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Barney Frank drums up LGBT support for Hillary Clinton in Atlanta

As the first day of the GOP convention got underway in Cleveland last Monday, openly gay former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) was in Atlanta to mobilize the city's LGBT community to support former Secretary of ...

RNC Day 3: LGBT inclusion undercut by Pence’s arrival

CLEVELAND — The third night of the Republican National Convention featured unprecedented LGBT inclusion from speakers on stage, but that embrace was undercut by the arrival of vice presidential nominee Mike Pen...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 21

1. Towleroad rounds up photos and coverage of the bizarre “Gays For Trump” party held on the second night of the Republican National Convention and full of militant, xenophobic, anti-Islamic speakers.2. Thi...

RNC Day 2: GOP subtly seeks LGBT support by invoking Orlando

CLEVELAND — Amid attacks on Hillary Clinton’s character and calls for her incarceration, Republicans on the second night of the GOP national convention subtly sought to obtain LGBT support to further their goal...

RNC Day 1: Anti-LGBT attack, plagiarism, rules fight

CLEVELAND — Over the course of one night at the Republican National Convention, two different speakers Monday exemplified the party’s desire of LGBT outreach on one hand and continuing attacks on LGBT people on...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 14

1. The New York Times reports on how Grindr is becoming an effective way to get gay men of color to try home HIV self-testing kits.2. The largest survey of transgender people yet shows the extent of the dan...

At least 12 LGBT Georgia delegates heading to Democratic convention

At least 12 LGBT Georgians will be part of the state's 117-member delegation heading to the Democratic National Convention on July 25-28 in Philadelphia. The Georgia Democratic Party claims this is double the a...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 11

1. Pink News has info on the gay married man who was one of the seven police officers wounded in last week's shooting in Dallas.2. The Westboro Baptist Church is using Pokemon GO against the LGBT community....

GOP activists push to revive Georgia anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ legislation

The number one thing on the docket at last weekend's Republican district conventions was selecting delegates to this July's Republican National Convention, but that wasn't the only thing on tap. When they weren...

Republicans censure Nathan Deal over Georgia anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill veto

Conservative Republicans are still smarting about Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal's veto of House Bill 757, the controversial anti-LGBT so-called “religious freedom” bill passed by both chambers of the state legislatu...

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

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

Non-Binary “They” Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Angelica Ross to Host LGBTQ Presidential Forum

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Bachelor in Paradise Features First Same-Sex Engagement

Queer Eye’s Fab Five Makes Cameo in Big Mouth Season Three

LGBTQ TV Wins Big at 71st Creative Arts Emmys