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Mayor Bottoms Designates Atlanta Eagle as Historic Landmark Katie Burkholder Atlanta December 18, 2020 0Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that the Atlanta Eagle building on Ponce de Leon Avenue has been designated a...
Mayor Bottoms Appoints Malik Brown as Director of LGBTQ Affairs, Additional Members to LGBTQ Board Georgia Voice Atlanta November 20, 2020 0Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has created the City’s first-ever Director of LGBTQ Affairs position and has appointed additional members...
Atlanta Hosts National LGBTQ Liaison Summit Katie Burkholder Community August 26, 2020 0Today, the city of Atlanta, in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), is hosting a national summit for...
City of Atlanta Releases COVID-19 Resource for the LGBTQ Community Katie Burkholder Atlanta June 3, 2020 0The City of Atlanta and Mayor Keisha Bottoms have released ATLGBTQ Strong, a COVID-19 resource guide for Atlanta’s LGBTQ community....
All Atlanta Bars, Clubs, and Other Public Spaces Close over Coronavirus Katie Burkholder Atlanta March 20, 2020 0Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms has closed all bars, clubs, and other public spaces due to the coronavirus. After...
TRANScending Barriers to Host Transgender Day of Visibility Event at City Hall Georgia Voice Community March 5, 2020 0TRANScending Barriers will be hosting a Transgender Day of Visibility event on March 31 at Atlanta City Hall. Presented with...
City of Atlanta Launches Biennial Report on LGBTQ Affairs Georgia Voice Community January 9, 2020 0Join Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the City of Atlanta for a moment in history: the official launch of the...
Atlanta City Council Votes to Provide PrEP to High-Risk Populations Katie Burkholder Atlanta May 21, 2019 0Atlanta’s City Council unanimously approved Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ legislation to allocate money to provide PrEP to high-risk populations. The...
City of Atlanta Settles After Firing of Fire Chief for Anti-LGBTQ Beliefs Katie Burkholder Atlanta October 18, 2018 0The City of Atlanta has agreed upon a $1.2 million settlement with ex-Atlanta Fire chief Kelvin Cochran over his firing...
Mayor of Atlanta Kicks off Pride Week with Inaugural Pride Reception Katie Burkholder About Atlanta Pride October 9, 2018 0Rainbow lights and rainbow cupcakes. Drag queens and an open bar. A proposal and a comedy show. The Mayor’s Inaugural...
Gay Atlanta City Council candidate looks to unseat District 1 incumbent Dallas Duncan Atlanta July 20, 2017 0The number of openly LGBT candidates running for seats on Atlanta’s city council continues to rise. Federal program reviewer Bill...
