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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...

Lost-N-Found vigil brings awareness to Atlanta’s homeless LGBT youth [Photos]

Lost-N-Found Youth commemorated its third anniversary on Nov. 7 with a candlelight vigil march and with its executive director, Rick Westbrook, again living in a truck for 48 hours to bring awareness to Atlanta...

Daniel Pierce now helping LGBT homeless youth after viral video

More than 7 million people have watched the video of Daniel Pierce being attacked by family members after they confronted him about being gay. But Pierce, 19, refuses to watch it again. “I don’t want to see ...

Lost-N-Found receiving national attention for work helping Atlanta’s LGBT homeless youth

An organization founded just a few years ago to help homeless LGBT youth in metro Atlanta continues to receive more national attention for its works. Lost-N-Found was featured Tuesday on local TV station CBS...

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

Chick-fil-A Pledges to Stop Donating to Anti-LGBTQ Organizations

HRC Releases Municipal Equality Index

Parker Slams Media for Reporting Black Voters Won’t Back LGBTQ Candidates

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

No LGBTQ for the Holidays

Lil Nas X Becomes First Out Gay Person to Win Country Music Award

‘Gossip Girl’ Reboot to be More Queer and Diverse than Original Series