10th and piedmont Archives - Georgia Voice

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...

Jaha Howard, the disco ball from Backstreet and Jungle and rainbow crosswalks

2017 Year In Review: Top local LGBT news stories of 2017

Take a step back to look at the local LGBT news landscape in Georgia in 2017 and you might wince. An anti-LGBT candidate wins a Georgia Congressional race, multiple deaths in the transgender community, an early...

Photo Gallery: Still Too Busy To Hate building wrap unveiled in Midtown

Atlanta LGBT nonprofit Rainbros unveiled a building wrap at the intersection of 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue on Saturday evening funded by donations from across the city. The wall in-between restaurants G’s ...

Atlanta police chief reassigns watch commander who forced gay bars to close

The morning watch commander in charge during the early closure of four Atlanta gay bars over Labor Day Weekend has been reassigned. Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields made the announcement late Wednesday aftern...

Atlanta LGBT group launches fundraiser for 10th and Piedmont art project, social justice nonprofits

Atlanta LGBT nonprofit Rainbros launched a fundraiser Wednesday for a new art installation at the intersection of 10th and Piedmont that could, if enough money is raised, lead to the city's first transitional h...

Mary Norwood: I accept Atlanta police explanation on Black Gay Pride early bar closure

Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood weighed in on the Atlanta Police Department's decision to close four gay bars two hours early during Black Gay Pride, issuing a statement Wednesday morning saying she spok...

Woolard: Difficult not to call Atlanta gay bar closures during Black Gay Pride discriminatory

Atlanta mayoral candidate Cathy Woolard – the former Atlanta City Council president and first openly LGBT elected official in Georgia – is expressing doubts about the Atlanta Police Department's claim that the ...

Atlanta rainbow crosswalks at 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue.

City of Atlanta releases price tag for publicly funded rainbow crosswalks

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed's office on late Friday released the cost to install the rainbow crosswalks at the intersection of 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue as misperceptions continued to spread about how the pr...

Patrick Saunders: When rainbows have bigots seeing red

The idea was simple. Run by the intersection of 10th and Piedmont to see how the rainbow crosswalks were coming, do a Facebook Live showing Georgia Voice readers the progress so far and answer any questions peo...

Atlanta rainbow crosswalks at 10th and Piedmont.

Atlanta installing permanent rainbow crosswalks in Midtown

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed chose the first anniversary of the Pulse shooting to announce some significant news – the city is installing permanent rainbow crosswalks at the intersection of 10th Street and Piedmont...

Atlanta mobilizing for local protest against anti-gay purge in Chechnya

Recent reports of over 100 gay men being arrested, detained and tortured in Chechnya have led two LGBT Atlanta men to organize a candlelight vigil and protest in response. The event, being held Tuesday, April 1...

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

Health Dept. Proposes Removing Data Collection on LGBTQ Foster Kids

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban to Affect Naval Academy

Same-Sex Couples More Likely To Be Denied a Loan, Study Says

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Converse Releases New Pride and Trans Pride Sneakers

Frank Ocean Reveals He’s Been in a Relationship for Three Years

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