In The Margins

Ashleigh Atwell

Ashleigh Atwell: Lessons to be learned from ‘Drag Race’

I am a “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stan. I watch it like dudebros watch the Super Bowl. I watch it, usually with a snack, every week. I commiserate with other fans about who will win, who will lose and what is rigg...

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Ashleigh Atwell: When being second guessed is the norm

It never fails. A customer calls for a manager and I show up. I make them an offer that benefits them and keeps my job out of jeopardy. They aren’t satisfied, so I call my boss. He comes up and says the same...

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Ashleigh Atwell: Burkhart’s drama was inevitable

Atlanta’s LGBTQ community is currently in shambles thanks to the hoopla surrounding Burkhart's, one of the few bars left in GayTL. For those that may not know, the owners, or former owners depending on who y...

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Ashleigh Atwell: Ignorance still abounds when it comes to HIV/AIDS

About a month ago, what I thought was a joke turned into an educational session. I was perusing one of several Facebook groups that clog my timeline. A member posted a screenshot of Twitter user @bakedalaska co...

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Ashleigh Atwell: We must do more than think and pray

On Nov. 5, a group of people met up to do what a lot of people in the South do on Sundays: go to church. The congregants who were attending services at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas probably...