The GA Voice

On Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, Ga. State Rep. Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) spoke on the State Fair Employment Practices bill that would give empl...

Testimony today, Feb. 21, in the subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on House Bill 630 (State Fair Employment Practices Act) included com...

Georgia State Rep. Rashad Taylor (D-Atlanta) spoke at the recent rally for anti-gay beating victim Brandon White. Taylor, one of four openly LGBT s...

Brandon White, 20, spoke to the media on Wednesday, February 9, 2012, after a video surfaced earlier in the week showing White being beaten by a ga...

Greg Smith, founder and executive director of the HIV Intervention Project, or HIP, told a crowd of about 100 people attending a community forum Tu...

Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse closes the doors of its Midtown, Atlanta location after 15 years on Jan 25, 2011. In this video, Outwrite's owne...

YouthPride's Executive Director answers questions about the members of his organization's board and their meeting schedule after an Atlanta LGBT Ad...

Lesbian Keisha Waites is running for Georgia General Assembly House District 60 in a special election slated for Feb. 7. This will make the ninth a...

Byron Amos, a candidate for Atlanta School Board for District 2, responded to allegations his campaign sent an anti-gay mailer to voters on Dec. 1,...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard arguments in the federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a Georgia transgender woman who w...

Activists, community leaders and concerned citizens gathered at the Phillip Rush Center to discuss LGBT youth homelessness on Nov. 2, 2011.

For mo...

Beverly McClellan performed the 4 Non Blondes classic hit "What's Up?" during the 2011 Atlanta Pride festival on Oct. 9, 2011.

For more informatio...

John Lewis, current congressman from Georgia's 5th district and civil rights legend, speaks at the 2011 Atlanta Pride kickoff party at the Georgia ...

On Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, several hundred lesbians and their supporters marched in solidarity as part of the 2011 Atlanta Pride festival. Pat Huss...

On Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, around a hundred transgender persons and their allies marched through Atlanta's Piedmont Park during the 2011 Atlanta Pr...

Musician and Pride performer Michelle Malone welcomes attendees to Atlanta Pride. Malone, an Atlanta native, performed at the 2011 Atlanta Pride fe...

The American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) held a Retreat Ceremony on Sept. 19, 2011, the mark the official end of the military's "Don't Ask, Do...

On Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) held a retreat ceremony to mark the end of the military's anti-gay "Don't Ask,...

R&B star, actress, producer and "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Brandy headlined Traxx Atlanta and Traxx Girls "Pure Heat" celebration with a l...

On Monday, August 22, 2011, the Atlanta Police Department's LGBT Advisory Board held a public meeting at Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse to disc...

On Wednesday, July 13, 2011, the Atlanta Police Department's LGBT Advisory Board met to discuss the continued fallout from the 2009 raid on the Atl...

On June 25, 2011, Augusta celebrated its second annual Pride festival. Here are select highlights from the Augusta Pride Parade.

For more informat...

On June 23, 2011, Georgia Equality hosted its 7th annual Evening for Equality. Johnny Fambro, Central City AIDS Network and Rainbow House in Macon,...

On June 23, 2011, Georgia Equality hosted its 7th annual Evening for Equality. Jeff Graham, Georgia Equality's Executive Director, closed the eveni...

On June 23, 2011, Georgia Equality hosted its 7th annual Evening for Equality. Olivia Long, Executive Director of AIDS Athens, received the Allen T...

On Wednesday, June 22, 2011, out CNN anchor Don Lemon discussed his new book "Transparent" at Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse.

For more informa...

On Friday, May 27, 2011, Georgia Representative Rashad Taylor (D - District 55), came out before media at the Phillip Rush Center. In doing so, Tay...

International rugby star Ben Cohen on why he chose Atlanta as the home for his new anti-bully organization StandUp Foundation on May 21, 2011. Cohe...

Award-winning director and producer Lee Daniels introduced Mo'Nique at the 2011 Atlanta Human Rights Campaign Gala Dinner held on May 14, 2011.

Fo...

On Saturday, May 14, 2011, Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique was awarded the Human Rights Campaign "Ally for Equality" award at the Atlanta Human Righ...

On Saturday, May 14, 2011, Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese spoke at the Atlanta Human Rights Campaign Gala Dinner & Auction. Solmones...

Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell spoke to reporters May 13, 2011, at Turner Stadium on the day of his return to the team after a two-we...

Atlanta-based Queer Justice League and the Georgia chapter of the national LGBT advocacy organization Get EQUAL demonstrated outside of the Georgia...

On Wednesday, April 13, 2011, members of the Atlanta Police Department, including LGBT Liaison Officers Brian Sharp and Patricia Powell, hosted a m...

Photographer Tim Hailand and Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears held a question and answer session at Atlanta's Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehous...

Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls, Paulina Herandez from Southerners on New Ground and out Georgia state Representative Simone Bell speak on LGBT issues ...