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Trump Admin. Memo Includes Instructions for Homeless Shelters to Spot Transgender Women

A memo from the Trump administration on the allowance of homeless shelters to refuse transgender people has been leaked, and it includes instructions on how to spot transgender women in order to turn them away....

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...

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

Biden, Harris Inauguration Events Mostly Virtual

Trump Administration Allows LGBTQ Discrimination with New HHS Rule

LGBTQ Trump Supporters Tiptoe Away from President after U.S. Capitol Attack

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Pandemic Brings Decrease in LGBTQ Representation on TV, GLAAD Report Finds

The Year in LGBTQ Cinema

Tamisha Iman and LaLa Ri Represent Atlanta on “Drag Race” Season 13