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Photo Gallery: Atlanta Pride recognizes 2017 grand marshals

The JW Marriott hotel in Buckhead Atlanta played host to the 2017 Atlanta Pride Grand Marshal Reception on June 27, where dozens of LGBT leaders and allies gathered to honor the eight individuals and organizati...

Atlanta Pride announces slate of LGBT organizations, activists as 2017 Pride grand marshals

Today, Atlanta Pride announced the grand marshals that will helm the Pride Parade this October. The eight individuals and organizations represent HIV/AIDS activists, Black Lives Matter, the Latinx and trans ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 6

1. Meet the lesbian Colorado couple who just fought — and won! — a Fair Housing Act discrimination lawsuit. The couple, one of whom transitioned to female, was denied a rental opportunity because of their "uniq...

Atlanta Pride parade grand marshal PFLAG Atlanta celebrates 30th anniversary

For gay men and lesbians, it was a different day and age. The year was 1972, and the concepts of same-sex marriage, partner benefits or even openly stating your sexuality were foreign. Instead, gay and lesbi...

Shannon Hames

Shannon Hames: Connecting to the LGBT community

When I came out at age 38, I didn’t know a single gay person. I had lived my life in an evangelical bubble and my life was largely made up of church members. It was a scary prospect to get out there and start t...