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Phillip Rush Center Raises $100,000 For Expansion

By Conswella Bennett | Wednesday Apr 24, 2013
Thanks to a profitable fundraising campaign and an ever-expanding clientele, the Phillip Rush Center is embarking on an expansion project to double the facility’s size and serve even more of Atlanta’s LGBT community.

’Blues for Willadean’ Fundraiser Highlights LGBT Domestic Violence

By Conswella Bennett | Tuesday Apr 2, 2013
Atlanta’s "Blues for Willadean" screening brought the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence to raise funds and awareness around issues of LGBT domestic violence.

First-Ever Bisexual Leadership Roundtable Bolsters BiNet USA

By Conswella Bennett | Friday Mar 1, 2013
After years of planning, BiNet USA held their first-ever Bisexual Leadership Roundtable to discuss issues and possibly gain funding for a paid staff.

Creating Change Seeks to Mobilize LGBT Fight for Equality

By Conswella Bennett | Tuesday Jan 22, 2013
An estimated 3,500 LGBT rights advocates will gather in Atlanta from Jan. 23-37 for Creating Change, a national conference giving them the tools to secure our LGBT equality.

Stabbing or Self-Defense in Alleged Atlanta Hate Crime?

By Conswella Bennett | Thursday Jan 17, 2013
A New Year’s Eve party in Atlanta turned ugly when 19-year-old Luke O’Donovan stabbed multiple party victims, claiming he was defending himself from a homophobic attack.

Miss Originality Pageant Raises Funds for Local Charities

By Conswella Bennett | Wednesday Nov 14, 2012
Atlanta’s drag community came together on Nov. 9 for the Miss Originality pageant, raising critical funds for LGBT youth at Lost-N-Found, and support animals from PALS.

Ga. Varsity Football Player Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teammate

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Nov 1, 2012
A 17-year-old varsity football player from an elite private school in Atlanta, Ga., has turned himself for allegedly sexually assaulting a teammate in the school’s gym showers.

Fenuxe Op-Ed Incites Gay Community, But Not Vandalism of Local Business

By Conswella Bennett | Monday Oct 29, 2012
Although recent vandalism against a gay clothing store was not linked to a incendiary op-ed criticizing the local club scene, the article has caused dissension in Atlanta’s LGBT community.

Atlanta Go-Go Boy Convicted on Human Trafficking Charges

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Aug 28, 2012
A former male stripper & gogo dancer who worked the Atlanta gay club scene was convicted of human trafficking and child molestation for luring teen boys on the Internet to his home.

Rainbow Days Six Flags Part of Welcoming Businesses Practice

By David Doyle | Sunday Aug 19, 2012
While some companies, like Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, are making waves through their anti-gay stance, others, like Atlanta Premier Events, are showing their business acumen by welcoming the community to the annual Rainbow Days at Six Flags.