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Michelle Nunn defenders speak out, LGBT critics meet with campaign staffer

Atlanta political leaders and the Human Rights Campaign fired back at critics of Michelle Nunn’s stance on marriage equality and other LGBT issues, and the campaign is reportedly considering a series of moves t...

Georgia Equality announces endorsements for Nov. 4 general election

The upcoming Nov. 4 general election is going to be huge for the future of Georgia's LGBT community, and Georgia Equality, the statewide LGBT advocacy organization, is providing their roadmap by releasing their...

LGBT Facebook group targets Michelle Nunn on marriage equality

Same group, new target. The Facebook group “Mayor Reed It's Time To Evolve on Marriage Equality” has been repurposed to set its sights on Michelle Nunn, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. The new site is...

Catching Up with … U.S. Rep. John Lewis

John Lewis was never supposed to be “John Lewis.” He grew up, by his own admission, “dirt poor” in a small town in Alabama. He was an “earnest, not exceptional” student. He's small. Shy even, although less s...

Georgia Democratic LGBT caucus touts new partnership at DNC summer meeting

The Democratic National Committee held its annual summer meeting this weekend in downtown Atlanta, which included an LGBT caucus Friday morning featuring numerous local and national party members. Chair of t...

Ryan Lee: America’s last generation of closet case allies

The first time I met a U.S. president’s grandson, I got my ass groped in the dim backroom of a Midtown gay bar. An affinity caucus of the Democratic Party of Geor- gia was hosting a meet-and-greet with pro- gre...

Gay politicos: Democrat candidates should not fear endorsing same-sex marriage

Ten years ago, Georgia voters flocked to the polls for a general election to select a president and to overwhelmingly approve a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. In November, Georgia ...

Guest editorial: Why Michelle Nunn’s position on marriage harms LGBT Georgians

By Dan Grossman and Jeff Cleghorn Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn states that she “personally supports” same-sex marriage but believes the issue should be “left to the states.” Her position st...

Letter to the editor: LGBT voters should know Michelle Nunn’s position on equality

Dear Editor: Here is a thought with regard to Michelle Nunn's opposition to LGBT equality. (To be clear, all indications are that Michelle Nunn is not personally opposed to gay people or gay equality, but...

Leaked memo from Michelle Nunn’s campaign discusses LGBT fundraising

A leaked strategy memo for Congressional candidate Michelle Nunn shows that LGBT voters are considered a prime source for raising $300,000 for the campaign to defeat the now Republican candidate David Perdue. ...

July 22 runoff elections loom large for LGBT, LGBT-friendly candidates

Runoff elections historically produce low turnout, making the role of those who do show up to the polls in swinging the election one way or another a significant one in deciding the leadership of local, state a...

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

U.S. Airlines to Offer Non-Binary Gender Option on Tickets

Bernie Sanders Announces Bid for 2020 Presidency

Report: Trump Admin to Launch Global Effort to Decriminalize Homosexuality

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Karl Lagerfeld Dies at 85

Actor Don Cheadle Sports Pro-Trans T-shirt on Saturday Night Live

Ghost Story-Themed Play Makes Magic