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Atlanta asks NBA to move All-Star game out of Charlotte
Atlanta city leaders asked the NBA to consider moving the 2017 All-Star Game away from Charlotte after state lawmakers passed legislation that limits protections for LGBT people.
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Man indicted on charge of pouring boiling water on gay men
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced the indictment of 48-year-old Martin Blackwell on Friday.
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FBI begins hate crime probe after gay men attacked in bed
Martin Blackwell is accused of pouring boiled water on two gay men inside a suburban Atlanta apartment.
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School for LGBT youth called first of its kind in Georgia
Pride School founder Christian Zsilavetz says the school is open to any student who believes they’re not getting the support they need for “being different.
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GOP: Clergy can refuse to perform gay marriages
“It’s just sort of grandstanding,” said attorney Alan Begner.
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Georgia: Metro Atlanta court begins marrying same-sex couples
A court in Atlanta started marrying gay couples Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Georgia’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Gay student attacked at Atlanta school says he’s victim of constant bullying
“Everyone knows I’m gay,” says 16-year-old Timothy Jefferson, who says he’s been constantly harassed and bullied by other students during his two years at the school where he’s studying to one day become an interior designer or a musician.
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Former Atlanta fire chief alleges religious discrimination in lawsuit against city, mayor
Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Atlanta and Mayor Kasim Reed, alleging his constitutional rights were violated when he was fired from his job after writing a book that included passages comparing homosexuality to bestiality and pedophilia.
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Georgia GOP congressmen take Atlanta mayor to task for firing anti-gay fire chief
Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran has some new friends in the form of six Republican U.S. congressmen from Georgia. The group fired off a letter to Mayor Kasim Reed on Wednesday asking for Cochran to be reinstated.
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Ousted, anti-gay former Atlanta fire chief compares himself to Jesus Christ
Ousted Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran, who was fired earlier this month following the publication of his anti-gay book, gave a sermon at a Georgia church where he compared himself to Jesus Christ, Job and other biblical figures.