A Different Kind of Pride
When I first met Paege Turner, one of Atlanta’s most ingenious drag performers, the artist was engaged in a very different type of performance. Actually, the two of us looked quite similar, both sporting greasy...
Not Just Entertainment: Drag as Community Activism
Drag performers have always been mixing art with the cause of creating a better world. Atlanta is, of course, the drag capital of the southeastern United States, with a drag scene that is rivaled only by cit...
So You Want to Be a Better White Ally
As protests have erupted across the nation against police brutality, many white people are coming to the sobering realization that simply not being racist is not enough. In a world ruled by white supremacy, we ...
Award-Winning Activist Outlines a Path to Progression
Bentley Hudgins, 25, is a noteworthy young activist in the Atlanta LGBTQ community. He currently works for the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, but Hudgins first came to local notice as an organizer for b...
Danielle Skidmore, Transgender Advocate, Might Make Texas History
Texas currently holds a record of at least 53 openly LGBTQ people running for public office in 2018. Eight candidates in Texas are transgender, but one of the candidates would achieve notability as Austin’s fir...
5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 18
1. Weibo, the Chinese social media platform, has just reversed its decision to ban all gay content. The service, which is similar to Twitter, initiated a crackdown last Friday to purge their online community. A...
Atlanta art center aims to send 100,000 paintings to White House
Donald Trump may have “The Art of the Deal,” but Atlanta has “The Art of the Heal.” The participant-driven art project is the brainchild of Jim Peera, manager at Healium Arts Center in Atlanta, and aims to b...
5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 4
1. Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is pleased with how his state's legislature handled the "bathroom bill" this session — in a recent radio interview, he said, "The good news is this: The lost the battl...
Atlanta comedians take to the stage for LGBT social justice
Protests. Marches. Canvassing. All are important ways to share messages of inclusiveness, social justice and civil rights. But for Atlanta comedians, there’s another way to spread the word: stepping up to a ...
Catching Up with longtime friends, activists Darlene Hudson and Craig Washington
BFFs. Peas in a pod. However you characterize it, it’s clear that well-known gay Atlanta activists Darlene Hudson and Craig Washington have a strong bond. It was evident on a recent Sunday in their wide-armed h...
Ashleigh Atwell: Marches need to be more inclusive to survive Trump administration
The day after Donald Trump was inaugurated, I was on the train leaving work. The car was uncharacteristically packed because the Atlanta leg of the women’s march was starting. I was sitting silently wondering i...