13+ hour, 31+ min ago   (236+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta In time for Pride, Atlanta will be getting a new app dedicated to LGBTQ+ nightlife. OUT Local is the one-stop shop for all things LGBTQ+ in Atlanta. After doing marketing for the Pride Run ATL…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (363+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Here are a few more news headlines: 🏛️ Georgia made history last week when Everton Blair, Jr., was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the state’s first openly LGBTQ+ member of Congress. ⚖️ Two…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (274+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA) has announced the steering committee for the Atlanta LGBTQ+ Community Center Initiative. The 40-person body brings together non-profit leaders, business executives, grassroots organizers, and neighbors to work with…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (151+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta One of Atlanta Black Pride Weekend’s favorite traditions returns for its 20th year. The Poetry Slam and R&B Brunch will be held on Sunday, Sept. 6, at the Starling Midtown. This year’s brunch will be hosted…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (420+ words) In 1998, heading to East Atlanta Village (EAV) meant finding takeout lunch counter Hungry Rush-In located at 1287 Glenwood Ave. The queer-owned restaurant was only open for about a year before the owners pivoted and transformed the space into Mary’s, EAV’s first…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (222+ words) Tucker Pride has closed the donation page for its community activity and coloring book and will release the book during an event on Sept. 13. The Pride organization raised $6,603 of the $7,500 goal toward the project, which will feature artwork submitted by…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (488+ words) In time for Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Aug. 20, the Saving Ourselves Symposium (SOS) presented by the Southern AIDS Coalition will bring together the Black LGBTQ+ community for a four-day conference in Atlanta. From Aug. 20 to 23, HIV and LGBTQ…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (243+ words) Atlanta Pride has announced the launch of the Grand Marshal History Project, a new initiative dedicated to preserving and celebrating Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ legacy. 
 The initiative will create a living historical record of all the individuals and organizations who have served…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (389+ words) Out on Film, Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ film festival, has named former nonprofit executive Cindy L. Abel as its new executive director. Out on Film launched the search for its new executive director back in April. Justice Obiaya, the organization’s first-ever executive…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (224+ words) Advocates and community leaders are calling for the release of Pauline Binam, a 36-year-old single mother, domestic violence survivor, and member of the LGBTQ+ community who is currently detained at Stewart Detention Center in south Georgia. Binam, who was brought…...