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

As much as leadership and right-winged white Americans might say otherwise, the United States has a racism problem. That means so does 2018 Atlanta, even in the LGBTQ community. “Just because you’re LGBT ...

Burkhart’s GM responds after owner’s racist Facebook posts uncovered

The owner of popular LGBT Atlanta bar Burkhart's is facing a torrent of criticism over Facebook posts from his account referring to former President Barack Obama by a racial slur among other controversial state...

I Am Midtown movement members allege residents harassing MSR, Blake’s, TEN

Atlanta’s skyline is changing. Along with the iconic high-rises, cranes building new condos find themselves in the silhouette. And with new condos come new people, which brings new concerns for the preservation...

Jaha Howard, the disco ball from Backstreet and Jungle and rainbow crosswalks

2017 Year In Review: Top local LGBT news stories of 2017

Take a step back to look at the local LGBT news landscape in Georgia in 2017 and you might wince. An anti-LGBT candidate wins a Georgia Congressional race, multiple deaths in the transgender community, an early...

Ryan Lee: LGBT and taking a knee

If anyone thought the protest raging through the NFL was not a LGBT issue, the Atlanta Police Department recently reminded us why we should all be taking a knee. Despite the focus on the national anthem and the...

Atlanta police chief reassigns watch commander who forced gay bars to close

The morning watch commander in charge during the early closure of four Atlanta gay bars over Labor Day Weekend has been reassigned. Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields made the announcement late Wednesday aftern...

Mary Norwood: I accept Atlanta police explanation on Black Gay Pride early bar closure

Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood weighed in on the Atlanta Police Department's decision to close four gay bars two hours early during Black Gay Pride, issuing a statement Wednesday morning saying she spok...

Woolard: Difficult not to call Atlanta gay bar closures during Black Gay Pride discriminatory

Atlanta mayoral candidate Cathy Woolard – the former Atlanta City Council president and first openly LGBT elected official in Georgia – is expressing doubts about the Atlanta Police Department's claim that the ...

Atlanta police claim ‘miscommunication’ led to early closure of LGBT bars during Black Gay Pride

An Atlanta Police Department spokesman claims a "miscommunication" between city police and APD led to the closure of several Midtown LGBT-owned bars in the early hours of Sept. 4, but one bar owner isn't buying...

‘We have light to bring into this world’: LGBT Atlanta rallies against anti-gay Chechnya purge

When LGBT Atlanta gathers to celebrate, mourn or protest, they often end up at the intersection of 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue in Midtown. Such was the case again Tuesday night as around 100 people gathered...

Atlanta mobilizing for local protest against anti-gay purge in Chechnya

Recent reports of over 100 gay men being arrested, detained and tortured in Chechnya have led two LGBT Atlanta men to organize a candlelight vigil and protest in response. The event, being held Tuesday, April 1...

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

Transgender Troops, Trump Officials to Testify Before Congress on Military Ban

Key LGBT Groups Not Invited to Trump Summit on Decriminalizing Homosexuality

Dolly Parton Calls Pansexuality, Bisexuality, and Gender Fluidity “Fashionable”

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Karl Lagerfeld Dies at 85

Actor Don Cheadle Sports Pro-Trans T-shirt on Saturday Night Live

Ghost Story-Themed Play Makes Magic

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

Burkhart’s GM responds after owner’s racist Facebook posts uncovered

I Am Midtown movement members allege residents harassing MSR, Blake’s, TEN

2017 Year In Review: Top local LGBT news stories of 2017

Ryan Lee: LGBT and taking a knee

Atlanta police chief reassigns watch commander who forced gay bars to close

Mary Norwood: I accept Atlanta police explanation on Black Gay Pride early bar closure

Woolard: Difficult not to call Atlanta gay bar closures during Black Gay Pride discriminatory

Atlanta police claim ‘miscommunication’ led to early closure of LGBT bars during Black Gay Pride

‘We have light to bring into this world’: LGBT Atlanta rallies against anti-gay Chechnya purge

Atlanta mobilizing for local protest against anti-gay purge in Chechnya

Transgender Troops, Trump Officials to Testify Before Congress on Military Ban

Key LGBT Groups Not Invited to Trump Summit on Decriminalizing Homosexuality

Dolly Parton Calls Pansexuality, Bisexuality, and Gender Fluidity “Fashionable”

Tennessee Becomes First Southern State to Protect Trans People from Hate Crimes

U.S. Airlines to Offer Non-Binary Gender Option on Tickets

Bernie Sanders Announces Bid for 2020 Presidency

Report: Trump Admin to Launch Global Effort to Decriminalize Homosexuality

Anonymous Claims That Jussie Smollett Staged Hate Crime Shift Investigation

Karl Lagerfeld Dies at 85

Colorado Transgender Man Denied Healthcare After Undergoing Chest Surgery

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