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LGBTQ Texans suspect firework-throwing motivated by hate

Around 2 AM on June 28, an unidentified person threw a firework from a moving vehicle onto the patio of a gay bar in Austin, Texas. On Aug. 9, also very early in the morning, it happened again. Patrons of t...

San Francisco officially designates leather district

San Francisco honors leather. Specifically, the city voted on May 1 to create the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District. The city's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the resolution, which authorizes...

Iconic Atlanta gay bar celebrates milestone 30th anniversary

Atlanta’s most famous gay bar has seen it all, and this month the Atlanta Eagle is reaching a new milestone: 30 years serving Atlanta’s LGBT community – or, more specifically the leather and fetish community. ...

Lesbian Chef Deborah VanTrece is redefining soul food

It took Chef Deborah VanTrece over 20 years to become an overnight success. Now it’s almost impossible to ask for restaurant recommendations in Atlanta without hearing the name “Twisted Soul Kitchen and Bar.” ...

Food Review: Twisted Soul Kitchen and Bar, poetry on a plate

If Deborah VanTrece had chosen a career other than cooking, she might have become a poet. In 1998, she opened a restaurant called Edible Art, and more recently, she launched Twisted Soul Southern Kitchen + Bar ...