Out Julio Torres Stars in ‘Problemista,’ Goran Stolevski Returns with Glorious ‘Housekeeping for Beginners’
Atlanta HIV-positive youth prepare for World AIDS Day presentation Patrick Saunders Atlanta November 30, 2015 0Damonte Pettygrue was receiving treatment from his physician at Grady’s Ponce De Leon Center earlier this year when she asked...
Lesbian State Rep. Simone Bell resigning from Georgia legislature Patrick Saunders Atlanta October 29, 2015 0State Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta), the first openly gay African-American woman to serve in a State House in the United...
Activists In Action: Lambda Legal organizer, trans activist Holiday Simmons Patrick Saunders Atlanta October 15, 2015 0If you want to know how dedicated Holiday Simmons is to something he believes in, take this as an example—in...
Georgia Equality celebrates 20 years of LGBT activism Dyana Bagby Georgia June 23, 2015 0Georgia Equality celebrated two decades of fighting for LGBT equality in the state with its 11th annual Evening for Equality...
Atlanta HIV-positive youth pair up with elected officials to face down a crisis Patrick Saunders Atlanta June 11, 2015 0There’s an HIV problem in Atlanta, especially among youth, and the Equality Foundation of Georgia (the education, training and analysis...
Prospects slim for passage of any pro-LGBT bills in 2015 Georgia legislative session Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 23, 2015 0While SB 129, state Sen. Josh McKoon’s (R-Columbus) so-called “religious freedom” bill, has gotten all the attention during this year’s...
Employment discrimination, hate crimes and HIV bills highlight LGBT bills under Gold Dome Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 19, 2015 0Religious freedom isn’t the only issue affecting the LGBT community during this year’s legislative session. Employment discrimination, bullying, hate crimes...
‘Religious freedom’ bills: Anti-gay landmine or much ado about nothing? Patrick Saunders Atlanta January 22, 2015 0Alex Wan was sitting in his office at City Hall shortly before the Thanksgiving break when an employee from the...
LGBT equality compared to ‘erotic liberty’ during Georgia House prayer Dyana Bagby Georgia January 14, 2015 0Each day the Georgia General Assembly is in session, a preacher is invited to deliver a sermon to lawmakers. On...
Lesbian Georgia state Rep. Simone Bell named to House leadership position Patrick Saunders Atlanta November 20, 2014 0Rep. Simone Bell has been elected to a leadership position in the Georgia House Democratic Caucus. Bell, the first African-American...
Georgia Chamber to state lawmakers: just say no to ‘religious freedom’ bills Patrick Saunders Atlanta October 24, 2014 0The Georgia Chamber of Commerce sounded off in an anticipated battle by coming out against the re-introduction of “religious liberty”...