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5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 9

1. Jimmy Kimmel apologized to the LGBTQ community for a joke that some commenters found offensive. The late-night host made the crack while in a feud with Fox News host Sean Hannity. According to CBS News, whil...

Legal experts: Hate crimes bill under consideration will cover transgender people

When a hate crimes bill passed out of a Georgia House committee earlier this month, it was seen as a pivotal step toward finally getting Georgia to join the 45 other states that have similar legislation on the ...

Macon march to protest anti-LGBTQ adoption bill SB 375

When it comes to having comprehensive non-discrimination laws, Georgia demonstrates a bias. The 2018 March on Macon aims to change that. The organizers label the happening as a "public demonstration/civic en...

Rally to stop anti-LGBTQ adoption bill SB 375

Hundreds rally against anti-LGBTQ adoption bill across from Georgia State Capitol

Around 200 people gathered across the street from the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday afternoon for the Rally To Stop SB 375, the anti-LGBTQ adoption bill that passed in the Senate last week and has quickly c...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 9

1. The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a challenge to Mississippi's controversial HB 1523 law, which will go into effect in October. The Republican-backed law permits government employees and businesses to ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Dec. 22

1. A new GLAAD report reveals that there are few representations of LGBT Latinx people and Hispanics on Spanish-language television stations, only 19 characters out of 698, as tallied from July 1, 2016, to June...

Jameka Evans and Lambda Legal's Greg Nevins

US Supreme Court declines to hear Georgia lesbian’s employment discrimination case

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday morning that it will not review the case of Jameka Evans, the Georgia woman who claims she was harassed in the workplace and fired from her security officer position at G...

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...

Catching Up with … Victory Empowerment Fellow Eric Paulk

As a black gay man from rural Georgia, Eric Paulk utilizes his experiences to promote intersectional advocacy on a number of levels. A Tyron Garner Fellow at Lambda Legal, Paulk served on the Advisory Board ...

Facebook, Google, Starbucks join in Georgia lesbian’s US Supreme Court fight

Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Starbucks and Viacom have joined 71 other companies in an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief supporting Georgia lesbian Jameka Evans in her efforts to ask the US Supreme Court to ...

Supreme Court begins ‘potentially momentous’ term for LGBT rights

A plethora of cases related to LGBT rights are awaiting the Supreme Court after its summer recess ended Oct. 2, which could lead to the most monumental term for justices since the landmark 2015 ruling in favor ...

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

Mastercard to Allow Customers to Use Chosen Name on Cards

Winning Design Announced for Pulse Memorial

Another Judge Deals Blow to Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ ‘Conscience Rule’

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

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

Out Country Artist Brandi Carlile to Receive CMT’s Impact Award

Percentage of LGBTQ Characters on TV Increases since Last Year