From Whence We Came: Our LGBTQ ATL History
Think you know gay Atlanta history? We start in 1826. Come see what we found.
Charis bringing trans activist, author Sarah McBride to Atlanta
Sarah McBride has been a lot of firsts.
At just 27, she’s been the first openly transgender student body president at a four-year university; the first openly transgender person to work at the White House, w...
Georgia Voice 2017 Best of Atlanta winners: Shopping
Bookstore
Charis Books and More
While across the nation LGBT bookstores have shut their doors, Atlanta’s Charis Books and More (www.charisbooksandmore.com) has managed to not only survive but remain a fan...
Packed schedule of Georgia events lined up for Stonewall Month
Pride should always be celebrated year-round, but June is an especially momentous time as it marks the month in 1969 when Greenwich Village's LGBT community fought back against police after a raid on the Stonew...
Readers weigh in on how Georgia’s LGBT nonprofits have affected their lives
“Raising children to recognize and celebrate not only their own, but everyone's, full range of complex and unique human expressions is one of the primary focuses of my life. I believe that we can do that with r...
City honors life of late Fulton County Commissioner Joan Garner
Several hundred mourners gathered on Saturday to honor the life of the late Fulton County Commissioner Joan Garner, who died of breast cancer on April 18. Garner was a beloved community figure and the first ope...
Catching Up with Charis Books’ E.R. Anderson on Independent Bookstore Day
E.R. Anderson is executive director of Charis Circle, the nonprofit programming arm of Charis Books and More, the South's oldest independent feminist bookstore. Anderson joined us on AM1690 to talk Independent ...
Georgia LGBT organizations participate in National Give OUT Day
It’s National Give OUT Day, and there’s a plethora of LGBT-related organizations to support across the nation, the Southeast and locally in the Peach State.
Give OUT Day is the only organized national day of...
Catching Up with the AJC Decatur Book Festival insiders [AUDIO]
We talk the AJC Decatur Book Festival with Julie Wilson, programming director of the festival, and Elizabeth Anderson, a member of the festival's programming committee who is better known as the executive direc...
Award-winning authors Baim, Segal to make dual appearance
The significance of the American gay rights movement and its many influential leaders and organizations will not be forgotten as long as authors Tracy Baim and Mark Segal can help it. The pair are scheduled to ...
Georgia Voice 2015 Best of Atlanta winners: Shopping
BOOKSTORE
CHARIS BOOKS
It's been around for 40 years and is Atlanta's favorite bookstore: Charis Books (www.charisbooksandmore.com). With a welcoming home in Little Five Points, a great selection of new and...