June 27, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of Atlanta’s first gay pri march. Here’s a look back at some key moments that shaped the cy’s LGBTQ mu
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- JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
- GAY, GEIA
- ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
- CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’
- GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN
- NORTH GA. MOUNTAS HOME TO HIGH NCENTRATN OF GAY UPL
JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league to e out as gay. * gay community in ga *
Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted when the then-St. Gay, Geia.
Once known as Sasserville the early 1800s, Gay, Geia acquired s current name when the town’s first post office was opened and named honor of William F. Gay.
A flourishg agricultural area, Gay’s primary crop was tton until the 1930s. Gay began to expand s agricultural holdgs when large landowners began to grow also grow peach.
GAY, GEIA
As the Chattahoochee Valley’s LGBTQ+ and allied muni une celebratn for Columb Geia's 2022 LGBTQ+ Pri Ftival, OUT Geia Bs Alliance regniz Colgay Pri and the Debra Smh Wellns Center for s outstandg re brgg visibily to a lp of clive events to be held durg the June 4th celebratn at 1100 Broadway * gay community in ga *
Gay, Geia is a quiet hamlet of ls that 150 rints ‚ maly prised of retire who seek a quiet, simple liftyle. A perfect plement to the Cotton Pick’ Fair is right across the street ‚ at the Shady Days Gay.
While the enomic fluence om the fairs is great, Gay don’t s back on s lrels. Vcent and the Grenad, where gay sex is still homelsns to ongog physil and verbal abe, the gay muny the small natn of some 100, 000 people says is unr nstant threat. While rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people.
ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
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”In July 2019, two gay men om St.
CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’
Vcent who are livg abroad filed a se to challenge lol laws crimalizg gay sex that activists say should be stck down. ”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help.
GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN
One gay man relled how his classmat beat him and broke his arm. Several reported that their fai are homophobic and physilly and verbally abed them, g them to bee homels and promptg some to nsir suici. Many also stggle to fd jobs amid a high unemployment rate and said they face discrimatn, cludg a 19-year-old gay man who said he has rorted to beggg: “Sometim I am so hungry.
NORTH GA. MOUNTAS HOME TO HIGH NCENTRATN OF GAY UPL
It is hard for me as a gay this untry. ”Six English-speakg natns the Caribbean still crimalize gay sex, cludg Domi, Jamai, Guyana, Grenada and St. Gonsalv prevly noted there’s been a history of discrimatn agast gay people.
That kd of irratnal homophobia is entirely unacceptable. ”González wh Human Rights Watch noted that 2019, the ernment held a workshop for public employe on the importance of rpectg gay rights, a rare move for a nservative Caribbean natn.
Geia Equaly’s missn is advancg fairns, safety, and opportuni for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr dividuals and their alli throughout the state.