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Athens judge grants bail to suspect in transgender woman’s murder case

Jalen Breon Brown, 21, who allegedly shot and killed Atlanta transwoman Ava Le’Ray Barrin outside an Athens, Georgia, apartment complex, is out on bond. Brown, who is also transgender, was granted bail this ...

17-year-old Atlanta transgender woman murdered in Athens

The Georgia LGBT community is in mourning this week after learning a 17-year-old Atlanta transgender woman was murdered in Athens. Ava Le’Ray Barrin was shot and killed on Sunday by an acquaintance named Jal...

Gay Georgia author to release first literary work this fall

Out Georgia author Mike McClelland’s gearing up for the release of his first literary work this fall, and he couldn’t be more excited. “Gay Zoo Day” is a collection of eight short tales that take mainstream-...

Two gay candidates join Athens mayoral race, push for civil rights committee

People like to ask Antwon Stephens if Athens, Georgia, is ready for a LGBT mayor. He thinks it is — and he or fellow candidate Richie Knight have good chances at being the first. Both threw their hats in the...

Spirituality, recognizing privilege themes at 2017 LGBT Connect Conference in Athens

More than 200 LGBT students, faculty and allies joined together at the University of Georgia’s third annual Connect Conference this year, the largest the event has been. Meg Evans, director of the UGA LGBT R...

Out actor Tituss Burgess talks gay stereotypes, Tina Fey and that ‘ode to black penis’

The Internet loves a good penis pun. One of 2015’s biggest breakout stars, Tituss Burgess, discovered this fact last year, when the “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” actor’s already-escalating showbiz profile reac...

Simon Williamson, columnist with Georgia Voice

Simon Williamson: Pink dollars and averages

Winter is a nice time to reflect on how much prep we put into summer bodies. While the rest of humanity uses the cover-up months to get snuggly with their own bodies, we chomp away on Wasa rye with cottage chee...

Simon Williamson: Our own family values

The polite manners of the South, including the social taboo against speaking about religion and politics, are dashed in some arenas, one of which is in actual politics. I am doing my master’s in political scien...

Simon Williamson: Making the big move to Athens

My husband and I have just moved to Athens, which means we've traded in rural near-middle Georgia for the home of the B-52's, which, since they had RuPaul in a music video, are among my favorite perf...

Georgia GOP dusts off the gloves for a ‘religious freedom’ bill fight—with each other

By sometime late Saturday afternoon, the Georgia Republican Party will likely have clarity on exactly what kind of so-called “religious freedom” bill they will pursue going forward—one that includes non-discrim...

Simon Williamson: Claiming all the space for LGBT people

Two weeks ago our dog died. First I tried to deal with it by talking about it. Then I tried not talking about it. My brain then concluded that exercise would be the way forward, but I accidentally saw my ref...

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

LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold DACA

‘Atypical’ Actor Brigette Lundy-Paine Comes Out as Non-binary

Hillary Clinton Says Cisgender Women Have “Legitimate Concerns” About Trans Women

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Lil Nas X Becomes First Out Gay Person to Win Country Music Award

‘Gossip Girl’ Reboot to be More Queer and Diverse than Original Series

Out Country Artist Brandi Carlile to Receive CMT’s Impact Award