Tangerine Summers, Beloved Georgia Drag Queen, Has Died
Summers, who lived in Macon, Ga., had one of the longest drag careers in the region.
September 6, 2023
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'Truth or Dare' Gives Gay College Basketballer Perfect Coming-Out Moment
Hunter Fromang, a center for Randolph-Macon College's top-ranked basketball team, came out to his friends and teammates through an innocent game of 'truth or dare.'
February 20, 2015
Transgender Women Killed in Georgia, North Carolina
Destiny Howard and KC Johnson are the latest casualties of the epidemic of violence against trans Americans.
January 26, 2023
WATCH: Antigay Judge Says This Wedding Is His Last
In a video of his last courthouse wedding ceremony, Judge Lonnie T. Parkerson of Georgia quotes the Bible to defend his criticism of the marriage equality ruling.
July 18, 2015
Ill. AG Says Marriage Equality Can Begin Statewide
Attorney General Lisa Madigan says given the constitutional issues, there's no justification to wait to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples until the state's marriage equality law takes effect June 1.
March 5, 2014
Where Can You Get Married in Illinois?
At least five counties are joining Cook and Champaign in accepting license applications from same-sex couples, but more are waiting for June 1, the marriage equality law's original effective date.
March 7, 2014
WATCH: Georgia Church Sign Calls Being Gay 'Death-Worthy'
The church's pastor says he's merely quoting the Bible, and adds that 'people who deserve not to live' shouldn't have access to marriage.
May 1, 2015
Georgia gubernatorial candidate faces ire of gay voters
Gay voters in Georgia are threatening to boycott the state's upcoming Democratic gubernatorial primary after Cathy Cox, one of the two candidates, reversed position and announced her support for a special legislative session to reinstate the state's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
May 31, 2006
Landmark transgender antidiscrimination ruling overturned by Georgia court
Anna Lange sued in 2019 after being denied gender-affirming surgery under her county’s health plan. She received the procedure in 2022 after an appeals court ruled in her favor.
August 19, 2024
Gender-Affirming Care Can't Be Denied by Employer, Federal Court Rules
"Discrimination on the basis of transgender status is discrimination on the basis of sex," the judge wrote in the case of a Georgia sheriff's deputy who sued.
June 3, 2022
Male Herschel Walker Staffer Says GOP Activist Matt Schlapp Groped Him
Schlapp is chair of the American Conservative Union, which organizes the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
January 6, 2023
CPAC's Matt Schlapp & Wife Sued by GOP Staffer for Sex Harassment, Defamation
The Republican power couple has a lot of explaining to do.
January 19, 2023
What Happens in Georgia Will Affect Every LGBTQ+ American
If Georgia can flip the Senate, we can pass federal nondiscrimination protections.
November 28, 2020
Atlanta the new mecca for black gays
The Atlanta region now is home to the biggest concentration of black same-sex couples in the South, with nearly as many as the Chicago area, which has more than four times as many blacks.
August 16, 2005
Georgia Trans Inmate Relocated After Receiving Threats
Despite federal help in her health discrimination claim, Diamond has continued to face sexual abuse while imprisoned, including at least seven alleged rapes.
May 11, 2015
Op-ed: Why Alabama Needs to Update Its Sex Education
Alabama's only openly LGBT state legislator explains why she is trying to change the laws to make sex ed in schools less homophobic and more comprehensive.
January 28, 2013
Ashley Diamond Allegedly Assaulted in Prison Again
Ashley Diamond, 36, has called the repeated rapes she's allegedly endured in men's prisons 'torture.' Despite her other legal victories, she's still not safe.
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July 21, 2015