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Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Statewide Shelter-in-Place Order

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed a Shelter-in-Place Executive Order for the entire state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order requires residents and visitors to shelter within their homes or...

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...

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

HRC Releases #PrideInside Toolkit to Make Celebrating Pride Month from Home Simple

Equality Florida Hosts Virtual LGBTQ Black Lives Matter Town Hall

Same-sex Weddings Have Boosted Economy by $3.8 Billion

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Lady Bunny’s Comedy Special Slays Sacred COVID-19 Cows

Gay ‘Mister Rogers’ Actor No Longer Bound by Oath to Children’s TV Titan

Charis Books and The Invisible Histories Project Host ‘The Deviant’s War’ Virtual Book Tour

Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Statewide Shelter-in-Place Order

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

Creep of the Week: Alex Azar

HRC Releases #PrideInside Toolkit to Make Celebrating Pride Month from Home Simple

Equality Florida Hosts Virtual LGBTQ Black Lives Matter Town Hall

Same-sex Weddings Have Boosted Economy by $3.8 Billion

Court Rules Same-sex Couples Have Equal Access to Survivor’s Benefits

Creep of the Week: The Republican Party

LGBTQ Groups Call to Bring into Movement Anti-racism, End to White Supremacy

Saint Mark UMC Offers Free COVID-19 Testing

Transgender Man Tony McDade Killed by Police in Florida

Ask Brian: What Are the Best Ways to Handle Anxiety?