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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...

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

Judge Again Rules Against State Department in Intersex Passport Applicant Case

Judge Grants Birthright U.S. Citizenship to Son of Binational Gay Couple

‘Don’t Say Trans’ Bill Dies in South Dakota Legislature

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Miley Cyrus Describes What It’s Like Being a Queer Person in a ‘Hetero Relationship’

‘Golden Girls’ Cruise Scheduled to Sail in 2020

Karl Lagerfeld Dies at 85

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

Miley Cyrus Describes What It’s Like Being a Queer Person in a ‘Hetero Relationship’

Judge Again Rules Against State Department in Intersex Passport Applicant Case

Judge Grants Birthright U.S. Citizenship to Son of Binational Gay Couple

‘Don’t Say Trans’ Bill Dies in South Dakota Legislature

Trump Seems Unaware of Own Global Initiative to Decriminalize Homosexuality

‘Golden Girls’ Cruise Scheduled to Sail in 2020

“The Vagina Monologues” Flaunts Diverse Cast and Raises Money for Local Women’s Charities

Woman at Center of Closely-Watched Gay Rights Custody Battle, Sharon Bottoms Mattes, Dies at 48

Jussie Smollett Arrested for Filing False Police Report

Transgender Troops, Trump Officials to Testify Before Congress on Military Ban

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