Category: Georgia
Gay teen launches outreach program for LGBTQ youth facing discrimination
The gay Georgia teen who who decided to take his boyfriend to high school prom earlier this year, and was subsequently kicked out of his parent's home, launched an outreach organization on Monday to help LGBTQ youth.
Six arrested in attack on gay couple in Atlanta park
One man and five minors were arrested in an Atlanta Park on Friday night after an assault and robbery of a gay couple, according to Atlanta police.
Two marines arrested in beating of gay man in Savannah
[tweetmeme] Two Marines were arrested and jailed Saturday on misdemeanor battery charges after they allegedly beat up a gay man in Savannah, Georgia. [caption id="attachment_8202" align="aligncenter" width="399" caption="Cronauer (left) and Stanzel. (Police photos via savannahnow.com)"][/caption] [...]
Bleckley County High School prom: A good time was had by all!
Bleckley County High School senior Derrick Martin made history Saturday when he arrived at his high school prom on the arm of another boy. He was the first in his hometown of Cochran — and [...]
Georgia gay teens resolve to attend prom, despite threats and protests
In the week since a Georgia teen announced plans to attend the senior prom with his boyfriend, he has faced mixed reaction from his community, from being kicked out of his parent's home, to the [...]
Exclusive: Gay teens speak about prom plans, being booted from family home
A Georgia teen has been kicked-out of his family’s home after going public on his plans to attend his high school prom with his boyfriend. In the small town of Cochran, GA [...]
Georgia school OK’s gay student’s request to bring boyfriend to prom
An 18-year-old senior at Bleckley County High School in Georgia has received his school's permission to attend this year's prom with his boyfriend. In stark contrast to a Mississippi school's decision to cancel its prom [...]
Georgia city adds protections for gay, transgender workers
East Point has become the second city in Fulton County, Georgia, -- and one of several statewide -- to adopt protections for its gay and transgender employees. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The local law prohibiting [...]
‘SoVo’ founder announces plans to launch new GA gay publication
A new publication aimed at filling the void left by the Southern Voice is expected to launch early in 2010. The GA Voice (pronounce it as you wish, its creators say) is set to debut [...]
Big night for LGBT candidates in GA elections
[caption id="attachment_3494" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Simone Bell"][/caption] Voters in Georgia have elected the first openly lesbian African-American state legislator in the U.S. In a runoff election on Dec. 1, Simone Bell was elected to the Georgia [...]
City of Atlanta, police department, officers sued over raid at gay bar
A national gay rights group has filed a lawsuit against the Atlanta Police Department on behalf of 19 people who say they were forcibly searched and detained during a raid on an Atlanta gay bar. [...]
Protests over gay bar raid escalate, Atlanta police release complaints
ATLANTA -- Days of protests over an Atlanta police raid on a gay bar continued Tuesday afternoon, this time reaching city hall. About 20 protestors showed up for the Atlanta City Council's Public Safety Committee [...]
‘Eagle’ patrons to rally Sunday night in protest of gay bar raid
ATLANTA -- Patrons and supporters of the gay leather bar the Atlanta Eagle are gathering today at 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the establishment to hold a rally to protest a controversial raid [...]
Atlanta police descend on gay bar in ‘Stonewall’-like raid
ATLANTA -- The owners of an Atlanta gay bar say their establishment was unfairly targeted by police conducting a raid Thursday evening. Several customers at Atlanta Eagle say they were harassed without prompting, forced to [...]
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