By Matt Hennie | Aug 4, 2020 | 12:59 PM
Smyrna adopted a comprehensive nondiscrimination ordinance on Monday, becoming the first in Cobb County to protect LGBTQ people in private employment, housing and public accommodations.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 3, 2020 | 5:17 PM
Savannah adopted a sweeping ordinance that protects LGBTQ people from discrimination in private employment, housing and public accommodations while also mandating improved hate crimes reporting by law enforcement.
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By Matt Hennie | Jul 21, 2020 | 3:55 PM
A recovered handgun used to kill a transgender woman in Macon led to the arrest of her suspected killer on Thursday – more than two years after the shooting.
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By Matt Hennie | Jul 20, 2020 | 2:50 PM
State Rep. Park Cannon – one of five LGBTQ members of the Georgia legislature – is among the finalists to replace U.S. Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon who died on Friday.
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By Matt Hennie | Jun 29, 2020 | 3:55 PM
Nearly 200 people marched through Midtown on Sunday, celebrating Pride and the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Riots while calling for justice and equality for black transgender people.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Jun 17, 2020 | 3:14 PM
East Point adopted a sweeping LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance that bans bias in private employment, housing and public accommodations in a unanimous vote on Monday.
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By Matt Hennie | Jun 15, 2020 | 2:02 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a decisive victory for LQBTQ equality, ruling that federal law prohibits discrimination against employees for being LGBTQ.
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By Matt Hennie | Jun 14, 2020 | 1:01 PM
Erika Shields – Atlanta’s first LGBTQ police chief – resigned on Saturday, just hours after an Atlanta police officer shot and killed a man in a Wendy’s parking lot.
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By Matt Hennie | Jun 8, 2020 | 3:54 PM
A crowd of hundreds took part in a rally and march through Midtown on Sunday to support black transgender people and call attention to the killing of a trans man by police in Florida.
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By Mike Fleming | Jun 8, 2020 | 11:22 AM
Georgia’s statewide LGBTQ rights group joined more than 130 other groups committing to end racism and white supremacy and make it integral to their missions for full equality for LGBTQ people.
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By Matt Hennie | Jun 2, 2020 | 4:13 PM
Two LGBTQ elected officials are playing an increasingly visible role in the Atlanta protests that have consumed the city since Friday.
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By Mike Fleming | Jun 2, 2020 | 10:49 AM
In moving anti-racism treatises issued on Monday, two high-profile Atlanta groups highlighted the racial divide in the LGBTQ movement and listed specific ways they would put intersectionality into action.
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By Patrick Saunders | Apr 7, 2020 | 1:21 PM
A pro-life student group filed a federal lawsuit against Georgia Tech after its student government denied funding for an on-campus appearance by Alveda King.
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By Patrick Saunders | Apr 7, 2020 | 11:08 AM
Ten Atlanta is getting a fresh new look on its patio, a new coat of paint for its exterior and a revamped logo as the bar remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Apr 6, 2020 | 11:53 AM
The signage outside Ten Atlanta is down, and the bar's social media accounts and website are gone, leading to questions about its future.
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By Patrick Saunders | Apr 2, 2020 | 3:01 PM
A gay Midtown man filed a federal lawsuit against state Rep. Ginny Ehrhart for blocking him from her legislative Facebook page after he criticized her anti-transgender bill.
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By Patrick Saunders | Mar 26, 2020 | 2:25 PM
Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative is recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility by raising money for “survival kits” for black transgender sex workers in Atlanta.
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By Patrick Saunders | Mar 19, 2020 | 3:18 PM
Sharon Needles, a longtime member of Atlanta camp drag troupe the Armorettes, is in a coma after a years-long battle with cancer.
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By Patrick Saunders | Mar 17, 2020 | 12:53 PM
The Georgia Tech police officer who shot and killed the 21-year-old leader of the school's Pride Alliance during a confrontation will not face criminal charges, Fulton's top prosecutor said.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Mar 13, 2020 | 2:19 PM
A nonbinary former Kennesaw State University employee said he was fired from the school bookstore in part because he wore lipstick on the job.
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