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Georgia Equality’s Jeff Graham Speaks at the Join the Impact Protest in Atlanta
Take a look at Jeff Graham’s speech at the Join the Impact protest on Saturday, November 15. Jeff is executive director of Georgia Equality, a statewide political advocacy group for Georgia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender commun...
LGBT Atlantans Crowd to State Capitol for Join the Impact Protest
A very large crowd descended on Georgia’s Gold Dome this afternoon, braving the cold and wind to protest the passing of California’s Proposition 8, yet another in a long and shameful line of anti-gay marriage amendments. Here are a few ...
Update: Georgia Joins the Impact to Protest Against Anti-Gay Prop8 Amendment
The protests in Georgia in conjunction with Join the Impact are gathering steam, with several other Georgia cities planning protests tomorrow (Saturday Nov. 15) at 1:30 p.m. Protests are being coordinated nationwide to send a visible message of the...
Where to Watch Election Returns with Like-Minded ATL Democratic Voters
If, like me, you are looking forward to going out tonight to watch election returns roll in, in the company of like-minded fellow citizens, I thought I’d round a up a list of election return parties in the metro Atlanta area. Here are some of...
Ga Equality Rallying Support for LGBT Voter Mobilization
Georgia Equality (GE) has announced a special event just before the election to raise funds for its Rally The Vote 08 effort. An evening of cocktails and politics to support the work of Georgia Equality will be held on Wednesday, October 29 from 6 ...
Still Lots to Do During the Last Two Days of Black Gay Pride
Life on Q has again put together a comprehensive list of events and parties for Atlanta Black Gay Pride. All events listed were checked for accuracy, but times and locations may be subject to change. It’s a good idea to check with the event o...
Get Your Comprehensive Atlanta Black Gay Pride Schedule Right Here
Wow, just trying to find and organize all the Atlanta Black Gay Pride events has me feeling tired already! Below is a comprehensive list of Gay Pride events, combining the official ITLA events and other activities hosted by event producers, party p...
So Many Atlanta Black Gay Pride Events, So Little Time
With Atlanta Black Gay Pride only a week away, this blogger is feeling the heat to share Pride event information with you. There are literally so many events, it may take me the full week just to mention them all. But I am going to give it the ol...
Atlanta Black Gay Pride: A Time to Act
This year marks the 12th year of Atlanta Black Gay Pride, and event organizers In the Life Atlanta (ITLA) decided it is Time to Act. That is the theme of this year’s event, scheduled for August 27-September 1, 2008. ITLA estimates an atten...
Stonewall Democrats Surpass Goal for LGBT Democrats Attending Convention
The Stonewall Democrats set a goal to increase the number of GLBT delegates at the National Convention in Denver later this month by 14 percent. The LGBT political group almost doubled that goal, with an estimated 358 queers planning to attend. Tha...
Tennessee Queers to Converge on Downtown Chattanooga
Our queer neighbors to our north in the Tennessee Valley are planning to have more pride and be more visible at their annual Pride celebration in October. Tennesse Valley Pride (TVP) has announced that it plans to combine its two yearly pride events...
Get Exposed to Queer Music During Atlanta Pride
Southern Exposure, the successful weekly live music series at Blake’s on the Park, will give Atlanta’s LGBT community a chance to hear the group’s established roster of LGBT musicians – renowned, rising and underground – in the ...
Queer Atlanta, Mark Your Calendars
After much wailing and gnashing of teeth with our original queer Atlanta calendar, Life on Q is debuting a new and improved calendar. We’re using Google Calendars and will add gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and other general queer communi...
MEGA Answers the Question: “Maybe Baby?”
If the sound of your ticking biological clock is driving you crazy, you may want to spend some time with the MEGA Family Project this Saturday, June 14 from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at UUCA. The LGBT family-focused organization is holding a worksho...
Ode to Onge
Andrea Capozzi, a 39-year-old Atlanta resident, Life University graduate and a successful Midtown chiropractor, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. On Tuesday, February 26, doctors told Andrea’s family that she had less than seven days to...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Give First U.S. Speech to the LGBT Community
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) announced today that Archbishop Desmond Tutu will give an historic 30-minute address to the LGBTI community in San Francisco on April 8, 2008. It’s the first time that he has ...
Julian Bond to Speak at LGBT Conference
Between the Lines News, a Michigan LGBT publication, reports that the chairman of the NAACP will give the opening address tonight at the Creating Change Conference, a high-profile gathering hosted by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. NAACP C...
New at Life on Q: Atlanta LGBT Event Calendar
Now you can plan your queer life on Q. Life on Q has added a new feature to the site: a GLBT event calendar. It’s still under construction, but is ready to use, if you don’t mind a little saw dust and all the hammering. We are adding ...
