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Mayor of Atlanta Kicks off Pride Week with Inaugural Pride Reception

Rainbow lights and rainbow cupcakes. Drag queens and an open bar. A proposal and a comedy show. The Mayor’s Inaugural Pride Reception was a night of fun for Atlanta’s LGBTQ community which successfully kicked o...

From Whence We Came: Our LGBTQ ATL History

Think you know gay Atlanta history? We start in 1826. Come see what we found.

Patrick Saunders, Editor of Georgia Voice

Patrick Saunders: Gather, resist, repeat

This time last year, I announced in this space that I was accepting the position of editor of Georgia Voice. The reason I gave was tied into what happened the previous November. “Of the numerous reactions to...

Patrick Saunders: The Atlanta mayoral results, race and the Atlanta way

So the Atlanta mayoral election is over and about half of you are pissed off. At least that's what it seems like from the conversations we've had with you and with the dialogue on our and others' social media c...

Cathy Woolard on healing following divisive mayoral race and what’s next

When we reached Cathy Woolard the other day for an interview, we just barely reached her. Woolard has spent the last two-and-a-half years in the public eye campaigning for Atlanta mayor — a race she came in a c...

Bottoms declares victory as Norwood asks for recount in Atlanta mayoral race

Keisha Lance Bottoms declared victory in Tuesday's Atlanta mayoral race but her opponent Mary Norwood is demanding a recount. Bottoms bested Norwood by a mere 759 votes in the runoff election according to unoff...

Kyle Bailey: Mary Norwood for us, for marriage before it was popular

Mary Norwood’s moral compass led her to support the freedom to marry for same-sex couples when it was not politically expedient to do so. For her, right was right, and wrong was wrong, and she wasn’t afraid to ...

Georgia Equality endorses Mary Norwood for Atlanta mayor

Mary Norwood bagged another high profile endorsement Wednesday as statewide LGBT advocacy group Georgia Equality announced it is backing the Buckhead resident in the Dec. 5 runoff for Atlanta mayor. The news co...

Cathy Woolard endorses Mary Norwood for Atlanta mayor

Cathy Woolard endorsed Mary Norwood for Atlanta mayor Wednesday morning on the steps of City Hall, throwing her considerable weight behind the candidate with six days to go before Election Day. Woolard — the le...

Patrick Saunders: Hear that sound? That’s you being courted.

As much as we in the LGBT community are used to being let down and disenfranchised — especially since last November's election — we do have our good days, and they need to be recognized and appreciated. Many...

Jeff Cleghorn: Why I’m voting Mary Norwood for Atlanta mayor

We are living a moment in history as LGBTQ Atlanta wields enormous influence over who becomes our city’s next mayor. Estimates are that between 10-12 percent of registered Atlanta voters are gay, which commands...

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

Judge Again Rules Against State Department in Intersex Passport Applicant Case

Judge Grants Birthright U.S. Citizenship to Son of Binational Gay Couple

‘Don’t Say Trans’ Bill Dies in South Dakota Legislature

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Miley Cyrus Describes What It’s Like Being a Queer Person in a ‘Hetero Relationship’

‘Golden Girls’ Cruise Scheduled to Sail in 2020

Karl Lagerfeld Dies at 85