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roughdraftatlanta.com > 08/01/2026 > atlanta-pride-grand-marshal-history

Atlanta Pride launches Grand Marshal History Project

6+ hour, 20+ min 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…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 07/24/2026 > cindy-l-abel-out-on-film-executive-director

Out on Film appoints Cindy L. Abel as new executive director

1+ week, 1+ day 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…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 07/17/2026 > advocates-call-release-pauline-binham

LGBTQ+ advocates call for release of Pauline Binam from ICE detention

2+ week, 1+ day 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…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 07/11/2026 > trans-liberation-basketball-league

Trans Liberation Basketball League empowers and protects transgender athletes

3+ week, 52+ min ago   (486+ words) The Trans Liberation Basketball League (TLBL) is a space where transgender athletes don’t have to worry about this. The collectively run, DIY league has been a safe space for trans people of all athletic abilities to connect and compete since…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 07/09/2026 > infinite-realities-trans-joy

Trans Joy partners with Infinite Realities for new monthly event

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (400+ words) Trans Joy, a grassroots organization providing free intergenerational spaces for trans, gender-expansive, and allied people, is partnering with Infinite Realities in Tucker for new monthly drop-in hours. The organization’s drop-in at Infinite Realities is one of the two monthly events…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 07/08/2026 > lgbtq-community-center-update

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ community center update

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (653+ words) Here are more news headlines: 🏡 Macon Area Habitat for Humanity and Macon Pride are partnering to launch Pride Build on July 18 to help LGBTQ+ people attain homeownership in Middle Georgia. 🎤 ICYMI: JT, Cain Culto, and Zee Machine have been announced…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 07/08/2026 > non-binary-portrait-exhibit-atlanta

Portrait exhibit showcases diverse non-binary identities in Atlanta

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (156+ words) Venezuelan photographer Valeska Freire is presenting a portrait photography exhibit, "There's No One Way to Be Non-Binary," at The Supermarket in Atlanta from July 9-14, celebrating the many ways gender can exist beyond the binary. The post Portrait exhibit showcases diverse…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 07/03/2026 > maddies-secret-pays-homage-to-melodrama

'Maddie's Secret' pays homage to melodrama and its queer history

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (638+ words) I was listening to an episode of The Big Picture podcast recently about the lasting legacy of Mel Brooks (stay with me, here). There is a moment where host Sean Fennessey talks about how, in response to Brooks’ films and…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 06/30/2026 > pride-on-the-pitch

Soccer legend Briana Scurry speaks out for LGBTQ+ rights at AFCRA event

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (378+ words) On June 29, soccer fans and LGBTQ+ leaders gathered at State Farm Arena for “Pride on the Pitch,” a conversation between Athlete Ally founder Hudson Taylor and two-time Olympic gold medalist Briana Scurry. The event was hosted by the Atlanta Fulton…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 06/30/2026 > transgender-athletes-supreme-court-ruling

Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender girls in school sports

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (217+ words) In a decision expected to influence similar laws across the country, the court’s conservative majority ruled that the state bans do not violate either the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause or Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in education....