Transgender and non-binary individuals and their allies take part in Atlanta Pride's Transgender Rights March on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Robin Rayne)
The Stonewall riots in June 1969 marked a watershed moment in the fight for LGBTQ equality in the United States. Since then, the issues affecting LGBTQ people in Georgia and across the nation continue to be litigated in our courts, schools, businesses, homes and streets.
To take a deeper look at the issues affecting LGBTQ people in Georgia, a team of WABE reporters worked on a series of features stories that will be rolled out on this page, on air and streaming online throughout June and beyond. On this page you’ll also find a sampling of LGBTQ Atlantans speaking out, a calendar of Pride events throughout Georgia this year and LGBTQ digital coverage from NPR stations across the South.
This is a look behind the headlines. Beyond June. This is Beyond Pride.
Beyond Pride Feature Stories
New original feature stories will be added here throughout Pride Month and beyond.
LGBTQ Atlantans In Their Own Words
Brigitte Bidet on drag getting pulled into politics on “City Lights”
Rev. Leo Seyij Allen on restricting healthcare for trans kids on “Closer Look”
Leo Briggs on using dance for trans and queer liberation on “City Lights”
Pride Events Across Georgia
- June 5: PFLAG Milledgeville Pride Month Kickoff, 6 p.m., Blackbird Coffee
- June 5: Out On Film Queer All Year Local Shorts, 7 p.m., Out Front Theatre Company
- June 9: Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus’ “Returning to the Root“, 7:30 p.m., Atlanta City Hall
- June 9: Second Friday Pride Party, 8 p.m., Pullman Yards
- June 9: Pride Month Standup Comedy Show, 8:30 p.m., Dynamic El Dorado
- June 10: Gwinnett Pride, 12-5 p.m., Thrasher Park
- June 10: MAAP Pride Rooftop Party, 1-4 p.m., 505 Courtland
- June 10: Drag Down South, 7-10 p.m., East Point City Hall
- June 10: Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra’s “Exhilaration,” 7:30 p.m., Out Front Theatre
- June 10: Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus’ “Returning to the Root,” 7:30 p.m., Conant Performing Arts Center
- June 10: Atlanta United Unity Night, 7:30 p.m., Mercedes Benz-Stadium
- June 11: Community Market, 12-6 p.m., Wild Heaven Beer
- June 12: Pride Night at StorySLAM, 7:30 p.m., Theatrical Outfit
- June 12: Wussy’s The Peachies Awards, 8 p.m., City Winery
- June 13: Queer Film Alliance, 7:30 p.m., San Francisco Coffee
- June 15: Atlanta Braves Pride Night, 5:20 p.m., Truist Park
- June 17: LGBTQ Greeks & Allies Blood Drive, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Camp Truitt
- June 17: Smyrna Pride, 12-6 p.m., Smyrna Market Village
- June 17: Pride Bar Crawl (Atlanta), 4 p.m., Multiple Bars
- June 17: Pride Bar Crawl (Savannah), 4 p.m., Multiple Bars
- June 17: Atlanta Freedom Bands’ 30th Anniversary Concert, 7 p.m., Church at Ponce & Highland
- June 17: Miss Gay Southern America, 7 p.m., Center Stage
- June 19-25: Southern Fried Queer Pride, Multiple Locations
- June 21-22: Out Georgia Business Alliance 2023 LGBTQ Business Summit, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- June 23: Zoo Atlanta Pride Night, 6 p.m., Zoo Atlanta
- June 23-24: Augusta Pride, Multiple Locations
- June 23-25: Rome Pride, Multiple Locations
- June 24: Six Flags Out in the Park, All Day, Six Flags
- June 24: Southside Pride, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Samuel Hape Plaza (Hapeville)
- June 24: Stonewall Block Party, 1-5 p.m., 1515 Bull St. (Savannah)
- June 24: All Stripes Pride Atlanta United Watch Party, 6 p.m., CODA
- June 25: Lilburn Pride, 12-3 p.m., J.B. Williams Park
- June 25: Drag Me To Church, 6-10 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran (Atlanta)
- June 29: Pride Night at “The Wiz,” 6:30 p.m., True Colors Theatre
- June 30: A Fractured Past: Out, Black & Gay in 1970s Atlanta, 7:30 p.m., Charis
- June 30: Atlanta Dream Pride Night, 7:30 p.m., Gateway Center Arena
- Sept. 1-4: Atlanta Black Pride, Multiple Locations
- Sept. 23-Oct. 1: Macon Pride, Multiple Locations
- Oct. 14-15: Atlanta Pride, Multiple Locations
- Oct. 20-21: Savannah Pride, Multiple Locations
