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Big changes for gay Atlanta

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Outwrite closes, YouthPride struggles and Atlanta Pride seeks a new leader

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>> An open letter to the LGBT youth of Atlanta about YouthPride's troubles
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>> Atlanta Pride announces new interim leader
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>> [Video] Mitt Romney finally gets 'glitter bombed'
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‘Once upon a time we were there and fabulous’

‘Once upon a time we were there and fabulous’

The closing of Outwrite Bookstore & More should serve as a clarion call to LGBT shoppers who like the idea of having their own spaces, but still don’t shop locally because it isn’t as easy as...

Ad-hoc committees try to help save YouthPride

Ad-hoc committees try to help save YouthPride

Gathered around a table at Avondale Pizza, several young people waiting for their food to arrive joked about school, the different haircuts they want and teased some friends who accidentally went to...

Atlanta Pride seeks new head as Health Initiative expands

James Sheffield steps down as Atlanta Pride’s executive director Feb. 4 to become the Health Initiative’s new director of organizational development. His goal in the new position is to help expand...

New rule to ban anti-LGBT bias in federal housing programs

Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Shaun Donovan announced Jan. 28 a new regulation to protect LGBT people against discrimination in federal housing programs. “I am proud to announce a new...

HIV-positive man who sued city of Atlanta over police job gets new day in court

The case of a 40-year old man who was denied employment with the Atlanta Police Department over his positive HIV status will return to a U.S. District Court after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...

Brushstrokes hopes to bring in LGBT authors to fill void left by Outwrite

Atlanta Pride announces new interim leader

YouthPride board of directors violates own by-laws

'Save Outwrite' donations returned to benefactors

Outwrite owes more than $500,000 to creditors, bankruptcy filing shows

YouthPride faces eviction; community volunteers organize to save services for LGBT youth

[Updated] Outwrite Bookstore closes permanently; will not relocate

Outwrite closes its doors at 10th and Piedmont

Atlanta Pride ED steps down to take job with the Health Initiative

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Ga.'s LGBT Health Initiative raises $1,000 over Komen funding flap

The Health Initiative, which focuses on LGBT wellness, says it raised nearly $1,000 in 24 hours as a response to Susan G. Komen for the Cure's defunding of Planned Parenthood. Posted Thursday to the...

Um, one of the sexiest moments in daytime TV history ever

 For women who love women and love to fantasize about smart, sexy, funny women who are also politically savvy and make your heart beat faster when you see their smile and are just amazed by these...

Biblical scholar to 'King' Eddie Long: puhleeze stop your foolishness

If you haven't seen the video yet of Eddie Long, the self-proclaimed bishop of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, being anointed "King" by a self-proclaimed rabbi, it's religious theater that competes...

[Video] Mitt Romney finally gets 'glitter bombed'

It was bound to happen. Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney was finally the target of the much-dreaded “glitter bomb.” During a campaign stop in Minnesota, Romney was the target of not one, but two separate...

Romney takes another step toward GOP nomination with Fla. win

Shrugging off a bitter defeat in South Carolina just 10 days earlier, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney finished some 15 percentage points ahead of second place contender Newt Gingrich to claim victory...

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Franken pushes marriage equality in HRC video

Newt Gingrich: Affairs make me seem 'normal'

Elizabeth Warren joins 'It Gets Better' project

Obama mentions gay soldiers in State of the Union, but was it enough?

White House invites lesbians to State of the Union address

Soldiers in Afghanistan say 'It Gets Better'

Newt Gingrich keeps GOP presidential race alive with S.C. victory

Rick Perry drops out of GOP presidential race

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Jewish Film Festival includes LGBT flicks

Jewish Film Festival includes LGBT flicks

A number of LGBT movies, including two screwball farces and an acclaimed documentary about a bisexual author, highlight the annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, which kicks off next week. Established...

‘Smash’ focuses on competitive, very gay New York theater world

‘Smash’ focuses on competitive, very gay New York theater world

Featuring a number of openly gay producers and execs, including David Marshall Grant, the new musical TV series “Smash” aims to be just that when it premieres next week. The series debuts at 10...

Best Bets 02.03 - 02.16

Friday, Feb. 3 Every Friday is Bear Happy Hour from 7-10 p.m. at the Atlanta Eagle, 306 Ponce De Leon Ave., Atlanta, GA 30308, www.atlantaeagle.com. The exhibit “Terra//natural organic beauty”...

Sex & Dating: The sex ed you never got

Great sex goes way beyond who puts what where, so we asked two local experts who get to spend their careers thinking about sex to offer their top 10 lessons for LGBT intimacy. Steven Igarashi is gay...

Sex & Dating: Your big gay V-day

Shopping local makes Valentine's Day even sweeter. Charis Books & More Write your own love story with “Love Listography.” Get in the mood with “Best Lesbian Romance,” “Missionary No...

Sex & Dating: First date disasters

DJay McCracken bids farewell to Atlanta

Three-way sex and love of shrimp topics of debut reading by gay Atlanta author 'Dale Vigor'

Moving ‘Tomboy’ explores youth, gender

Glenn Close portrays woman who lives as man in ‘Albert Nobbs’

Atlantan Margaret Edson’s play about confronting cancer finally heads to Broadway

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GLAAD announces 23rd Media Awards nominees

Gay Arab artist to create 9/11 mural in Atlanta on MLK Day

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LGBT groups to protest ‘Love Won Out’

LGBT groups to protest ‘Love Won Out’

LGBT rights activists are gearing up to counter an upcoming visit to Georgia by Exodus International, which brings its “Love Won Out” conference to Villa Rica on Feb. 18. The Queer Justice League,...

Georgia Equality offers free advocacy training

Georgia Equality offers free advocacy training

Georgia Equality, the state's largest LGBT rights advocacy organization, will host citizen lobby training tomorrow at the Phillip Rush Center from 1–5 p.m. The training is aimed at teaching participants...

Health & Fitness: Get inspired

Need motivation to improve your health? Meet four LGBT Georgians who faced challenges and triumphed. Thriving with HIV: Jim Shumake ‘This is the best I’ve ever felt’ Jim Shumake, 32, learned he...

Health & Fitness: ‘Homophobia is a health hazard’

Discrimination doesn’t just stand in the way of civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. In some cases, it may actually contribute to making us sick. “I think that we can legitimately...

Health & Fitness: Gear and gadgets to get you moving

Sure, you don’t need new clothes, shoes, or cool gadgets to work out or improve your health. But shopping for something new and fun can sometimes be just the motivation you need to push forward with...

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Outwrite plans 'last tango' at 10th & Piedmont location

Harness your leather titleholder skills

Annual Rustin/Lorde breakfast spotlights city’s LGBT diversity

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Heliotrope wants to fill your home with sun

‘Scrappy’ piano man David Reeb takes your requests

Atlanta trans activist group donates canned goods to Saint Lost & Found

Ga. LGBT organizations, local theaters seeking year-end donations

Atlanta Freedom Bands host holiday concert

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Melissa Carter: It’s not new love we should celebrate

Melissa Carter: It’s not new love we should celebrate

Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love — or at least the idea of how love could be. We see plenty of examples of young romance on television and in movies. But I wish there were more portrayals...

Topher Payne: Three questions to ask yourself that will dramatically improve your relationship

Topher Payne: Three questions to ask yourself that will dramatically improve your relationship

At some point in every relationship, you have to learn how to fight. The stereotype is that women talk about feelings and men talk about issues, but I don’t think that’s true.  In a guy-girl pairing,...

It’s up to all of us to decide whether we still deserve to be the gay capital of the South

Outwrite is closed. YouthPride is teetering on the brink. Atlanta Pride will have a new leader for the first time since 2008, and it will be the first year since 1999 that James Parker Sheffield has not...

Mike Ritter Cartoon: Abandon the anti-gay marriage ship

Outspoken: Cynthia Nixon, Glenn Close and more...

“Gay characters are human beings. We’re all exactly the same. That’s the reason I played it the way I did, not as a caricature. … I know there is a lot of anti-gay sentiment in our society at...

An open letter to the LGBT youth of Atlanta about YouthPride's troubles

Yep, I have a mental illness

Melissa Carter: My frozen Fantastic Four

Topher Payne: GOP in the City

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Guest Editorial: HIV positive criminals: Have sex, go to jail

Melissa Carter: Listen up, ladies. Stop being gross in 2012.

Outspoken: Russell Simmons, HRC, GLAAD and more...

Outspoken: The year in LGBT quotes

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