Gays and guns
Atlanta’s Pink Pistols aim for acceptance in a community often opposed to firearms
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By DYANA BAGBY DEC. 19, 2008
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| Mark Nichols distinctly remembers being in his gym’s empty parking lot at night when a man who had followed him out after his workout started shouting anti-gay epithets ... [more] |
Gay rights protesters take their message to holiday shoppers
Small crowd rallies outside Lenox Mall, Phipps Plaza
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By RYAN LEE DEC. 19, 2008
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| Several dozen demonstrators gathered at one of Atlanta's busiest shopping corridors Dec. 13 to continue protesting California's Proposition 8 and similar measures that prevent... [more] |
Atlanta Feminist Women’s Chorus sings last note?
Nonprofit group seeks funds, outside support to continue mission
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By MATT SCHAFER DEC. 19, 2008
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The Atlanta Feminist Women’s Chorus likely sang its last note at a fundraiser in March.
With few members and no funds, the AFWC board has decided that the cho... [more] |
Midtown activist: Black gay clubs ‘magnets’ for prostitution
MPSA president claims bars attract illegal activities
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By MATT SCHAFER DEC. 12, 2008
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| In the nearly 32 years since Michael Clutter opened gay nightclub Bulldogs on Peachtree Street in Midtown, prostitution has been an ever-present problem in his neighborhood &m...; [more] |
Gay nonprofits pinched by economic downturn
Local groups seek help from private donors, corporate sponsors
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By MATT SCHAFER DEC. 12, 2008
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| During good economic times, two to three families per month ask Pets Are Loving Support Executive Director Kevin Bryant for help taking care of their pets. But in the last thr... [more] |
Experts recommend advance planning for gay parents
Ga. doesn’t ban gay adoption, but legal, financial challenges remain
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| While there is no law in Georgia limiting adoptions by lesbians and gays, prospective parents still face legal and financial challenges that require significant advance planni... [more] |
Election:
Senate candidate Jim Martin: ‘We found our soul’
Martin says elections redefined the Democratic Party
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By MATT SCHAFER DEC. 5, 2008
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| Jim Martin, a former state lawmaker who fought for HIV funding and an inclusive hate crimes bill, told his supporters Tuesday night at Park Tavern that although he had lost hi... [more] |
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Gay-endorsed candidates win judicial races
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By MATT SCHAFER DEC. 5, 2008
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| Two judicial candidates endorsed by Georgia Equality won runoff elections on Dec. 2. Holland & Knight attorney Sara Doyle narrowly beat former prosecutor and defense attor... [more] |
Positive Impact adds HIV testing, substance abuse program
Agency expands to cover void left when other groups closed
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By LAURA DOUGLAS-BROWN DEC. 5, 2008
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| On World AIDS Day, leaders at Positive Impact learned they were awarded a cooperative agreement with the federal Centers for Disease Control & Prevention to keep alive a c... [more] |
Organizing a wish list
Protests outside of Lenox, Phipps malls on Dec. 13
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By MATT SCHAFER DEC. 5, 2008
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| The next generation of gay rights activists is awakening in Atlanta, and they know how to use social networking websites to gather a crowd to bring attention to their cause.[more] |
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