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Gay-owned bar in East Atlanta cited for serving booze after hours
>> Cheerios vs. haters — with a lesbian twist
>> Southern Baptists approve resolution against accepting gay Boy Scouts
>> Atlanta Silverbacks announce support for gay sports org, plan first LGBT fan night
>> Local groups plan 'Georgia Day of Decision' rallies
>> Cheerios vs. haters — with a lesbian twist
>> Southern Baptists approve resolution against accepting gay Boy Scouts
>> Atlanta Silverbacks announce support for gay sports org, plan first LGBT fan night
>> Local groups plan 'Georgia Day of Decision' rallies
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Health Initiative pushes back Fall Garden Party to address Obamacare enrollment
The Health Initiative today announced a rescheduling of the organization's annual Garden Party fundraiser to allow it to focus on helping LGBT Georgians navigate the new health insurance marketplace...
Sex shop owner pulls out of Atlanta City Council run
Michael Morrison, owner of Inserection on Cheshire Bridge Road as well as several other sex shops and porn stores, said today he will not be running against Alex Wan for Atlanta City Council. Two weeks...
Former WNBA star pleads guilty to attack on ex-girlfriend
Chamique Holdsclaw, former WNBA star who played one year for the Atlanta Dream, pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting her ex-girlfriend and was sentenced to three months probation and ordered to pay a...
Gay Duluth police officer alleging discrimination rejects city's $21,000 settlement offer
A gay Duluth police officer who says he was harassed by superiors because of his sexual orientation is meeting with city officials today after rejecting a $21,000 settlement offer from the city earlier...
Local groups plan 'Georgia Day of Decision' rallies
Atlanta LGBT organizations will host a rally at the corner 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue the day of the U.S. Supreme Court issues its rulings on two gay marriage cases. Justices heard arguments...
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Another GOP senator endorses same-sex marriage
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today endorsed marriage equality in a letter posted to her official senate website. Murkowski became the third Republican senator to endorse same-sex marriages with her...
Obama delivers annual LGBT Pride Month speech
President Barack Obama yesterday delivered his annual address at the White House LGBT Pride reception. The president recounted progress made since he first took office in 2009, like the repeal of...
Cheerios vs. haters — with a lesbian twist
So, we all know racist idiots had a field day when Cheerios aired a commercial depicting an interracial husband and wife. So much so that Cheerios had to disable the comments on the YouTube link to...
Gay-owned bar in East Atlanta cited for serving booze after hours
When the manager of a bar crosses the street to unwittingly ask a table of city of Atlanta employees, including an off-duty cop, to come on over to his bar and enjoy all-you-can-drink beer for $10 after...
Opinion: Don’t vote for Atlanta City Councilmember Alex Wan just because he’s gay
I must caution our community about its blind support for Alex Wan. In March The Advocate published an op-ed cautioning the city of New York against supporting candidates simply based on their sexual...
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Films document decades of LGBT equality fight
It’s not billed as the Stonewall Film Festival, but Stonewall Month events include screenings on two consecutive nights, June 11 and 12, of documentaries that essentially bookend the ongoing...
Joan Baez on music, activism and kissing a girl
Joan Baez. The name conjures images of a hippie-era folk musician who performed at the legendary Woodstock concert (while pregnant) and dated fellow musician Bob Dylan. Her renditions of songs like...
Peach Party draws top circuit DJs
Break out your dancing shoes. The second annual Peach Party weekend is ready to get all of Atlanta on its feet. The three-day event, from June 14-16, boasts nine of the most impressive and popular circuit...
Stuffed toy prompts playwright’s reflection on LGBT equality
An inanimate child’s toy becomes the source of family crisis in the new gay-themed play “The Boy and the Pink Bear,” making its world premiere June 20 here in Atlanta. The second play by local...
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Ellen DeGeneres: Mansion, but no ‘Arrested Development’ It’s a rote celebrity story — rich people buying a fancy new house — but we can’t help but smile when the celebrities in question...
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Atlanta Silverbacks announce support for gay sports org, plan first LGBT fan night
The Atlanta Silverbacks, Atlanta's professional soccer team in the North American Soccer League, announced this morning its first-ever LGBT fan night as well as a new campaign to support Athlete Ally,...
Annual East Point drag show highlights Stonewall Month
Some 3,000 people are expected to flock to downtown East Point on June 15 for the annual East Point Possums Show, where they will drink gallons of Possum Punch, watch more than 25 drag performances...
Braves fans come ‘Out in the Stands’
The Braves will host the third annual “Out in the Stands” LGBT fan night June 18 when the New York Mets come to town. Like last year, this year's event will double as a fundraiser for Ben Cohen's...
Pride Run steps off from Piedmont Park
Now an official part of Atlanta Pride’s Stonewall Month, the Pride Run is gearing up for its 23rd annual event. A collaboration between Atlanta Pride and Front Runners, Atlanta’s LGBT runners...
Pet Blessing honors four-legged family
Atlanta's LGBT-founded synagogue Congregation Bet Haverim hosts two events during Atlanta's “Stonewall Month” celebrations. The first, a pet blessing and picnic at Mason Mill Park, will be held...
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Melissa Carter: The truth about women in media
Last week was a pinnacle in my radio career. Vikki Locke invited me to speak at a “Women in Media” charity luncheon, and I was introduced by Mara Davis. I have listened to these two amazing women...
Topher Payne: Tag. You’re it.
I came out to the customer care lady at the cable company. I’d called because I decided I wanted to watch “The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio,” and my cable box, confused that anyone would wish...
Gay ‘Groundhog Day’
Remember “Groundhog Day,” the 1993 film in which Bill Murray has to keep repeating the same day over and over again? Covering LGBT issues here in Georgia — heck, being an LGBT Georgian — sometimes...
Melissa Carter: Still my Iron Girl
For most folks, finding the entry certificate to the Iron Girl Triathlon wrapped under the Christmas tree is not the definition of holiday romance. But for weekend warriors like my girlfriend, Katie,...
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My husband Preppy is the big boss in Georgia for a well-known clothing line — I’ll protect his anonymity by not mentioning which one. Let’s just say Sarah Jessica Parker really likes their khakis....
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