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Georgia Equality Youth Policy Advisors present on World AIDS Day 2017

HIV-positive youth lobby lawmakers on tackling HIV, homelessness at World AIDS Day event

Georgia Equality's Youth HIV Policy Advisors (YHPA) hosted a World AIDS Day policy and action brunch on Dec. 1 at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, making a case for the link between housing and Atlanta's ...

0 for 3: Trio of LGBT candidates lose in metro Atlanta runoffs

Alex Wan, Keisha Waites and De'Andre Pickett all lost in their respective runoff races on Tuesday, dashing hopes of having LGBT people in crucial positions on the city, county and statewide level. Alex Wan w...

Patrick Saunders, Editor of Georgia Voice

Patrick Saunders: Hear that sound? That’s you being courted.

As much as we in the LGBT community are used to being let down and disenfranchised — especially since last November's election — we do have our good days, and they need to be recognized and appreciated. Many...

Metro Atlanta LGBT candidates still in the hunt in important down-ballot races Dec. 5

While everyone's eyes are on the Atlanta mayoral race, there are still a good number of other important races that also went to a runoff — and still a good chance for major LGBT representation on the local and ...

Georgia Stonewall Democrats endorse Bottoms for Atlanta mayor

With two weeks to go until the Election Day runoffs, Georgia Stonewall Democrats released their endorsements, and this round they did something they had yet to do during this election cycle — endorse someone fo...

Alex Wan was elected Atlanta City Council President

Mixed bag for LGBT candidates on Election Day as runoffs loom for many

While most eyes were on the Atlanta mayoral race, there were a slew of other important races throughout metro Atlanta on Tuesday. LGBT candidates are involved in two high-profile races that will go to a runo...

Liliana Bakhtiari, Josh McNair and Cathy Woolard

LGBT groups’ endorsements roll in as potentially historic Election Day approaches

As the days dwindle to Election Day on Nov. 7, voters across Georgia — and especially in the city of Atlanta — are faced with choosing among a dizzying number of candidates in numerous races on the municipal, c...

Atlanta City Council candidates disclose fundraising totals

Local governments handle the roads you drive on every day, development in your neighborhood and whether or not you can have backyard chickens. Atlanta’s next big local election takes place this November, when t...

Gay Atlanta City Council candidate looks to unseat District 1 incumbent

The number of openly LGBT candidates running for seats on Atlanta’s city council continues to rise. Federal program reviewer Bill Powell has his eyes on knocking four-term incumbent Carla Smith out of the ru...

Fundraising efforts underway for 2017 Atlanta City Council races

Atlanta is poised for a historic moment this fall: it has LGBT candidates running for City Council, City Council president and mayor. “We have an exciting slate of people running for office,” said Kirk Rich,...

Georgia LGBT lawmakers join hundreds nationwide calling on Trump to advance equality

Four Georgia lawmakers joined 152 other LGBT elected officials across the country in calling on President-elect Donald Trump to advance LGBT equality during his presidency. The message was sent in an open lette...

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

Record Number of Businesses Earn Perfect 100 on HRC Corporate Equality Index

White House Livestreams Anti-LGBTQ Sermon

Group Demands ICE Release Trans Woman in ‘Life-or-Death Medical Crisis’

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

RuPaul Set to Host SNL

Katie Sowers to Make History as First Openly LGBTQ Coach at Super Bowl

Ryan Murphy to Receive GLAAD Award for Accelerating LGBTQ Visibility in Media