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HUD Appears to Defy Bostock Ruling with Anti-trans Rule for Homeless Shelters

In apparent defiance of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling against anti-LGBTQ discrimination, the Trump administration has announced plans to change Obama-era regulations to allow homeless shelters to refuse ...

Almost One in Five LGBTQ People Have Been Homeless in Their Lives, New Study Finds

Almost one in five LGBTQ people have experienced homelessness at some point in their lifetimes, according to a new study from the Williams Institute. According to the study, 17 percent of sexual minority adu...

City of Atlanta to Spend $1.5 Million to Combat Coronavirus Among Homeless Population

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has ordered the City of Atlanta to spend an additional $1.5 million to address the coronavirus among the city’s homeless population. According to the AJC, Bottoms said the addition...

The Shed at Glenwood to Benefit Rainbow House Coalition for National Homeless Awareness Month

Enjoy reimagined American comfort food for a good cause: The Shed at Glenwood, a chef-driven neighborhood bistro located where the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside and Southside trails connect (475 Bill Kennedy Way)...

LGBTQ Homeless Youth in Atlanta at Higher Risk of Trafficking

More than half of homeless youth in Atlanta have been victims of human trafficking, with LGBTQ and black homeless youth being more at risk, according to the Atlanta Youth Count 2018 study. The study, done by...

Rainbow House Coalition Opening House for At-Risk LGBTQ Youth

Rainbow House Coalition (RHC) will soon open its first house for at-risk LGBTQ youth of Atlanta. RHC works to eliminate homelessness in the LGBTQ community by providing new and innovative affordable housing....

Atlanta volunteer group Raddish cooks up vegan meals for homeless LGBT youth

When Lost-n-Found Youth hit a tumultuous spot last year, it needed food donations — fast. So an email was sent to its volunteers, asking for help. “Since half their board left them, to pick up the slack they...

Atlanta transgender nonprofit hits milestone due to grant

Trans Housing Atlanta Program has its first paid staff member, thanks to two grants from the Atlanta foundation AEC Trust and the national Trans Justice Funding Project. Justine Ingram will be the new contac...

Your trash, their treasure: Donate to assist Atlanta’s LGBT youth

The holidays are over — time to clean out closets and garages to make room for all the new gifts! Though nationwide organizations accept a variety of donations for their thrift stores, local groups encourage At...

Georgia State study: Atlanta homeless LGBT youth numbers higher than previously reported

A new report released Tuesday morning shows that Atlanta's LGBT homeless youth problem is worse than once thought. The Georgia State study showed that over 950, or 28.2 percent, of the 3,374 homeless and runawa...

Atlanta LGBT youth homeless advocate makes Creative Loafing’s ’20 People to Watch in 2015’

Rick Westbrook, the founder and executive director of Lost-N-Found Youth, is being recognized as one of the "20 People to Watch in 2015" by Atlanta’s Creative Loafing newspaper. Westbrook has made it his li...

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

HIV Medications May Lower Risk of COVID-19, Study Finds

HUD Appears to Defy Bostock Ruling with Anti-trans Rule for Homeless Shelters

BREAKING: Coronavirus Pandemic Moves Atlanta Pride 2020 Online

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

New Documentary Looks at Terrors Facing LGBTQ Community

Birthday Cakes, Parties Always Popular for Dogs

Billy Porter Makes History with Essence Cover

HUD Appears to Defy Bostock Ruling with Anti-trans Rule for Homeless Shelters

Almost One in Five LGBTQ People Have Been Homeless in Their Lives, New Study Finds

City of Atlanta to Spend $1.5 Million to Combat Coronavirus Among Homeless Population

The Shed at Glenwood to Benefit Rainbow House Coalition for National Homeless Awareness Month

LGBTQ Homeless Youth in Atlanta at Higher Risk of Trafficking

Rainbow House Coalition Opening House for At-Risk LGBTQ Youth

Atlanta volunteer group Raddish cooks up vegan meals for homeless LGBT youth

Atlanta transgender nonprofit hits milestone due to grant

Your trash, their treasure: Donate to assist Atlanta’s LGBT youth

Georgia State study: Atlanta homeless LGBT youth numbers higher than previously reported

Atlanta LGBT youth homeless advocate makes Creative Loafing’s ’20 People to Watch in 2015’

Creep of the Week: Donald Trump

HIV Medications May Lower Risk of COVID-19, Study Finds

Readers and Staff Pet Photos

The Keys to Keeping Activism Alive

New Documentary Looks at Terrors Facing LGBTQ Community

Animal Therapy and the LGBTQ Community

Thrift Store Gives Pets a Second Life

Ways to Say Goodbye

Birthday Cakes, Parties Always Popular for Dogs

The Intersectional Atlanta Anti-Racism Protests

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