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LGBTQ Atlanta nightlife resurgence? Community steps up to expand options

LGBTQ Atlanta’s been on a rollercoaster the past few months. Cheshire Bridge landmark nightclub Jungle Atlanta closed last fall, followed by efforts to close nearby adult store Tokyo Valentino. Midtown resta...

Atlanta gay bar Oscar’s owners buy Burkhart’s, plan name change

The owners of Midtown Atlanta gay bar Oscar's have bought Burkhart's, the longtime Ansley Square bar that closed in February after a controversy involving racist Facebook posts made by the bar's then-owner. ...

Queens United benefit at Park Tavern on Feb. 16

Photo Gallery: Queens unite at first benefit show for former Burkhart’s entertainers

Park Tavern was the site Friday night for the first ever benefit show for Queens United, the group formed in the wake of a racism controversy at the once-popular gay Atlanta bar Burkhart's. The event was presen...

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

As much as leadership and right-winged white Americans might say otherwise, the United States has a racism problem. That means so does 2018 Atlanta, even in the LGBTQ community. “Just because you’re LGBT ...

Burkhart’s closes as bar’s former entertainers line up Atlanta benefit shows

LGBTQ Midtown bar Burkhart's has apparently closed its doors permanently just weeks after the owner's racist social media posts surfaced. Co-owner Mary Marsh posted about the closing on Facebook on Feb. 12, wri...

Former Burkhart’s GM speaks out on racism controversy

The following is a guest editorial from Don Hunnewell, the former general manager of Burkhart's, the popular Midtown Atlanta gay bar under fire since owner Palmer Marsh's racist Facebook posts surfaced on Jan. ...

Ashleigh Atwell: Burkhart’s drama was inevitable

Atlanta’s LGBTQ community is currently in shambles thanks to the hoopla surrounding Burkhart's, one of the few bars left in GayTL. For those that may not know, the owners, or former owners depending on who y...

Patrick Saunders, Editor of Georgia Voice

Patrick Saunders: The greatest fear about the Burkhart’s mess

This past Saturday morning in Old Fourth Ward, roughly 150 members of the city's LGBTQ community came together in response to the revelation of Burkhart's owner Palmer Marsh's racist Facebook posts. They crowde...

Burkhart’s GM claims bar has been sold in wake of racism controversy

Burkhart's GM Don Hunnewell took to Facebook Friday night to report that Palmer Marsh — whose racist Facebook posts ignited controversy over the past week — has sold the bar. Hunnewell's post: GREAT NEWS! ...

Phoenix, Alissah Brooks and Shavonna Brooks

Burkhart’s drag entertainers quit over owner’s racist Facebook posts

The entertainers who perform drag shows at Burkhart's resigned Thursday night, days after the owner's racist Facebook posts came to light. The controversy has spilled over onto national headlines as the owner c...

Burkhart’s GM responds after owner’s racist Facebook posts uncovered

The owner of popular LGBT Atlanta bar Burkhart's is facing a torrent of criticism over Facebook posts from his account referring to former President Barack Obama by a racial slur among other controversial state...

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

Marjorie Taylor Greene Posts Anti-Trans Sign Outside Office

House Passes Equality Act

Biden’s First 30-day LGBTQ Report Card

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

New “United States vs. Billie Holiday” Revisits the Legendary Singer

A Look at HBO Max’s ‘It’s a Sin’

Bianca Del Rio Comes to Atlanta in New Drive-in Drag Show