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New Charity (Rainbow House) Aims to End LGBTQ Youth Homelessness

This year, Atlanta's beloved Lost-n-Found Youth, an organization that aims to end homelessness among LGBTQ youth, saw the departure of its founder and former executive director, Rick Westbrook. Rick Westbro...

Bad drag doing good one more time in East Point

Global climate change affects us all — even those sequin-clad marsupials called the East Point Possums. Rising summer temperatures is the main reason founding Possum Rick Westbrook said 2017 marks the end of th...

LGBT nonprofit Lost-n-Found Youth opens second Atlanta-area thrift store

If you’ve got $20 in your pocket and a hankering to pop some tags, Lost-n-Found Youth has a new place to up your fringe game. The LGBT nonprofit just opened its second metro Atlanta area thrift shop. “The Gw...

AHF’s Out of the Closet ready to open its doors

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which joined forces with longtime HIV resource AID Atlanta in June 2015, opens the doors to its latest venture into the Atlanta market Saturday, Sept. 17 with the opening of Out ...

Lost-n-Found Youth reinstates co-founder Westbrook after chaotic week

Lost-n-Found Youth's board of directors on Friday reinstated Rick Westbrook as executive director after a week they'd like to forget that included Westbrook's demotion, community backlash and mass resignations ...

Former Lost-n-Found Youth board members come out against reinstatement of Rick Westbrook

Three former members of the board of directors of Lost-n-Found Youth who resigned together last November, including one whom many consider one of the largest reasons for the organization's massive increase in b...

Lost-n-Found Youth shakeup continues: Newly named director of operations resigns

The leadership changes at Atlanta homeless LGBT youth organization Lost-n-Found Youth continued for a second day in a row Tuesday as Clayton Skinner has informed the board of directors of his resignation. Skinn...

Lost-n-Found Youth board demotes co-founder Rick Westbrook

The board of directors of homeless LGBT youth organization Lost-n-Found Youth have removed the group's co-founder, Rick Westbrook, as executive director and demoted him to director of outreach. The surprising m...

Thriving Children Gala benefits Lost-N-Found’s LGBT homeless youth [PHOTOS]

The Egyptian Ballroom at the Fox Theatre was transformed into a high-fashion event on April 29 as the Thriving Children Gala hosted its annual event in support of Atlanta’s beloved LGBT non-profit—Lost-N-Found ...

Lost-N-Found Youth’s annual vigil returns this weekend

Atlanta's homeless ranks will increase by one this weekend as Rick Westbrook, executive director of homeless LGBT youth organization Lost-N-Found Youth, takes part in the group's 48 Hours of Homelessness vigil....

Atlanta rainbow crosswalks saga coming to a (temporary?) end

If you want to get that picture of Midtown's rainbow crosswalks you've been meaning to take, better make it quick. Robert Sepulveda, Jr., founder of the Atlanta Rainbow Crosswalks project, confirms that they're...

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

LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold DACA

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

Hillary Clinton Says Cisgender Women Have “Legitimate Concerns” About Trans Women

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Lil Nas X Becomes First Out Gay Person to Win Country Music Award

‘Gossip Girl’ Reboot to be More Queer and Diverse than Original Series

Out Country Artist Brandi Carlile to Receive CMT’s Impact Award