Georgia

Rainbow Crosswalks in Atlanta

Atlanta rainbow crosswalks damaged, repairs to take 30 to 45 days

LGBTQ Atlanta always has its eyes peeled for if something happens to the rainbow crosswalks at the intersection of 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue, and Tuesday was one of those times. Folks on social media noti...

William Ligon, Donzella James and Jeff Graham

LGBTQ bills to watch as end of legislative session nears

The 2018 legislative session had a promising outlook: there was bipartisan support for a hate crimes bill in Georgia and last year’s anti-LGBTQ amendments to the overhauled state adoption code were removed befo...

LGBTQ Atlanta favorite Cowtippers to remain open ‘for the foreseeable future’

An outpouring of love (and business) from Atlanta's LGBTQ community led the owners of Midtown restaurant Cowtippers to put January closing plans on hold for three weeks. Now that deadline has been pushed back a...

State Rep. Park Cannon and Dr. David Holland

Queer Georgia state representative pushes PrEP bill

Georgia could launch a three-year statewide pilot program to distribute free pre-exposure HIV prophylaxis — or PrEP — to men and women at high risk for infection before 2021, under legislation working its way t...

A rally against HB 757 in 2015.

Georgia Equality announces March 1 rally against SB 375

Minutes after the Georgia Senate voted in favor of an anti-LGBTQ adoption bill, statewide LGBTQ rights organization Georgia Equality announced a March 1 rally at Central Presbyterian Church, which is across the...