child Protection Act,” which would punish medical professionals providing gender-affirming care to transgender minors with up to...

Cathy Woolard Endorses Teresa Tomlinson for Senate

Cathy Woolard, the former Atlanta City Council President and the first openly gay elected official in Georgia, has endorsed Teresa Tomlinson for U.S. Senate. Tomlinson, who was elected as the first female ma...

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...

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

Many Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility Online

LGBTQ People Urged to ‘Get Counted’ in Census

Idaho Governor Quietly Signs Anti-trans Bills Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Dating App #Open Offers Free Virtual Sex-ed Class to Help Ease the ‘Self-isolation’ Blues

WATCH: Sex Toy Sign Language from ‘Tacoma FD’

Epidemic Eating: Spend, Tip, Donate, Volunteer, and Don’t Panic

Atlantans Prohibited from Visiting Gay-friendly Blue Ridge During Outbreak

Congressional Candidate Says LGBTQ Community Sexualizes Children

Bill Criminalizing Trans-related Medical Care to Minors Fails to Pass on Crossover Day

Georgia Republican Files Anti-Trans Bill

Cathy Woolard Endorses Teresa Tomlinson for Senate

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

HRC Endorses LGBTQ Ally Lucy McBath for Reelection

Rush Center Names Simone Bell as New Interim Executive Director

Brookhaven Becomes Seventh Georgia Municipality to Outlaw LGBTQ Discrimination

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

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

Many Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility Online

LGBTQ People Urged to ‘Get Counted’ in Census

Idaho Governor Quietly Signs Anti-trans Bills Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Gay New York Nurse Kious Kelly Dies from COVID-19

Major Employers Sign Open Letter Calling for Lawmakers to Oppose Anti-LGBTQ Bills

Atlantans Prohibited from Visiting Gay-friendly Blue Ridge During Outbreak

Transgender Legal Group Releases Coronavirus Guide

Justice Department Supports Lawsuit Banning Trans Girls from High School Sports

Employees of Metrotainment Cafes Haven’t Received Overdue Checks

High Museum Hosts Virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon to Address Gender Inequality