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Presidential Candidates Discuss LGBTQ Plans at HRC Town Hall

Nine Democratic presidential candidates took the stage on Thursday night (October 10) to discuss their plans to protect and fight for LGBTQ Americans at an LGBTQ Town Hall, hosted by the Human Rights Campaign (...

Marianne Williamson Criticized for Views on Spiritually Healing AIDS

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson is under fire for her beliefs on the treatment of HIV/AIDS, according to Pink News. The spiritual self-help author garnered criticism over the Los Angele...

Transgender and Other LGBTQ Issues Debated in First Presidential TV Debate

Transgender and other LGBTQ issues were discussed on the stage of Wednesday night’s (June 26) Democratic debate. Ten of the 20 eligible Democrats campaigning for the party’s presidential nomination took part...

Pete Buttigieg Places Third in National Poll

After reaching third place in Iowa polls, gay Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has placed similarly in a poll from Change Research among Democrat primary voters nationwide. Buttigieg placed third in a pol...

First LGBTQ Forum Since 2008 to be Held for Democratic Presidential Candidates

For the first time in over ten years, Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls will be invited to a forum to discuss LGBTQ policies, reported the Washington Post. The candidates will discuss issues around LGBTQ...

West Virginia Senator Only Democrat Not to Support Equality Act

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is the only one of the 45 senate Democrats who has not backed the Equality Act, reported WDTV. Manchin released a statement on his reasoning for not supporting the anti-d...

Bernie Sanders Announces Bid for 2020 Presidency

Independent senator Bernie Sanders has announced he will be running for president in the 2020 election, reported Gay Star News. Sanders ran in 2016 as a Democrat, despite being an independent democratic soci...

Gay Mayor Pete Buttigieg Announces His Bid for 2020 Presidency

Openly gay Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg has announced he will run for President in 2020, reported the Wall Street Journal. The Afghanistan veteran emphasized his youth – he’s only 37 years old – in a video p...

The Election, Love, & Lip Service

Remember life BEFORE we were taught to hate one another?

Stacey Abrams Appears in 2018 Atlanta Pride Parade

Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams graced this year’s Pride Parade yesterday afternoon. The Democrat rode through the streets of Atlanta atop a white Jeep, framed by rainbow balloons, while waving a rainb...

Georgia GOP leaders sidestep anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom’ legislation

No matter what the forecast held, state legislators were required by law to brave snow, sleet, hail and high water to be under the Gold Dome this morning to kick off the 2017 session. Notably absent from the...

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

Facebook Pressed to Drop Ads Claiming PrEP is Unsafe

Non-binary Pronoun “They” is Merriam-Webster’s Word of 2019

Lesbian Swe Zin Htet Competes in Miss Universe, Makes History

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

H&M Defends New LGBTQ-inclusive Holiday Ad Against Homophobic Backlash

Out Soccer Player Megan Rapinoe Named 2019 Sportsperson of the Year

J.J. Abrams Hints at LGBTQ Representation in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’