Tagged diamond lil

Eating My Words: 25 years of dining with drag queens

When I was 20, I married a woman. Five years later, we divorced, and I began exploring Atlanta’s gay drag scene. I was totally intrigued with the Sweet Gum Head, located on Cheshire Bridge. After I became edito...

2016 In Memoriam: A number of notable LGBT deaths throughout Georgia community

From the January death of David Bowie, to the passing of Zsa Zsa Gabor earlier this month, 2016 will be remembered as the year we mourned the loss of so many iconic celebrities, politicians, journalists, activi...

2016 Year In Review: Anti-gay bill, community mourning color chaotic year locally

Park Cannon wins Georgia House District 58 in runoff Following the resignation of Rep. Simone Bell in November 2015, there was concern about the falling number of LGBT voices in the state Legislature. But th...

Atlanta transgender activist Cheryl Courtney-Evans dies

Pioneering Atlanta transgender activist Cheryl Courtney-Evans has died. She had been battling cancer and other health issues recently. News of Courtney-Evans' death over the weekend led to an outpouring of o...

Friends, loved ones remember Atlanta icon Diamond Lil

Feather boas, music, a few tears – and plenty of laughter – marked the Sept. 17 memorial service for Atlanta icon Diamond Lil at the Spiritual Living Center of Atlanta. More than 100 people packed into the c...