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Black LGB People Report Regularly Being Harassed or Threatened

A majority of black LGB people feel harassed or threatened multiple times a year according to the Black Futures Lab’s Black Census, the largest survey of black people in the U.S. since Reconstruction. A tota...

Controversial Atlanta activist “Sir Maejor” posts homophobic video

Local eccentric Tyree Lavelle Conyers-Page is under fire for homophobic video comments. In a recent video post, the self-proclaimed CEO of a Black Lives Matter splinter group accused mainstream BLM activists...

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, Jan. 31

1. President Trump delivered his first State of the Union speech last night, omitting any references to LGBTQ rights. In Democratic Rep. Joe Kennedy's response, however, he specifically mentioned transgender ri...

Freelance deaf interpreter David Cowan is an Atlanta Pride grand marshal.

Get to know freelance deaf interpreter, Atlanta Pride grand marshal David Cowan

On June 27, the Atlanta Pride Committee announced the eight individuals and organizations chosen to lead this year’s Pride Parade. Among those selected for the honor was Indiana native (and current Georgia resi...

Thousands march against white supremacy in Atlanta in wake of Charlottesville

An estimated 2,000 people took to the streets of Atlanta on Saturday to protest white supremacy, one week after a man linked to such groups drove his car through a group of counter-protesters after the cancella...

Atlanta Pride announces slate of LGBT organizations, activists as 2017 Pride grand marshals

Today, Atlanta Pride announced the grand marshals that will helm the Pride Parade this October. The eight individuals and organizations represent HIV/AIDS activists, Black Lives Matter, the Latinx and trans ...

Mark S. King on No Justice No Pride at D.C. Pride.

Mark S. King: Those offended by #NoJusticeNoPride should learn LGBT history

Hell hath no fury like a privileged white gay man who has waited too long for the next Pride parade contingent to sashay by. When #NoJusticeNoPride blocked the D.C. Pride parade route on June 10, causing an ...

LGBT rights group SONG kicks off rescue mission

It’s no secret there are racial disparities in the criminal justice system. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People reported that one out of every 100 African-American women is in prison....

Atlantans join in solidarity for social justice, women’s rights marches this weekend

America’s political scene turns a new leaf tomorrow, and Atlantans are gathering in force to remind the incoming administration that the voice of love will never be silenced. The People’s Inauguration kicks ...

Ashleigh Atwell: Raise hell in 2017

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, y’all. Christmas is breathing down our necks, everything is covered in glitter and people are arguing about Starbucks cups. This is also a season of reflection as we pr...

Kim Riggins: What about me?

I have a love/hate relationship with social media. Okay, I have a hate/hate relationship with social media in that I hate almost everything about it and I hate that I can’t stay away from it. I tell myself thin...

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

Record Number of Businesses Earn Perfect 100 on HRC Corporate Equality Index

White House Livestreams Anti-LGBTQ Sermon

Group Demands ICE Release Trans Woman in ‘Life-or-Death Medical Crisis’

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

RuPaul Set to Host SNL

Katie Sowers to Make History as First Openly LGBTQ Coach at Super Bowl

Ryan Murphy to Receive GLAAD Award for Accelerating LGBTQ Visibility in Media