Tag: black gay pride
A half-century of LGBTQ+ milestones in Atlanta
The first Atlanta Pride was held in Piedmont Park 50 years ago to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. Our LGBTQ+ community has made many strides over the last half-century. But we have far to go.
The rise of Atlanta’s Black Gay Pride
Atlanta has reigned supreme on the national Black LGBTQ+ Pride circuit by attracting stars like Nicki Minaj and Brandy and by evolving into a bona-fide summer festival with food and retail vendors in Piedmont Park—as LGBTQ+ families sprawl across picnic blankets like they once did in Henri McTerry’s backyard.
14 things to do during Labor Day weekend in Atlanta
From Dragon Con to the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game to the AJC Decatur Book Festival, there's something for everyone this Labor Day weekend in Atlanta.
A preview of the seventeenth annual Pure Heat Community Festival
At least 30,000 attendees will jet in for the seventeenth annual Pure Heat Community Festival, Atlanta’s black gay pride event held at venues across the city. Pure Heat co-coordinator Avian Watson provided a preview.
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