Tag: RuPaul
6 Atlanta queer history facts you might not know
Way before there was a rainbow crosswalk in Midtown, Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ scene was flourishing. Queer history tends to focus on large cities like New York and San Francisco, but Atlanta’s actually been a haven for queer and trans Southerners since the early 20th century.
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.
A young RuPaul and Charlie Brown star in Al Clayton’s 1980s photography show, “Drag Queens & Club Kids”
Al Clayton's photographs, on display at Chamblee's EBD4 gallery, celebrate the campy hedonists who made Atlanta a playground for nonconformists 40 years ago.
Timeline: The long, risque history of Atlanta’s nightlife
From 1933 to today, Atlanta has gone through prohibition, hundreds of clubs, a change in the legal drinking age to 18, and more. Here's the exhaustive (though not complete) timeline of Atlanta’s nightlife.
5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: July 17-23
Peach-themed dishes galore at Peachfest, RuPaul’s Drag Race brings season 11 queens to the city, and the Atlanta Open hosts some of tennis’ best players.
Don’t Miss List: Our top 5 event picks for July
Dozens of July 4 celebrations OTP and ITP, Atlanta Water Lantern Festival, and Hugh Jackman sings Les Miserables songs at State Farm Arena.
What Atlanta celebs wore to the 2019 Met Gala
This year's Met Gala theme was "Camp: Notes on Fashion," and as usual, celebrities brought out their best extravagant fashions. Here's what Janelle Monáe, 21 Savage, Ciara, and other Atlanta celebs wore on the red carpet.
Donald Glover makes history at the Emmys
When Donald Glover stepped up to the podium to accept the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at last night's 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, he thanked the Television Academy first. Then he thanked his parents. Then he thanked the City of Atlanta.
Donald Glover, RuPaul, John Lewis among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2017
Three Atlanta icons earned a spot on this year's list, alongside President Donald Trump, Moonlight director Barry Jenkins, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, and others.
