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by Dyana Bagby
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April 26, 2013 00:00 |
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At a recent reception at the upscale STK restaurant and bar in Midtown, dozens of Human Rights Campaign members gathered to network, socialize and bid on some silent auction items while they sipped cocktails.
The members and supporters were just weeks away from the annual Atlanta Gala Dinner, set for May 4 at the Hyatt Regency, and several members excitedly received their nametags noting they are officially members of the dinner committee.
About an hour into the party, dinner co-chairs Andrew Land and Kaitlin Porter stood atop a counter and toasted everyone for coming out. Porter announced the dinner is almost sold out so people need to buy their tickets now.
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by Ryan Watkins
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April 25, 2013 12:11 |
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Yesterday, the Rhode Island state senate approved a same-sex marriage bill that will almost certainly see the small, New England state enact marriage equality. The state's House of Representatives had already passed similar legislation and Gov. Lincoln Chafee has promised to sign.
Rhode Island would be the 10th U.S. state to allow such unions to be performed in its jurisdiction.
Freedom to Marry's National Campaign Director Marc Solomon hailed the victory and thanked local politicos for their efforts in a statement released yesterday:
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by Ryan Watkins
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April 19, 2013 11:26 |
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 The Boy Scouts of America is poised to allow openly gay scouts but not out leaders.
BSA spokesperson Deron Smith told Reuters that if a proposed policy is approved in May, "no youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.”
The proposal, however, would still ban openly gay and lesbian scout leadership.
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by Dyana Bagby
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April 18, 2013 16:54 |
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 Two young men convicted in Fulton Superior Court in the anti-gay beating of Brandon White last year pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges today in U.S. District Court. This case is the first in Georgia to charge a violation of the sexual orientation section of the federal hate crimes law.
Christopher Cain and Dorian Moragne, both of Atlanta, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge J. Owen Forrester.
“Violence against another person because of his or her sexual orientation has no place in our civilized society,” said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates in a prepared statement. “The citizens of this district should know that we are committed to aggressively prosecuting hate crimes.”
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by Dyana Bagby
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March 29, 2013 00:00 |
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Robert Suttle met the man through mutual friends. There was no romantic interest at first, but on a New Year’s Eve after a night of partying in Louisiana, the two decided to spend the night together.
One thing led to another. Suttle told the man he was HIV positive.
“It made us hesitate because we didn’t have condoms,” Suttle said.
But the two did have sex, and it would change Suttle’s life forever.
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