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Ministers Preach to Gays and Straights at Atlanta’s Join the Impact Protest Against Prop 8
Several ministers spoke in both religious and secular terms about the issues of gay rights and gay marriage at the Join the Impact! protest in Atlanta last Saturday. Take a look at Life on Q’s video of the speech by Dr. Margaret Aymer at Atlant...
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...
MEGA Family Project Founder Speaks at Atlanta’s Join the Impact Protest
Here’s a look at Kathy Kelly’s speech at the Join the Impact! protest in Atlanta on Saturday, November 15. Kathy is founder and executive director of the MEGA Family Project. The non-profit organization began as Marriage Equality Georgi...
The New York Times Buries Gay Prop 8 Protest Story
I am getting more than a little irritated by the mainstream media’s coverage of the anti-gay marriage amendments in California and elsewhere. Leafing through my Sunday New York Times this morning, I got hotter than my coffee to search for an a...
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...
A Georgia Voter’s Guide for Queers
The 2008 election is upon us, and it’s time for LGBT Georgians to vote. As in all elections, the media attention is primarily focused on the Presidential race and a few other major contests like the U.S. Senate race between Republican incumba...
Atlanta Lesbians Scare Up Creative Costumes for Halloween
Life On Q’s got photos from Atlanta-area LGBT (mostly lesbian) Halloween events. In service to you, dear readers, I attended both Bellissima’s Halloween Bash and the Fata Embrace party at My Sister’s Room to bring you these photos...
Last Chance for Advance Voting
Bizarrely, Georgia law prohibits early voting after today. This is your last chance to get your vote in before the expected long lines on election day next Tuesday. If you want to get your vote in, now’s the time. Georgia Queers, go scare...
Atlanta Lesbians Have Many Trick-or-Treating Options this Halloween
There are several treats in store for Atlanta lesbians this Halloween, with a handful of parties and special events to choose from. If you’re looking for the best lesbian bar or party to show off your Halloween costume, here are your options:...
Dems to Get Peppy at Mary’s
If, like me, you’ve had just about enough of John McCain and his attack dog, you might want to head over to Mary’s bar in East Atlanta tonight. Mary’s is hosting a Democratic Pep Rally to encourage voter registration and raise money...
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...
Black Gay Pride Events Keep Popping Up
I just discovered yet another Atlanta Black Gay Pride event that is not on Life on Q’s comprehensive event list for today. There’s an afterparty following tonight’s play at the Woodruff Arts Center, Walk Like a Man. The afterpar...
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...
Amy Ray Feeling Kinder with New Solo CD
I have lived in Atlanta forever. Well, not forever, but longer than anywhere else, including my home town. I’ve been following the Indigo Girls since before their days as the house band at the Little 5 Points Pub. All these years later, I s...
Get Hot, Cool Down with Girls Gone Pride
My friends at Girls Gone Pride have cooked up another hot event for Atlanta dykes. The Girls Gone Pride Fire and Ice party is happening this Saturday, August 16, 2008 at Wetbar, located at 960 Spring Street, NW in Midtown Atlanta. The Girls have ar...
Atlanta Transgender Woman Fired by State Official
Atlantan Vandy Beth Glenn was paid by the State of Georgia to check and change the language in state law. But when she examined her own life and determined that she had Gender Identity Disorder, her changes were not approved by her bosses. Now the ...
Pride is Proof God Loves Gay Atlanta
Queers have been accused of creating a lot of havoc, so maybe it’s time to turn the tables and take a little credit. Atlanta Pride could be seen as proof that God loves gay people and wants us to have rain. If right-wing conspiracy theorists l...
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 ...
Women’s Guide to Atlanta Pride
So much to do. So many places to see and be seen. What’s a dyke to do at Atlanta Pride? Well, I’m going to try to help. This is Life on Q’s officially unofficial guide to Atlanta Gay Pride. In this post, you’ll get the 411...
Team Gina Reproduces the 80’s
If you lived through the 1980s, liked leg warmers or shoulder pads, be warned: you could have a faux-hawk flashback when the Seattle duo Team Gina comes back to Georgia just after Atlanta Pride. Gina Bling and Gina Genius, the sum total of Team Gin...
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...
MondoHomo Chock Full O’ Great Music
MondoHomo’s Chock Full O’ Nuts concert at Lenny’s was chock full ‘o fun. Bigg Nugg made a return appearance this year. A genuinely nice bear of a guy, Bigg Nugg’s homo hop is as contagious as his friendly approach to h...
MondoHomo ‘08 > HomoHop
Photos from Friday night’s MondoHomo HomoHop concert at Lenny’s Bar.[Show as slideshow]...
MondoHomos Meet at Mary’s
MondoHomo Dirty South ‘08 got off to a great start last night. The Homo-a-rama Dance Party at Mary’s in East Atlanta immediately followed the art opening at the Tilt Gallery downtown. Many of the artists and musicians performing at the ...
Homos Hit Hotlanta Again
Take your vitamins and eat your Wheaties. You’ll need your strength for MondoHomo Dirty South 2008, hitting Atlanta this weekend for its second year. MondoHomo is not your “average” queer event. You could say it’s a festiva...
