By Patrick Saunders | Feb 17, 2020 | 4:36 PM
Several LGBTQ appointees to boards and commissions in Tucker want to make the city the latest in metro Atlanta to adopt a broad LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance.
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By Patrick Saunders | Feb 17, 2020 | 4:25 PM
The City of Doraville – with a gay mayor and two LGBTQ city council members – has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to an attorney who fought against marriage equality and transgender rights.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Feb 12, 2020 | 1:47 PM
The Anti-Defamation League said a bill that would allow faith-based adoption and foster care agencies to refuse to place children with LGBTQ couples would also discriminate against Jewish people.
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By Patrick Saunders | Feb 11, 2020 | 3:39 PM
The Atlanta Metro Baptist Association ended its 110-year relationship with the First Baptist Church of Decatur over the church’s decision to perform same-sex marriages and appoint LGBTQ members to leadership positions.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Feb 11, 2020 | 1:58 PM
Out WNBA All-Star and Olympian Angel McCoughtry has said goodbye to the Atlanta Dream and signed with the Las Vegas Aces.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Feb 10, 2020 | 1:51 PM
U.S. Rep. John Lewis wants to address a shortage in the number of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals who fight HIV by providing them up to $250,000 in student loan forgiveness.
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By Patrick Saunders | Feb 7, 2020 | 2:35 PM
The Fulton Board of Health took another step in fighting the county’s HIV epidemic by hiring its first transgender coordinator, who will also oversee career development workshops and work with local trans organizations.
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By Patrick Saunders | Feb 6, 2020 | 2:00 PM
Two of the most influential business groups in Georgia said a bill that would allow adoption and foster care agencies to refuse to place children with LGBTQ couples “sanctions discrimination.”
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By Patrick Saunders | Feb 5, 2020 | 1:49 PM
Pete Buttigieg led the Democratic presidential field in 2019 fundraising in Georgia with over $750,000, according to Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Feb 4, 2020 | 11:52 AM
The Human Rights Campaign is backing “pro-equality champion” Lucy McBath in her rematch against Karen Handel in a U.S. House race in metro Atlanta.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Feb 3, 2020 | 12:30 PM
Georgia was one of 28 states that landed in the lowest-rated category of the Human Rights Campaign’s annual State Equality Index.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 31, 2020 | 1:00 PM
The Chamblee City Council unanimously selected City Councilmember Brian Mock as mayor pro-tem, the second LGBTQ official to be picked for such a post in recent weeks.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 31, 2020 | 12:31 PM
Columbus officials — including a Republican city councilmember — are laying the groundwork to become the latest city in Georgia to adopt broad LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 30, 2020 | 2:52 PM
A new sex-positive health center that provides services for free opened in downtown Decatur as another tool to help DeKalb County battle the HIV epidemic.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Jan 29, 2020 | 2:31 PM
Former Atlanta City Councilmember Alex Wan nabbed the endorsement of the Victory Fund in a competitive race to replace state Rep. Pat Gardner in House District 57.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 29, 2020 | 1:02 PM
Mariah Parker won a seat on the Athens-Clarke County Commission by just 13 votes in 2018, and the queer activist and hip-hop artist doesn’t expect any challengers when she runs again in May.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 28, 2020 | 1:16 PM
Two longtime Atlanta Pride Committee members resigned as the non-profit manages the ongoing departures of board members, staff and committee members leading into its 50th annual event.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Jan 24, 2020 | 1:35 PM
The Atlanta Pride Committee gave over $100,000 in grants to 16 metro Atlanta non-profits as part of its community reinvestment initiative.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 24, 2020 | 12:44 PM
The Rush Center’s board of directors named former lawmaker and longtime community leader Simone Bell as its interim executive director this week.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Jan 23, 2020 | 2:11 PM
Some 16 metro Atlanta-based companies, law firms and financial institutions notched a perfect score on how they approach LGBTQ policies, employees and customers.
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