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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 ...

Atlanta City Hall to get the rainbow color treatment in honor of marriage ruling

The White House was lit up in rainbow colors the night of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on marriage equality. (Photo via Twitter) First it was the White House, then other government buildings around the c...

Georgia plaintiff reacts to Supreme Court decision on her wedding anniversary

RayShawn Chandler woke up Friday morning with a burst of energy hours before she usually does. “I looked out the window and it was a beautiful day, and I said something was gonna happen today, and look what ...

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 rally locations take shape as Supreme Court marriage decision nears

As a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the issue of marriage equality looms, plans are starting to take shape about where people will gather in Georgia to either celebrate or lament. And while huge crowds are expe...

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...

11th Circuit Court punts Georgia gay marriage case to Supreme Court

And the wait continues. After Judge William Duffey issued a Jan. 29 order that opened up the door for a brief flirtation with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the court shut that down in an order issued late ...

What does today’s Supreme Court announcement mean for Georgia’s gay marriage case?

News broke minutes ago that the Supreme Court will take up a same-sex marriage case this term—six same-sex marriage cases to be exact, coming out of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. That means a decision...

Gay legal eagles Lambda Legal raise a glass for annual holiday party [PHOTOS]

LGBT legal eagles Lambda Legal took a break from the federal class action lawsuit challenging Georgia's same-sex marriage ban and raised a glass Thursday evening at the Ritz Carlton in Buckhead for their annual...

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...

What does the U.S. Supreme Court’s DOMA decision really mean for Georgia’s marriage lawsuit?

A major sticking point in Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens' motion filed yesterday in the lawsuit challenging the state's same-sex marriage ban was the exact meaning of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last ...

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

New Study Looks at Demographics of Queer-Identified People

Sanders Campaign Defends Accepting Joe Rogan Support Amid LGBTQ Backlash

Rush Center Names Simone Bell as New Interim Executive Director

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Lil Nas X and Other LGBTQ Celebs Rock the Grammys

Season 12 Cast of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Announced

Lizzo Says She Wants Her Music to Make Black Trans Women Feel Good