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Trump claims win with tax reform, but LGBT advocates say they lose

President Trump is touting the Republican tax reform plan as his first legislative win as Congress sends the legislation to his desk, but LGBT rights supporters are warning about expected negative impacts of th...

‘Religious freedom’ bills: Anti-gay landmine or much ado about nothing?

Alex Wan was sitting in his office at City Hall shortly before the Thanksgiving break when an employee from the city’s fire department asked to speak to him. The employee handed Wan a paperback book. Picture...

INTERVIEW: Former fire chief says inflammatory anti-gay language taken straight from Bible

Former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran said he is considering a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta after he was fired from his job following controversy over a book he wrote that included anti-gay content. ...

Anti-gay Atlanta fire chief back on job, becomes face of Georgia’s ‘religious freedom’ fight

Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran returns to his post Tuesday, Jan. 6, after a 30-day suspension without pay for going against city policy by writing a book that included comparing homosexuality to bestiality. ...

Ralph Reed urging supporters to target Kasim Reed after suspending anti-gay fire chief

Ralph Reed, former executive director of the Christian Coalition and now head of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, wants his members to call Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and tell him to stop “infringing on religious...

Meet the heroes and villains of the marriage equality movement

The heroes of marriage equality Chad Griffin Griffin is the current president of the Human Rights Campaign but also founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which was the vehicle behind the successfu...

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

Non-binary Pronoun “They” is Merriam-Webster’s Word of 2019

Lesbian Swe Zin Htet Competes in Miss Universe, Makes History

Fairness for All Act Seeks Middle Ground on LGBTQ Rights

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Out Soccer Player Megan Rapinoe Named 2019 Sportsperson of the Year

J.J. Abrams Hints at LGBTQ Representation in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’

Pride Journey: Wichita, Kansas