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Dept. of Education Investigates School District’s Transgender Bathroom Policy After “Unfounded” Sexual Assault Allegation

The Department of Education is currently investigating a school district in Decatur after an allegation of sexual assault in the bathroom of Oakhurst Elementary, reported NBC.The complaint was filed by the ...

Will Your Vote Actually Count in 2018?

Over the last two years, a number of significant stories have appeared in the media concerning voter suppression. Suppression typically affects marginalized populations, and among these oppressed groups, of cou...

LGBTQ Women Urge Brian Kemp to Drop Support of Brett Kavanaugh

Over 30 female Democratic lawmakers and civil activists in Georgia – including five LGBT women – called on Brian Kemp in a letter, urging him to drop his support of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, r...

Kennesaw State University Removes LGBTQ Pamphlet from Campuses

Kennesaw State University pulled its logo from two LGBTQ pamphlets and removed them from a KSU website and the Kennesaw and Marietta campuses, reported Project Q Atlanta.The alteration and removal of the tw...

Trans Georgians May Face Voting Barriers this November

Georgia’s strict voter ID laws could possibly disenfranchise thousands of transgender voters this November, reported Project Q Atlanta.There are currently 37,050 voting-eligible transgender people living in...

What happens when you’re trans and ask for help in Small Town, GA?

The pictures tell the tale: With her beautiful baby niece in her lap, Nikki Hammond knows there is a such thing as unconditional love. What about unconditional support from her small town?On Sept. 19, Nikki...

Cutting Through the Noise of the New Hands-Free Law

House Bill 673, also known as the “Hands-Free Law,” was passed by the Georgia General Assembly this year, and signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal. It went into effect on the first of this month, but there...

LGBTQ researcher named Georgia Psychiatrist of the Year

Did you know Georgia recently named a psychiatrist of the year? Did you know she’s a highly skilled advocate for our LGBTQ community? You do now, so let’s meet the incomparable Dr. Yolanda Graham. Upon hearing ...

Georgia State Plan on Aging Meeting Requires LGBTQ Input

The George State Plan on Aging Meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on July 24. Community advocates argue that the State Plan needs LGBTQ input.The session will occur at the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce Buildi...

Between State Lines: LGBTQ-Friendly Travel in the Peach State

Alpacas. Oysters. Bamboo. (Georgia travel is wild — get in here!)

Stacey Abrams marches in the 2017 Atlanta Pride parade.

Georgia Equality endorses Abrams for governor

The board of Georgia Equality has just announced its choice for the 83rd governor of the Peach State.The Board of Directors decided to endorse Stacey Abrams. Abrams, a Democrat, was minority leader of the G...

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

HIV Vaccine Moves On to Late-Stage Testing

LGBTQ Americans May Be More Likely to Show Early Signs of Dementia

Gay Porn Emits Estimated 17 Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide a Year

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Billy Porter Makes History with Emmy Nomination

DC Universe Gets First Gay Villain in ‘Birds of Prey’

Nicki Minaj Cancels Saudi Arabia Concert in Pro-LGBTQ Move