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Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Heartbeat Abortion Bill into Law

Governor Brian Kemp signed one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the country on Tuesday (May 7), restricting not just straight women, but lesbians, bi women, trans men with uteruses, and other LGBTQ peo...

Georgia Ranks Low in National Survey on LGBTQ-Inclusive Business Climates

A new survey ranked the states on LGBTQ-inclusive business climates, with Georgia ranking low nationally but relatively high regionally.The LGBT+ Business Climate Index ranked the states on a number of meas...

Georgia LGBTQ Activists Pen Letter to Business Leaders Requesting Opposition to Abortion Bill

Local LGBTQ activists and lawmakers have penned an open letter to business leaders across Georgia demanding they keep HB 481, the “heartbeat” six-week abortion bill moving through the Georgia legislature, from ...

Lost-n-Found Youth Gifted with Grant

Atlanta-based nonprofit Lost-n-Found Youth (LNFY) has received a $25,000 grant from The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) in partnership with Macy’s for its “PROMISE for HIP” program. LNFY is the only org...

Hate Crime Bill Passed by Georgia Representatives

The Georgia State House of Representatives passed a hate crime bill on Thursday night (March 7).HB 426, which was passed out of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee last week, passed with a vote of 96 to...

Bill Banning Conversion Therapy is Filed in Georgia Assembly

Georgia State Representative Matthew Wilson has co-sponsored legislation that would ban anti-gay conversion therapy.HB 580, otherwise known as the Youth Mental Health Protection Act, seeks to ban “any pract...

The South Boasts the Highest LGBTQ Population in the Nation, According to Williams Institute

A new Williams Institute study looking at LGBTQ demographics across the United States found that the South had the largest LGBTQ population of all the regions in America, with Georgia having the second-highest ...

Religious Freedom Bill Introduced in Georgia State Senate

A Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was reintroduced in the Georgia State Senate last week, according to the Human Rights Campaign.SB 221 is sponsored by Sen. Marty Harbin and cosponsored by nine fel...

Lesbian Retreat Brings Women of Color Together

Growing up in Mississippi, Anondra Williams learned early on to view trees as more than greenery. They served as neighborhood hubs, men and women gathering beneath their shady branches to talk, drink and let go...

Trans Teen Charlie Baum Wins Homecoming Queen in Forsyth County

17-year-old trans girl Charlie Baum took home the crown as homecoming queen at Forsyth Central High School, making history.The teenager told PinkNews that, although she won homecoming queen, she had experie...

Georgia One of 28 States Ranked Lowest in HRC’s State Equality Index

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released their fifth annual State Equality Index (SEI), which looks at state legislation and determines the level of LGBTQ equality in all 50 states. According to the SEI, more t...

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

Jeffrey Epstein Forced Rape Victim into Fraudulent Lesbian Marriage, Lawsuit Claims

Judges Rules Trans Troops Can Proceed with Lawsuit Against Pentagon

Former Log Cabin Head Leaves after Trump Endorsement

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Dress to Impress, Not Embarrass

Dragon Con Brings Fantasy to Life in the ATL

Taste Buds on Fire

Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Heartbeat Abortion Bill into Law

Georgia Ranks Low in National Survey on LGBTQ-Inclusive Business Climates

Georgia LGBTQ Activists Pen Letter to Business Leaders Requesting Opposition to Abortion Bill

Lost-n-Found Youth Gifted with Grant

Hate Crime Bill Passed by Georgia Representatives

Bill Banning Conversion Therapy is Filed in Georgia Assembly

The South Boasts the Highest LGBTQ Population in the Nation, According to Williams Institute

Religious Freedom Bill Introduced in Georgia State Senate

Lesbian Retreat Brings Women of Color Together

Trans Teen Charlie Baum Wins Homecoming Queen in Forsyth County

Georgia One of 28 States Ranked Lowest in HRC’s State Equality Index

Jeffrey Epstein Forced Rape Victim into Fraudulent Lesbian Marriage, Lawsuit Claims

Judges Rules Trans Troops Can Proceed with Lawsuit Against Pentagon

Former Log Cabin Head Leaves after Trump Endorsement

Serial Killer Who Targeted Gay Men in the 90s to be Executed

HRC Releases Healthcare Equality Index

Case Proceeds to Superior Court Against Man Accused of Murdering Trey Peters

Almost 200,000 Trans Americans Have Experienced Conversion Therapy

GLAAD Hires DaShawn Usher as Program Officer for Communities of Color

Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Trump for Re-Election

Mayor Bottoms Hosts Inaugural Black Gay Pride Reception