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2017 In Memoriam: Georgia’s LGBT community lost activists, artists, valued everyday citizens

There has been an overwhelming frequency of homicides against transgender Americans in 2017, with an average of more than two murders per month nationally. Unfortunately, Georgia was at the forefront of this al...

2017 Georgia Voice People of the Year: Georgia’s lost transgender citizens

2017 was not easy for LGBT Americans. It was especially difficult for transgender Americans, whose struggles took center stage. As North Carolina legislated what bathroom a person could use; as the president...

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...

FBI’s hate crimes report leaves out Georgia incidents related to gender identity

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday released its 2016 Hate Crimes Statistics report showing 12 incidents in Georgia motivated by a victim's sexual orientation and no incidents in the state motivated b...

Transgender woman found murdered in Macon

A transgender woman missing for three days was found shot to death in Macon on Tuesday afternoon. Candace Towns, 30, was last seen alive on Saturday and was reported missing on Sunday. She becomes the 25th tran...

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

Congressional Democrats Introduce Bill to Protect LGBTQ People Worldwide

Angela Ponce Makes History as First Trans Woman to Compete in Miss Universe

Georgia House Speaker Addresses “Concerns” over “Religious Liberty” Legislation

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Pride Journey: Oklahoma City

Kevin Hart Steps Down as Oscars Host After Homophobic Tweets and Comments

PHOTOS: Indie Artist Soccer Mommy Kicks off Tour in Atlanta

2017 In Memoriam: Georgia’s LGBT community lost activists, artists, valued everyday citizens

2017 Georgia Voice People of the Year: Georgia’s lost transgender citizens

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

FBI’s hate crimes report leaves out Georgia incidents related to gender identity

Transgender woman found murdered in Macon

Congressional Democrats Introduce Bill to Protect LGBTQ People Worldwide

Angela Ponce Makes History as First Trans Woman to Compete in Miss Universe

HVA Hosts Winter Ball Tournament

Georgia House Speaker Addresses “Concerns” over “Religious Liberty” Legislation

Trump Renews HIV Treatment Law

LGB Adults Half as Likely to Have Guns than Heterosexuals: Report

No Clear Signal from Court in Arguments over Trump’s Trans Military Ban

Bisexual People are More Likely to Be Liberal, Study Finds

Trump Administration Stops Study into Possible HIV Cure

LGBTI Migrants in Tijuana ‘Seek Opportunity to Live’

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