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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...

LGBT Atlanta rallies to celebrate Supreme Court marriage decision [PHOTOS] [VIDEO]

A brief patch of rain didn't stand a chance of dampening spirits Friday as several hundred people, including local politicians, plaintiffs and attorneys from Georgia's marriage lawsuit and other community leade...

Catching up … with former Atlanta Police LGBT liaison Dani Lee Harris

Name a trial or a tribulation and Dani Lee Harris can probably top it. Raised by a single mother on welfare in the projects in Harlem, New York. Shuffled through the foster care system. Lost a mother to lupus a...

Georgia Voice unveils Destination Gay Atlanta 2015

Every year, Georgia Voice compiles the best that LGBT Atlanta has to offer in a variety of categories in Destination Gay Atlanta, the city's official LGBT travel guide. The best events, travel tips, neighborhoo...

Kasim Reed, ‘religious freedom’ bill author duke it out on Twitter

Of all the elected officials in the state of Georgia, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and state Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) are the least likely to shy away from a good old fashioned dust-up on Twitter, whether it's...

It’s OK to also call anti-gay Atlanta fire chief a misogynist, rules federal judge

A federal judge ruled Monday that Lambda Legal has the right to file an amicus brief on behalf of the city of Atlanta in its motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by anti-gay fire chief Kelvin Cochran who claims ...

Lambda Legal: City had legal right to fire anti-gay Atlanta fire chief

When it comes to the law, the city of Atlanta had every right to fire former fire chief Kelvin Cochran because he demeaned women as well as LGBT relationships, according to an amicus brief filed by Lamb...

Punches and counter punches: A timeline of Georgia’s ‘religious freedom’ bill fight

The battle over Georgia's so-called “religious freedom” bills began relatively quietly, but the introduction of a surprise opponent to the anti-LGBT bills and a jagged momentum shift back and forth over the fin...

City of Atlanta wants anti-gay fire chief’s lawsuit dismissed

The city of Atlanta states it was well within its rights to sack former fire chief Kelvin Cochran after he wrote and published a book that contained anti-gay passages and handed that book out to many subordi...

State Sen. Josh McKoon can no longer deny ‘religious freedom’ bill is not about fighting LGBT gains

State Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) has long insisted in interviews and in long Twitter wars as well as Facebook posts that SB 129, his “religious freedom” bill, in no way, not at all, has anything to do with w...

LGBT activist Woolard: ‘I’m going to run hard’ for Atlanta mayor

Lesbian former Atlanta City Council president Cathy Woolard's name has been in the mix of names to succeed Mayor Kasim Reed for quite awhile, and now it's official.“I have decided to run and I'm really look...

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

American Psychoanalytic Association Apologizes for Classifying Homosexuality as Mental Illness

Elizabeth Warren Reintroduces Refund Equality Act

Democratic Presidential Candidates Call for End to Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and More Make Up Cast of Ryan Murphy’s Prom Film Adaptation

Customize Your Own Barefoot Wine Label for Pride Month

Made Introduces Pride Instagram Story Templates to Benefit Trevor Project