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Jameela Jamil Comes Out Amidst Backlash from Voguing Reality Show

The Good Place actress Jameela Jamil “officially” came out as queer on Twitter after receiving criticism for being the head judge of a new voguing competition show. “Twitter is brutal,” she wrote in a long p...

New Study Looks at Demographics of Queer-Identified People

A new study by the Williams Institute of the UCLA School of Law found that identifying as queer is not just an umbrella term, but a “distinct sexual identity.” The researchers compared people that identified...

‘Atypical’ Actor Brigette Lundy-Paine Comes Out as Non-binary

Atypical actor Brigette Lundy-Paine came out as non-binary on Instagram, announcing they prefer they/them pronouns. Lundy-Paine posted a picture of their cat in the announcement post on Friday (November 8) w...

Tennessee County Commissioner Calls Pete Buttigieg “A Queer” in Released Video

A video has been released of a county commissioner from Tennessee hatefully referring to gay Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg as “a queer.” At a meeting regarding an ordinance to make Sevier ...

Mainstream News Coverage of LGBTQ Issues Dropped After Trump Election, Analysis Finds

An analysis of CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News coverage over the last decade found that coverage on LGBTQ issues has dropped off and flatlined during and after the election of President Donald Trump. The GDELT Proj...

Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women with Cancer Face Lower Rates of Survival

A new study published by the American Cancer Society found that lesbian, bisexual, and queer women with a previous history of cancer suffer from lower rates of survival. The study, published Monday (May 20) ...

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

Miley Cyrus recently married her longtime boyfriend Liam Hemsworth but she has also been vocal that she identifies as pansexual and gender-fluid. In an interview with Vanity Fair, she delved into how she feels ...

VIDEO: Inside Atlanta’s Ballroom Underground

In early November, Atlanta's ballroom scene came to life at Red Bull Music Presents: ATL is Burning. Take a look inside the Atlanta ballroom culture, its traditions. and how the city energizes and inspires ...

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 6

It's a Friday Funday edition of 5 LGBTQ Things! Enjoy some good news and pop culture nuggets as you begin your weekend. 1. Several famous musicians, including Bob Dylan and Kesha, have recorded a new album t...

Agnes Scott and Spelman College present ‘Borderlands Conference for Queer People of Color’

Agnes Scott College and Spelman College are teaming up to present the "Borderlands Conference for Queer People of Color" beginning tonight and continuing Saturday on the Agnes Scott campus in Decatur. The co...

Bitter is Better: Local queer Latinx punk band Bitter busting boundaries one song at a time

Walking closely in the footsteps of Latinx lesbian punk band Girl in a Coma, Atlanta’s own Bitter just put a queer twist on what it means to be punk. Self-managed and produced, Bitter also just released thei...

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

Supreme Court to Hear if Adoption Agencies can Reject LGBTQ Families

HRC Releases 2020 Presidential Questionnaire

Pete Buttigieg Helps 9-year-old Boy Come Out at Campaign Rally

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Disney/Pixar’s “Onward” to Feature Openly Lesbian Minor Character

Atlanta Fringe Festival Announces Lineup

“The Flash” Actor Rick Cosnett Comes Out

Jameela Jamil Comes Out Amidst Backlash from Voguing Reality Show

New Study Looks at Demographics of Queer-Identified People

‘Atypical’ Actor Brigette Lundy-Paine Comes Out as Non-binary

Tennessee County Commissioner Calls Pete Buttigieg “A Queer” in Released Video

Mainstream News Coverage of LGBTQ Issues Dropped After Trump Election, Analysis Finds

Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women with Cancer Face Lower Rates of Survival

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

VIDEO: Inside Atlanta’s Ballroom Underground

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 6

Agnes Scott and Spelman College present ‘Borderlands Conference for Queer People of Color’

Bitter is Better: Local queer Latinx punk band Bitter busting boundaries one song at a time

Supreme Court to Hear if Adoption Agencies can Reject LGBTQ Families

HRC Releases 2020 Presidential Questionnaire

Pete Buttigieg Helps 9-year-old Boy Come Out at Campaign Rally

Safe-Sex Burlesque Show Coming to Atlanta, Hosted by AHF

Mike Bloomberg Sells Pro-trans Merch after Defending Past Anti-Trans Comments

Chasten Buttigieg Opens Up About Meeting Pete on Hinge and Coming Out in “Running Mates” Interview

Trump Names Grenell as Director of Intelligence

Disney/Pixar’s “Onward” to Feature Openly Lesbian Minor Character

Bloomberg Pummeled, Lackluster in Response in Bloody Democratic Debate

HRC Releases Preview of Pro- and Anti-LGBTQ Legislation in 2020

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