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Anti-gay legal groups cite Kelvin Cochran, marriage equality ruling in year-end donation pushes

If it's December, that means a big fundraising push by nonprofits so they can meet their year-end goals. We've found from recent emails sent to their supporters that some anti-LGBT organizations are dangling re...

It’s OK to also call anti-gay Atlanta fire chief a misogynist, rules federal judge

A federal judge ruled Monday that Lambda Legal has the right to file an amicus brief on behalf of the city of Atlanta in its motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by anti-gay fire chief Kelvin Cochran who claims ...

City of Atlanta wants anti-gay fire chief’s lawsuit dismissed

The city of Atlanta states it was well within its rights to sack former fire chief Kelvin Cochran after he wrote and published a book that contained anti-gay passages and handed that book out to many subordi...

State Sen. Josh McKoon can no longer deny ‘religious freedom’ bill is not about fighting LGBT gains

State Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) has long insisted in interviews and in long Twitter wars as well as Facebook posts that SB 129, his “religious freedom” bill, in no way, not at all, has anything to do with w...

Former Atlanta fire chief alleges religious discrimination in federal lawsuit against city, mayor

Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran filed a federal civil lawsuit against the city of Atlanta and Mayor Kasim Reed on Wednesday, alleging his constitutional rights to free speech and religion were violated...

Federal judges make passionate views known in Virginia same-sex marriage hearing

The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals hearing Tuesday was, as Judge Paul Niemeyer characterized it, just one step along the way to an eventual U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether states, like Virginia, can ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, May 12

1. “They are easily the most active antigay legal group.” The New York Times has a profile on conservative Christian organization Alliance Defending Freedom, who crafted many of the “religious freedom” bills fr...

Activists: ‘Religious freedom’ bills part of national effort to strike back at LGBT victories

The 152nd edition of the Georgia General Assembly was one of the more politically engaged sessions for the LGBT community, in part due to the highly controversial “Preservation of Religious Freedom” bills in th...

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

Rush Center Says Goodbye to Executive Director Linda Ellis

Free PrEP Program Unveiled under Trump’s HIV initiative

Atlanta Public Schools Work to Support LGBTQ Students

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Pride Journey: Wichita, Kansas

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