erika shields Archives - Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News

Out Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields Resigns Following Police Shooting of Rayshard Brooks

Out Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned from her position following the police killing of Rayshard Brooks in Downtown Atlanta. Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by police on Sa...

LGBTQ Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields Appointed to Board of Directors for the Major Cities Chiefs Association

Openly LGBTQ Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields was elected to represent the Eastern Region on the board of directors for the Major Cities Chiefs Association, according to the Atlanta PD website. The associa...

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...

Patrick Saunders, Editor of Georgia Voice

Patrick Saunders: Add another one to the list for Atlanta Police Department

The Atlanta Police Department have a tough job to do. That needs to be said first and foremost. And it's an encouraging sign for the LGBT community when a lesbian is appointed to the department's highest post, ...

Atlanta police chief reassigns watch commander who forced gay bars to close

The morning watch commander in charge during the early closure of four Atlanta gay bars over Labor Day Weekend has been reassigned. Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields made the announcement late Wednesday aftern...

Mary Norwood: I accept Atlanta police explanation on Black Gay Pride early bar closure

Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood weighed in on the Atlanta Police Department's decision to close four gay bars two hours early during Black Gay Pride, issuing a statement Wednesday morning saying she spok...

Atlanta has its first openly gay police chief

Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields came out in an interview with Atlanta Magazine. The revelation is part of a profile on the Chief in its June 2017 issue. “In the waning months of a lame duck mayor’s term, ...

Vandals tag Midtown car with homophobic, racist, anti-Semitic slurs

The night before the Super Bowl, a car parked in Ansley Park was tagged with graffiti including the words "nigger," "faggot," "kyke" and "fag. New Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields took the moment to re-affirm...

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

Trump Administration Allows LGBTQ Discrimination with New HHS Rule

LGBTQ Trump Supporters Tiptoe Away from President after U.S. Capitol Attack

COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

The Year in LGBTQ Cinema

Tamisha Iman and LaLa Ri Represent Atlanta on “Drag Race” Season 13

Colman Domingo Part of Terrific Cast in New Film, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

Out Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields Resigns Following Police Shooting of Rayshard Brooks

LGBTQ Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields Appointed to Board of Directors for the Major Cities Chiefs Association

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

Patrick Saunders: Add another one to the list for Atlanta Police Department

Atlanta police chief reassigns watch commander who forced gay bars to close

Mary Norwood: I accept Atlanta police explanation on Black Gay Pride early bar closure

Atlanta has its first openly gay police chief

Vandals tag Midtown car with homophobic, racist, anti-Semitic slurs

Local LGBTQ Activist and Ally Judy Colbs Dies at 89

Twisted Soul Hosts Fish Fry for MLK Day

Trump Administration Allows LGBTQ Discrimination with New HHS Rule

LGBTQ Trump Supporters Tiptoe Away from President after U.S. Capitol Attack

Online Dating

Pornpocalypse Playlist to the Rescue

It’s Not So Bad to be a Size Queen!

The Year in LGBTQ Cinema

Tamisha Iman and LaLa Ri Represent Atlanta on “Drag Race” Season 13

“As I See Myself, Growing Older”

Tagged erika shields