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Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood

Atlanta mayoral candidates vie for LGBT vote as runoff nears

And then there were two. After months of campaigning in a crowded field of candidates, Atlanta voted and narrowed its choices down to Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood, who will face each other one more ...

Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood

It’s Bottoms, Norwood in a runoff for Atlanta mayor

Get set for another month of campaign ads and mailers. Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday's Atlanta mayoral race and will face each other in a runoff on Dec. 5. Botto...

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...

Mary Norwood

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...

HIV rates, youth homelessness among topics at Atlanta LGBT youth mayoral forum

Out Front Theatre is no stranger to playing host to plays or musicals rife with political controversy, but last night it was political theater to take the stage. Nine of Atlanta’s candidates participated in ...