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Nashville Becomes First Southern City to Recognize LGBTQ-Owned Businesses

Nashville on Monday became the first city in the South to recognize LGBT-owned businesses. Nashville Mayor David Briley signed an executive order including LGBT Business Enterprises certified by the National...

Anti-Same Sex Marriage Bill is Reintroduced in Tennessee

Tennessee lawmakers have reintroduced the Natural Marriage Defense Act, which would prohibit same-sex marriage in the state, reported the Tennessean. The act was introduced by Sen. Mark Pody and Rep. Jerry S...

NC University Names LGBTQ Center After Atlanta Gay Activist

It’s now the largest LGBTQ Center in the UNC-system, located on the East Carolina University, and the state-of-the-art center will now hold the name of one of Atlanta’s most-influential gay activists, Dr. Jesse...

Netflix Won’t Film Series in North Carolina Over Anti-LGBTQ Law

North Carolina won’t be the filming location for an upcoming Netflix series because of the state’s lingering House Bill 2, the bathroom bill that caused numerous production companies to forgo North Carolina in ...

New Florida Gov Excludes LGBT People from Non-Discrimination Order

Newly sworn-in after his victory over Andrew Gillum in the Florida gubernatorial race, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on Wednesday an executive order ensuring non-discrimination in state employment and state contract...

First Trans Person Murdered This Year in Alabama

Transgender woman Dana Martin from Alabama was murdered on Sunday – the first reported murder of a trans person in the U.S. in 2019. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, Martin, 31, was fatally shot and f...

Trans Woman Attacked in Bar Bathroom in North Carolina

North Carolina police said two women sexually assaulted a transgender woman at a bar in the state’s capital Raleigh, reported ABC 30. 38-year-old Amber Harrell and 31-year-old Jessica Fowler started verbally...

Homophobic N. Carolina Republican Won’t Be Seated, Say House Democrats

The Democratic party, headed by incoming House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, said that they will not seat North Carolina Republican Mark Harris because of election fraud, reported the Washington Post. The ...

The Popular Vote in Diversity: Meet Some of 2018’s Legislative Heroes

The 2018 midterm elections yielded several diverse candidate selections that will most certainly put LGBTQ rights at the forefront in politics across the nation. The “blue wave” pummeled states across the South...

Google: Stacey Abrams Most-searched Politician of 2018

What's been a monumental year for politics across the country, has also been a game-changer in the state of Georgia. Although Democratic candidate, Stacey Abrams, didn't take home the victory in the governors' ...

LGBTQ Institute’s Southern Survey Explored Discrimination Faced by LGBTQ Southerners

The LGBTQ Institute’s Southern Survey, created with Georgia State University, explored the experiences of LGBT Southerners, covering a multitude of topics. The individuals surveyed came from 14 different sou...

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

Transgender Woman Deported from US Murdered in El Salvador

LGBT Democrats Play Visible Role at DNC Winter Meeting in DC

Trans Man Wins $120,000 Discrimination Suit Against Iowa Prison in “Cutting-Edge Victory”

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Actor Don Cheadle Sports Pro-Trans T-shirt on Saturday Night Live

Ghost Story-Themed Play Makes Magic

The Myth of Sisyphus: Grappling Suicide with Absurdity