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Atlanta police launch LGBT Citizens Police Academy

The Atlanta Police Department has announced it is launching its first-ever LGBTQ Citizens Police Academy. The event will consist of a two-day program April 17-18, running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The police depart...

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I Am Midtown movement members allege residents harassing MSR, Blake’s, TEN

Atlanta’s skyline is changing. Along with the iconic high-rises, cranes building new condos find themselves in the silhouette. And with new condos come new people, which brings new concerns for the preservation...

Jaha Howard, the disco ball from Backstreet and Jungle and rainbow crosswalks

2017 Year In Review: Top local LGBT news stories of 2017

Take a step back to look at the local LGBT news landscape in Georgia in 2017 and you might wince. An anti-LGBT candidate wins a Georgia Congressional race, multiple deaths in the transgender community, an early...

Ryan Lee

Ryan Lee: LGBT and taking a knee

If anyone thought the protest raging through the NFL was not a LGBT issue, the Atlanta Police Department recently reminded us why we should all be taking a knee. Despite the focus on the national anthem and the...

Patrick Saunders, Editor of Georgia Voice

Patrick Saunders: Add another one to the list for Atlanta Police Department

The Atlanta Police Department have a tough job to do. That needs to be said first and foremost. And it's an encouraging sign for the LGBT community when a lesbian is appointed to the department's highest post, ...