![Alex Wan seeks District 6 City Council seat]()
By Project Q Atlanta | May 27, 2009 | 12:00 PM
An openly gay businessman and longtime resident of the Morningside neighborhood said Wednesday that he's seeking the District 6 seat on the Atlanta City Council.
The announcement by Wan continues a topsy turvy campaign in District 6, the gay-heavy area that encompasses much of Midtown, Virginia-Highland, Druid Hills and Candler Park.
Charlie Stadtlander, a gay school teacher, stepped into the race in January, only to
drop out when business consultant Steve Brodie, who also is gay,
jumped in last month. Anne Fauver, a lesbian and two-term incumbent, initially indicated she would seek a third term, only to
drop out last month.
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![Midtown rally focuses on Prop 8 decision]()
By Project Q Atlanta | May 27, 2009 | 1:00 AM
About 75 people armed with signs and some with whistles took to the streets of Midtown on Tuesday to protest a ruling that upheld a ban on same-sex unions in California.
The 6-1 decision from the California Supreme Court upholding the voter-approved Proposition 8, announced earlier in the day, spurred nearly 100 protests across the U.S. as part of
Day of Decision.
More, including photos and a live blog replay from the event, after the jump.
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![Mary Norwood says she backs gay marriage]()
By Project Q Atlanta | May 26, 2009 | 9:00 PM
Mary Norwood, one of three major candidates to become Atlanta's next mayor, issued a statement Tuesday affirming her support for same-sex unions.
Norwood, along with state Sen. Kasim Reed and City Council President Lisa Borders, took part in a meet and greet with LGBT voters on Thursday. Norwood left before the candidates were asked for a one-word answer on whether they supported gay marriage. Borders said yes and Reed replied "civil unions." That answer, according to Southern Voice,
drew some boos from the audience.
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![Stage set for next marriage fight in Calif.]()
By Contributing Blogger | May 26, 2009 | 7:30 PM
Contributing blogger Patrick Saunders is a freelance copywriter and LGBT activist in Atlanta.
A quick word on the Proposition 8 decision today.
Short term, the California Supreme Court's decision Tuesday to uphold Prop 8 is disappointing. But long term this might actually be a good thing for LGBT rights.
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![Atlanta protest over gay unions set for Tuesday]()
By Project Q Atlanta | May 26, 2009 | 6:35 PM
Same-sex marriage will again take center stage in Atlanta on Tuesday.
Gay marriage activists are
organizing a rally set for 5:30 p.m. in Piedmont Park. When the event -- part of a national campaign called
Day of Decision -- was announced, organizers from GLBTATL weren't sure if it would become a celebration of gay marriage once again being legal in California or a protest of the state's Supreme Court decision upholding Proposition 8. With the
6-1 decision now public, it's clear the event is shifting gears to become a protest.
And a noisy one at that. Organizers want people to bring whistles, their friends and even the candidates who want to become Atlanta's next mayor. (Project Q Atlanta will blog live from the event.)
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![Protest set for today in Piedmont Park]()
By Project Q Atlanta | May 26, 2009 | 6:30 PM
Same-sex marriage will again take center stage in Atlanta on Tuesday.
Gay marriage activists are
organizing a rally set for 5:30 p.m. in Piedmont Park. When the event -- part of a national campaign called
Day of Decision -- was announced, organizers from GLBTATL weren't sure if it would become a celebration of gay marriage once again being legal in California or a protest of the state's Supreme Court decision upholding Proposition 8. With the
6-1 decision now public, it's clear the event is shifting gears to become a protest.
And a noisy one at that. Organizers want people to bring whistles, their friends and even the candidates who want to become Atlanta's next mayor. (Project Q Atlanta will blog live from the event.)
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![Gay marriage ban upheld by California court]()
By Project Q Atlanta | May 26, 2009 | 5:30 PM
An effort to once again make same-sex marriage legal in California suffered a setback Tuesday as the state's Supreme Court voted 6-1 to uphold Proposition 8.
The court's decision ended a long-shot effort by same-sex marriage activists that argued that the ban revised the California constitution's equal protection clause to such a dramatic degree that it first needed the Legislature's approval.
The decision is sparking protests across California and the nation as part of an organized effort called
Day of Decision. The effort includes nearly 100 protests set for Tuesday afternoon and evening,
including one in Atlanta at Piedmont Park.
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![Friday: There’s MondoHomo to do today]()
By Project Q Atlanta | May 22, 2009 | 8:30 PM
Thanks to the organizers of
MondoHomo for letting us know that, well, we screwd up.
We included the alterna-queer cultural festival in our community calendar, but through a programming glitch that was our fault, the event didn't appear in the calendar today. So, when our event gurus pulled together The Gay Agenda for today, MondoHomo was left out of the mix. When we said there were
Nine Gay Thngs to Do Today, we really meant there were 10.
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![Are buyers sniffing around SoVo, David?]()
By Project Q Atlanta | May 22, 2009 | 6:30 PM
Is David Unger, the force behind the majority owner of Southern Voice and David Atlanta, looking to ditch his media properties before a federal receivership does it for him?
That's the spin on a
post from Queerty, which has been tracking the executive level troubles at the companies for some time. The website is now reporting that Unger has sent letters to 30 companies and individuals to gauge their interest in all or part of the companies, which include the two Atlanta pubs along with the Washington Blade, 411, Express Gay News and New York Blade.
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![DeKalb report: ‘Gay’ means happy]()
By Project Q Atlanta | May 21, 2009 | 10:00 PM
A new report from the DeKalb County School System says that Jaheem Herrera, the 11-year-old bullycide victim, was not taunted and bullied at his elementary school, despite reports from his mother and the parents of classmates.
In fact, the report from retired judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore, hired by the school system to produce the report, also says that despite repeated use of the word "gay" at the school,
students didn't use the word as a slur.
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• California's gay marriage ruling signals next step for both sides as new challenge is filed in federal court.
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