The best gay things to do in Atlanta this weekend

If you didn’t already know that the holi-gays are upon us, get a load of Atlanta’s LGBT holiday-themed parties, concerts, plays and more making yuletide gay this Friday through Sunday.    READ MORE »

Santa Speedo visions dance in our head [photos]

The flesh-filled mass that local gays embrace every year called Atlanta Santa Speedo Run steps off Saturday. Look back at Christmas packages past with tips for adding flare to your fundraising.    READ MORE »

How to give extra gay on Georgia Gives Day

From fun fundraisers to gala benefits, gay Atlanta knows how to give. Now end-of-year philanthropy kicks into high gear, and local LGBT nonprofits join the call for Georgia Gives Day.    READ MORE »

Toy Party kicks off Atlanta’s holi-gays [photos]

There doesn’t have to be a nip in the air. Jingle bells and carols don’t need to ring out. All it takes to say that gay Atlanta’s holiday season has begun is Toy Party. So as of Sunday, it’s on.    READ MORE »

Somber vigil for Atlanta World AIDS Day [photos]

With candles in hand, the Atlanta Sisters and about two dozen of others marked World AIDS Day on Saturday with a somber candlelight vigil in the heart of the gayborhood.    READ MORE »

Five gay Atlanta must-reads of the week

Sometimes, you just can’t get enough and keep coming back. Others, you’re so busy that you miss articles everyone's talking about. Relive or catch up with this week’s most popular posts.    READ MORE »

Do Toy Party fabulous. Don’t Toy Party mess.

Most know how to behave and what to expect at gay Atlanta’s biggest holiday soiree. Here are some reminders for Sunday and cocktail party tips to hang onto throughout year.    READ MORE »

The best gay things to do in Atlanta this weekend

If the full post-holiday week got you down, perk up! Atlanta’s holigay season is on again! Toy Party and World AIDS Day headline a weekend of LGBT events to make the season bright.    READ MORE »

New gay reality show casts some Atlanta queers

First we had to cast our own fictional “A List: Atlanta” crew and there's that local lesbian reality show, too. Now a reality show ride takes some Atlanta gay men "Queer Across America."    READ MORE »

Virginia Willis’ 16 best clips on ‘Chopped’ [video]

She wasn’t stymied by lamb balls or pigeonholed by her Southern cuisine. But Atlanta chef and lesbian Virginia Willis was “Chopped” on Tuesday thanks to a sorbet that just wasn’t sweet enough.    READ MORE »

Alex Wan: We don’t do half-ass for Toy Party

Toy Party founder Alex Wan was so enthusiastically talking up the Toy Party that he nearly uttered “half-assed” on a local morning TV show on Monday. That would have made us gay blush.    READ MORE »

The best gay things to do in Atlanta this weekend

Whether Thursday you feed the hungry, guard your gay, or dance OffYerHed, Thanksgiving Weekend events in gay Atlanta really pop on Friday and don’t let up through Sunday.    READ MORE »

Atlanta Pride makes Cooke permanent director

In what seemed like a foregone conclusion to us after the effusive praise the board heaped on its interim managing director for the 2012 festival, Pride hires Buck Cooke as its executive director.    READ MORE »

Atlanta gathers for trans remembrance [photos]

Atlanta's annual commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Tuesday added attractions and a distinct tone of triumph amid the traditional reverence this year.    READ MORE »

Ria Pell’s 11 best moments on ‘Chopped’ [video]

Ria Pell does more than pancakes. To prove her point, the Atlanta chef and dyke of deliciousness took down a church lady, a guy who chases ghosts and some dude who nearly chopped off his finger.    READ MORE »

Crowd watches chef Ria win ‘Chopped’ [photos]

The question on Tuesday night at Sauced was whether the restaurant’s owner and gay Atlanta’s own Ria Pell would get chopped on “Chopped.” The answer was the sweetest possible.    READ MORE »

Atlanta Field Day doles out record charity cash

A crowd of hundreds of gay jocks, couch potatoes and weekend warriors tossing eggs and working hula hoops can make an $85,000 difference. How’s that for an Atlanta Field Day with a purpose?    READ MORE »

AIDS Walk shoots for $1M as teams pass goals

The walking and running are done, but Atlanta's AIDS Walk still hopes to hit $1 million for the first time in several years. Teams like Positive Impact are doing their part by busting goals and setting records.    READ MORE »

Philip Bonneau unmasks ‘Heroes + Villains 3’

Gay Atlanta loves us some photographer Philip Bonneau. And he loves us right back with “Heroes + Villains 3,” the latest installment in his series that re-imagines famous characters with a big gay twist.    READ MORE »

Win-win: Gay Atlanta’s Bestest revealed [photos]

After two weeks, some 1,000 votes, heated bar wars, write-in challengers and a fun party for the whole queer village, our first Bestest of the Best of Gay Atlanta finally has its winners.    READ MORE »