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Case closed: Georgia’s same-sex marriage lawsuit is history

It took some time and some negotiating but it's finally official: the case is closed on the federal class action lawsuit challenging Georgia's same-sex marriage ban. Many might have thought that had already ...

Fired gay Macon band director reaches settlement with school

Flint Dollar, the openly gay former band director who was fired from a Catholic prep school in Macon last May because he planned on marrying his partner, has reached a settlement with the school. The...

Georgia updates procedures allowing same-sex couples to file taxes jointly

The Georgia Department of Revenue updated its guidelines to allow married same-sex couples to file joint tax returns and possibly even file amended returns if they were married in a different state during th...

Georgia judge quits marrying couples in protest of Supreme Court decision

A magistrate judge in central Georgia says he would rather not perform any weddings at all than be required to perform weddings for same-sex couples, so he's out of the marriage business. According to 13WMAZ...

Clarence Thomas film production disrupts rainbow lighting at Atlanta City Hall

This is not an article from The Onion, we promise. Mayor Kasim Reed's office is making accommodations after a production crew filming at Atlanta City Hall this week ordered onlookers of a rainbow lighting di...

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court strikes down same-sex marriage bans nationwide, Georgia reacts

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of marriage equality today, striking down same-sex marriage bans nationwide in what is being considered the biggest victory for LGBT rights in U.S. history. The f...

A widow, a death certificate and the fall of Georgia’s same-sex marriage ban

Note: this story was written before the June 26 announcement by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down same-sex marriage bans nationwide. When marriage equality becomes the law of the land in Georgia, thousand...

Georgia Equality releases the state’s first pro-marriage equality ad

Georgia Equality is launching what is believed to be the state's first pro-marriage equality television ad. The campaign will begin Monday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGSXD8WasWk The ad is timed for ...

Lesbian couple fights for family in Georgia same-sex marriage lawsuit

Beth and Krista Wurz's paths took them all over the country before they found each other online in Georgia in 2005. They bonded over phone conversations for more than a month before agreeing to meet, and any fe...

What you clicked: The top 10 most-read GA Voice stories of 2014

You've seen the top LGBT stories of the year that had the most impact both on a local and national level, but what about what you the reader clicked on the most this year? It was a grab bag of stories—some insp...

Lambda Legal cites Arkansas, Mississippi decisions in Georgia gay marriage case

Attorneys for the plaintiffs in Georgia's federal class action lawsuit challenging the state's same-sex marriage ban have confirmed to the GA Voice that they will file a notice of supplemental authority with th...

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

Trump Administration Sued Again over Rescission of Transgender Health Care Protections

Supreme Court Makes Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Easier at Religious Schools

House Democrats Demand Transgender Military Ban Be Lifted in Light of SCOTUS Ruling

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Scooby Doo’s Velma is a Lesbian, ‘Mystery Incorporated’ Producer Confirms

Bisexual Actress Javicia Leslie Takes on Role of Batwoman

8 out of 10 Gen Z Trans People Are Only Out Online, Study from Tinder Finds