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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, ...

Erika Shields

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

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, ...