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Photo Gallery: First Braves LGBT Night at SunTrust Park

LGBT fans and allies packed the park on June 23 to watch the Atlanta Braves take on the Milwaukee Brewers. It was the seventh annual LGBT Night for the team, and the first at the new SunTrust Park. Before th...

Atlanta Hawks welcome LGBT fans, prep $200 million Philips Arena renovations

The sports arenas in Downtown Atlanta are in the midst of major changes — the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium swamps its next-door neighbor the Georgia Dome, and Phillips Arena will soon undergo renovations of its ow...

Atlanta Falcons prepare for kickoff in new Mercedes-Benz Stadium

2017 did not start out well for Atlanta’s football team. In fact, when a portion of Interstate 85 collapsed in April, it was referred to by some on social media as “the second-biggest collapse in Atlanta thi...

Georgia roller derby queens share what you need to know about your first bout

A whole host of sports exist for women today, but none is quite so invigorating as roller derby. “Anything you do on the track, is so excited about because it’s so different from any other sport they’ve eve...

Catching Up with … out Atlanta Dream point guard Layshia Clarendon

Atlanta Dream point guard Layshia Clarendon, a native of San Bernadino, California, said she was born with a basketball in her hand. She followed in her sister’s footsteps and has been dribbling as long as she ...

Atlanta Braves to host SunTrust Park’s first LGBT Night

SunTrust Park will be a little more colorful on June 23. That night, the Atlanta Braves will host its annual LGBT Night — complete with rainbow souvenirs. It will be the first at the new stadium. Ben Nico...

Atlanta awash in LGBT sports leagues

Atlanta’s got a full network of LGBT-friendly sports leagues and recreational groups. Whether you’re interested in swimming or softball, running or rugby, there’s a group for you. We listed some of the most pop...

Registration now open for Atlanta LGBT kickball league

There are just a few days left for Atlantans to secure their spots as part of the 2017 summer PRIDE Kickball League — registration for the season closes June 5. “If you have two left feet, you can play kickb...

Blue Jays star suspended for gay slur against Atlanta Braves

Major League Baseball player Kevin Pillar, an outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, was suspended this week after yelling a gay slur at Braves pitcher Jason Motte during a game at SunTrust Park. Pillar will ...

Adam McCabe: Atlanta United, homophobia and the beautiful game

Adam McCabe is a midfielder for the semi-pro Georgia Revolution FC who came out in a first-person essay published online last December. McCabe wanted to share his thoughts on homophobia at Atlanta United games ...

Atlanta Dream to host LGBT Night

A game in 2014 was to be one of the most momentous in Layshia Clarendon’s fledgling WNBA career. Then a player with the Indiana Fever, Clarendon and her teammates were set to debut rainbow-emblazoned warm-up sh...

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

Black Lesbian Karine Jean-Pierre Named Kamala Harris’ Chief of Staff

Far-right, Anti-LGBTQ Republican Wins Runoff for Georgia’s 14th District Nomination

Harris as VP Pick Brings Diversity, LGBTQ Ally to Biden Ticket

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Grana: Will It Go Gay?

Atlanta LGBTQ Arts Groups Receive Lifesaving Grants

Chad Darnell Produces New Play, “Forced”

Photo Gallery: First Braves LGBT Night at SunTrust Park

Atlanta Hawks welcome LGBT fans, prep $200 million Philips Arena renovations

Atlanta Falcons prepare for kickoff in new Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Georgia roller derby queens share what you need to know about your first bout

Catching Up with … out Atlanta Dream point guard Layshia Clarendon

Atlanta Braves to host SunTrust Park’s first LGBT Night

Atlanta awash in LGBT sports leagues

Registration now open for Atlanta LGBT kickball league

Blue Jays star suspended for gay slur against Atlanta Braves

Adam McCabe: Atlanta United, homophobia and the beautiful game

Atlanta Dream to host LGBT Night

Black Lesbian Karine Jean-Pierre Named Kamala Harris’ Chief of Staff

Remembering John Lewis: The Hero, the Person, the Legend

A Gay Salute to ‘Sisogyny’

Atlanta’s LGBTQ Job Fair

Grana: Will It Go Gay?

Atlanta LGBTQ Arts Groups Receive Lifesaving Grants

Impact of Pandemic on Local Businesses

Small Business and the New Normal

“It’s the Supreme Court, Stupid”

Randy Fry, Super Lawyer Representing Our Community