Tag: LGBTQ
In A Night at the Sweet Gum Head, journalist Martin Padgett tells Atlanta’s overlooked queer history during the disco decade
In A Night at the Sweet Gum Head, released this month by W.W. Norton, journalist Martin Padgett sutures this context into the accounts of two main subjects: Bill Smith, who helped lead the Georgia Gay Liberation Front, worked as a city commissioner, and published the South’s leading gay newspaper, the Barb; and John Greenwell, who rose to drag stardom performing as Rachel Wells at the Sweet Gum Head nightclub.
Founders of Atlanta Black Pride work to “reclaim” their brand
The nearly 25-year-old organization has a mission to serve year-round, not just on Labor Day weekend.
Remembering Atlanta Pride’s radical roots (or why early organizers got thrown out of gay bars)
Activist Dave Hayward recalls his time with the Georgia Gay Liberation Front in the early 1970s.
My Style: Rigel Gemini, influencer, music artist, director of analytics and SEO
Born on the first day of Gemini, the data director by day/influencer by night epitomizes cosmic duality in his life and style.
Why Southern Voice, Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ newspaper, meant so much
Co-founder Chris Cash recalls why she founded Southern Voice, and why having an independent queer news outlet remains imperative in 2020.
When Erin Swenson transitioned in the 90s, a close vote kept her ordained as Presbyterian minister. Her new podcast tells her story.
Erin Swenson was the first Presbyterian minister to transition and remain ordained. Her new podcast, So Much More than Gender, shares her story.
Reminisce your days partying at Backstreet with this ultimate playlist
With the help of the nearly 10,000-person Facebook group I Partied at Backstreet who served as curators, we’ve assembled this massive three-decade, nearly 12-and-a-half-hour Backstreet playlist for our readers.
Farewell, Jeffrey: A look back at Atlanta’s most iconic boutique
Perhaps no clothing store has had more of an impact on Atlanta than the luxury boutique founded by Jeffrey Kalinsky 30 years ago, which put Atlanta on the fashion map and introduced designer lines like Manolo Blahnik, Prada, and Dries Van Noten to the city.
Backstreet: An oral history of Atlanta’s most fabled 24-hour nightclub
Backstreet’s infamous 10,000-plus nights of dancing, drag, drugs, and debauchery, spanning the years from 1975 to 2004—recounted by the people who owned the club, worked there, documented its life span, and, of course, partied inside the legendary Atlanta nightspot.
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.
