Remembering RBG’s LGBTQ Legacy
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the justice with the most pro-LGBTQ voting record in the history of the court, died Friday following a long struggle with cancer.
As hundreds of people gathere...
Georgia Equality Announces Endorsements for 2020 General Election
The Board of Directors of Georgia Equality, the state’s largest political advocacy organization for LGBTQ Georgians and our allies, has announced its endorsements in the upcoming 2020 General Election.
The G...
My Sister’s Room Receives Funding from HRC and SHOWTIME’s “Queer to Stay” Initiative
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization — and SHOWTIME announced that Atlanta-based lesbian bar My Sister’s Room is a recipient of the “Queer to Stay: An L...
LGBTQ Ally Jon Ossoff Narrowly Leads David Perdue in New AARP Poll
A brand-new poll from AARP has found that LGBTQ ally Jon Ossoff is narrowly leading incumbent Sen. David Perdue less than two months until election day.
The poll, conducted from August 30 to September 5, sho...
Out On Film Virtually Opens September 24
The 33rd Out on Film Festival, Sept. 24-Oct. 4, will be heavily featured in our Sept. 25 issue, but we wanted to fill you in on opening weekend now so you can plan ahead.
Although most of the festival will b...
My Fight for Trans Rights
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans began holding our collective breath in apprehension back in October 8, 2019, when the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments in three cases —...
The Herstory of ZAMI NOBLA
When Mary Anne Adams, the founding executive director of ZAMI NOBLA (The National Organization for Black Lesbians on Aging), came to Atlanta in 1988, the city’s landscape for Black lesbian women was far differe...
An Overview of Our Origins
Here in Atlanta, our long LGBTQ march to freedom took all the running we could do to stay in one place.
Sometimes our natural allies bailed, as in the Judy Collins song, “Send In The Clowns:”
Making my en...
Crowded and Maskless Peach Party Event Prompts Social Media Criticism
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Peach Party waged on—without adherence to safety guidelines.
The party, which has been the highlight of Atlanta’s circuit party scene for the past nine years, kicked off las...
Savannah Church is First in the Country to Leave the Methodist Denomination over LGBTQ Issues
A church in Savannah, Georgia, has become the first in the country to officially disaffiliate itself from the United Methodist Church (UMC) over LGBTQ rights, reported USA Today.
The new Asbury Memorial Chu...
Out on Film Announces 2020 Film Festival Lineup
Out on Film presented by WarnerMedia announced the lineup of films and events for the 33rd edition of the Atlanta-based LGBTQIA+ film festival today, its first as an Oscar® qualifying film festival. One of the ...