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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...

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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...

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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

Non-Binary “They” Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Angelica Ross to Host LGBTQ Presidential Forum

Mike Pence Called Homosexuality “A Choice” in the ’90s

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Queer Eye’s Fab Five Makes Cameo in Big Mouth Season Three

LGBTQ TV Wins Big at 71st Creative Arts Emmys

Getting to Know the Creator of “For They Know Not What They Do”