A group of University of Georgia students held a mock lesbian wedding this evening alongside a mock heterosexual wedding downtown at the Arch. This was done in an effort to normalize same-sex unions and to hopefully garner some publicity.
While the rain did come just as the group was getting ready to make their presentation, the [...]

GayInAthens.com reader Heidi Lynne submitted the following question:
Where can I meet lesbians, in Athens, like me? I feel like I’m the only girl in town who likes girls.
But Rhett, where will I go? What will I do?
Frankly, my dears, I DO give a damn! A good bit of the feedback that I have been receiving [...]

Athens-Clarke County mayor Heidi Davison gets tested for HIV at AIDS Athens as a part of the National HIV Testing Day event. Photo by Joshua Trey Barnett, GayInAthens.com.
“You go where the services are,” Mayor Heidi Davison said, “and we’ve got them.”
What she was talking about are the HIV testing facilities at AIDS Athens‘ office on [...]

Help Fight HIV/AIDS in AthensAIDS Athens will be doing community service and allow free walk-in testing for the HIV/AIDS virus. As you know, HIV/AIDS is no longer a death threat, but must be diagnosed early to ensure longer-term survival. If you have not been tested recently and have engaged in any risky behaviors (unprotected sex, [...]

[ June 9, 2009; 7:30 pm; ] Michael Tod Edgerton, a professor at the University of Georgia, is the head of the Queer Graduates Group. Edgerton is also a well-known poet, and he will be sharing his work at Outwrite, Atlanta’s queer bookstore and coffeehouse on June 9 at 7:30 p.m. Edgerton will be joined by Sara Amis at the reading.

Edgerton won [...]

Is spitting really a no-no in the gay world?
When I came out, there was plenty going on in my head. Part of me was so happy to finally have hopped out of the closet, and the other part of me was afraid that I’d lose some part of me from my “straight life.”
On the one [...]

We sure enjoyed Boyball Week 2009, and we’re sure you did, too! In case you weren’t able to make it, here are photos from three of the public events. Be sure to clear your calendars for next year’s event – you won’t want to miss it!
High-resolution copies of any photo are available for $5. A [...]

Gay PRIDE in Athens, Georgia – April 26, 2009
A big gay party for the Athens LGBT community is ahead this Sunday, April 26, at Sandy Creek Park … and you’re invited! That’s right, the Athens PRIDE Committee is hosting its annual potluck picnic and softball game to celebrate gay life in Athens this weekend.
In addition [...]

Jaheem Herrera, an 11-year-old Georgia, hung himself at his Dekalb Co. home after being bullied. Many say he was targeted as "gay."
According to ProjectQAtlanta.com:
An 11-year-old DeKalb County student committed suicide last week after repeated harassment, including anti-gay bullying, from his classmates.
Jaheem Herrera’s 10-year-old sister discovered him hanging in his bedroom Thursday after his mother, Masika [...]

Diego Sanchez, a UGA alum, is the first transman to serve on Capitol Hill. He will speak on April 25 at Lavender Graduation. Photo by Marilyn Humphries.
Spring is on us, and so is graduation. Queer students and alumni of the University of Georgia will partake in the ritual Lavender Graduation this Saturday.
Held by the UGA [...]

So, I was on the bus a couple of weeks ago eavesdropping on the two girls sitting behind me. They were both sporting classic sorority wear, adorning their precious feet with those godawful Ugg boots. They probably also had on gym shorts and an oversized white men’s undershirt. It seems the style for a lot [...]

Gear up for a great gay weekend in Athens. Here’s what happening around town.
Friday
Happy Hour at Maxc Canada with Queer Graduate Group – 6:30 p.m. – open to all.
Saturday
LGBTQ Summit at Kennesaw State University – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Boybutante Ball and Drag Show at the fabulous 40 Watt Club – 9 p.m.
Sunday
Gay with dog? [...]

[ April 19, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]

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Event: Friends of Toto: Dog Day Afternoon
Location: Wiggley Field off Whit Davis Road at Southeast Clarke Park
Time: Sunday, April 19, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

About Event: Friends of Toto – for “friends of Dorothy” and your little dog too! For members and supporters of the LGBT [...]

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Michelle Cliff, author of Abeng, No Telephone to Heaven, and If I Could Write This in Fire, will give the 15th annual Andrea Carson Coley Lecture, “Everything Is Now,” on Friday, April 17, at 12:30 p.m. in the UGA Chapel. A reception honoring the Coley family will precede the lecture [...]

Is explicit imagery of any kind OK when it's force-fed to bystanders?
At the end of March, I reported on UGA’s allowance of a national pro-life organization to use large, graphic imagery in public spaces on campus. Many of you responded, mostly echoing the idea that we shouldn’t limit any group’s right to free speech.
In an [...]