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Kim Jackson Becomes First LGBTQ State Senator in Georgia

Rev. Kim Jackson won her election last night, making history as Georgia’s first ever openly LGBTQ State Senator. Jackson, who represents District 41, took home the victory in a landslide, winning 79 percent ...

Dictionary.com’s Biggest Update Ever Adds and Edits LGBTQ and Racial Terms

In what its deemed its “biggest update ever” Dictionary.com has added or modified over 15,000 words in its data base, many of which with the goal of having better LGBTQ and racial visibility. Dictionary.com ...

Black LGBTQ Americans Are Disproportionately Financially Affected by COVID-19, Report Finds

Black Americans have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, making up 23 percent of COVID-related deaths despite making up only 13 percent of the population. However, new findings from the Human Rights C...

The Trevor Project Releases Mental Health Guide for Black LGBTQ Youth

The Trevor Project, the leading national organization dedicated to providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth, has released a guide to help support Black LGBTQ youth’s mental h...

Almost One in Five LGBTQ People Have Been Homeless in Their Lives, New Study Finds

Almost one in five LGBTQ people have experienced homelessness at some point in their lifetimes, according to a new study from the Williams Institute. According to the study, 17 percent of sexual minority adu...

‘Let Black Fxlk Be’ Queer Art Exhibit On Display at The Bakery Atlanta

Let Black Fxlk Be, an exhibit of diverse works from local queer artists celebrating Black love, friendship, community, and identity, is on display now at The Bakery Atlanta. The series of work from local que...

HRC Releases Transgender Violence Report for Transgender Day of Remembrance

In honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20), the Human Rights Campaign has released this year’s report on anti-transgender violence. According to the report, at least 157 transgender people have...

Parker Slams Media for Reporting Black Voters Won’t Back LGBTQ Candidates

The head of the LGBTQ Victory Institute took the media to task Friday amid a flurry of media reports Pete Buttigieg isn’t faring well in the South because black voters are reluctant to support a gay presidentia...

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...

Nearly 2 in 10 Black LGBTQ Youth Forced into Sexual Acts, HRC Report Reveals

According to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), 18 percent of LGBTQ youth in the U.S. have been forced to perform unwanted sexual acts. The Black and African American LGBTQ Youth Report, whic...

The Trials of Triumphs of Being a Black Lesbian

In general, the experience of African-American lesbians tends to be marginalized in the LGBTQ community; Caucasian lesbians are over-represented in media and public spaces. Additionally, black lesbians deal wit...

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

Biden Takes Over, Signs LGBTQ Executive Order

Biden Announces Appointment of Trans Woman Dr. Rachel Levine to HHS

Biden, Harris Inauguration Events Mostly Virtual

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Gay Couple Directs Thriller ‘Antebellum’ While Novice Feature Director Helms Lesbian-themed ‘Two of Us’

Black History Reading List

Pandemic Brings Decrease in LGBTQ Representation on TV, GLAAD Report Finds

Kim Jackson Becomes First LGBTQ State Senator in Georgia

Dictionary.com’s Biggest Update Ever Adds and Edits LGBTQ and Racial Terms

Black LGBTQ Americans Are Disproportionately Financially Affected by COVID-19, Report Finds

The Trevor Project Releases Mental Health Guide for Black LGBTQ Youth

Almost One in Five LGBTQ People Have Been Homeless in Their Lives, New Study Finds

‘Let Black Fxlk Be’ Queer Art Exhibit On Display at The Bakery Atlanta

HRC Releases Transgender Violence Report for Transgender Day of Remembrance

Parker Slams Media for Reporting Black Voters Won’t Back LGBTQ Candidates

Black LGB People Report Regularly Being Harassed or Threatened

Nearly 2 in 10 Black LGBTQ Youth Forced into Sexual Acts, HRC Report Reveals

The Trials of Triumphs of Being a Black Lesbian

Win, Lose & Live: Reunion with a Crush

History Repeats Itself

Gay Couple Directs Thriller ‘Antebellum’ While Novice Feature Director Helms Lesbian-themed ‘Two of Us’

As Horrifying as the Attack on Our Capitol Was, It Is a Comfort to Know Technology Will Hold Them Accountable

BLM Protests and the Capitol Siege Aren’t the Same

A Look at BLM in France

Black History Reading List

Shifting the Story Around Black Gay Men

Repaying the Backbone of America: The Case for Reparations After Slavery

How LGBTQ and Civil Rights Came Together with Two People

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