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• ATLANTA POLICE SPARK OUTRAGE BY SHUTTERG BARS DURG BLACK GAY PRI WEEKEND“GIVEN THE FACT THAT NO OTHER BARS WERE SHUT DOWN THIS WAY, IS DIFFICULT NOT TO TERPRET THE ACTN AS DISCRIMATORY."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 9, 2017/10:30 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGATLANTA, GA - JULY, 28: A CLUB GOER WAS AT THE BAR FOR HIS DRK SI OF NIGHT CLUB THE JUNGLE, A BAR TERG TO THE LGBT MUNY ATLANTA, GA 2014. (PHOTO BY BRANN CAMP/FOR THE WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAG)BY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 9, 2017 / 10:30 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ATLANTA POLICE SPARK OUTRAGE BY SHUTTERG BARS DURG BLACK GAY PRI WEEKEND","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-09-09T14:30:21.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-09-09T14:30:21.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LABOR DAY WEEKEND WAS ALSO BLACK GAY PRI WEEKEND ATLANTA, A TIME FOR LGBT PEOPLE OF LOR TO CELEBRATE BEG PART OF TWO UNIQUE MUNI. BUT THAT JOY WAS MARRED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN POLICE FORCED SEVERAL BARS TO CLOSE EARLY—THE RULT, THORI CLAIM, OF A "MUNITN FAILURE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT LEAST FOUR BARS AND RTRANTS NEAR 10TH STREET AT PIEDMONT AVENUE, THE HEART OF ATLANTA'S GAYBORHOOD, WERE ORRED TO CLOSE AT 12:30AM MONDAY MORNG, EVEN THOUGH CY POLICY ALLOWS VENU TO STAY OPEN TWO HOURS LATER THAN NORMAL ON THE SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE LABOR DAY. (NO OTHER TABLISHMENTS WERE MA TO CLOSE BEFORE 2:30AM.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO AN APD SPOKPERSON, THE MANDG OFFICER MA THE LL TO CLOSE THE BARS, CLUDG BLAKE'S ON THE PARK AND TEN, BEE OF NCERN THAT CROWDS SPILLG OUT ONTO THE STREETS ULD BEE A PUBLIC SAFETY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“CLOSG THE BARS EARLY WAS, VERY SIMPLY, AN HONT MISTAKE BASED ON A MUNITN FAILURE,” SAID APD'S CARLOS CAMPOS. “THE MORNG WATCH SUPERVISORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE CY UNCIL’S EXTENSN OF BAR HOURS FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND, BUT THEY WERE NOT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AUTHORI LL THE CINT AN HONT MISTAKE, BUT WH ONGOG TENSNS BETWEEN AIN-AMERINS AND POLICE NATNWI, BRGG PADDY WAGONS TO PLAC FILLED WH QUEER PEOPLE OF LOR GO BEYOND BAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“GIVEN THE FACT THAT NO OTHER BARS WERE SHUT DOWN THIS WAY, IS DIFFICULT NOT TO TERPRET THE ACTN AS DISCRIMATORY AGAST THE LGBTQ MUNY," SAID MAYORAL NDIDATE CATHY WOOLARD. "THAT THIS CINT TOOK PLACE DURG ATLANTA’S 21ST ANNUAL BLACK GAY PRI, AN EVENT THAT IS EXTREMELY SIGNIFINT FOR OUR CY, ONLY POUNDS THE PROBLEMATIC NATURE OF THE CISN."ANN HERM/THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONOR VIA GETTY IMAGATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 15: ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT LGBT LIAISON, OFFICER ERIC KG DISPLAYS A P ON HIS TIE ON JANUARY 15, 2015 ATLANTA, GEIA. THE LIAISON UN WORKS TO IMPROVE MUNY RELATNS AFTER TENSNS ROSE OVER THE 2009 RAID OF AN ATLANTA GAY BAR WHERE PATRONS WERE FORCIBLY SEARCHED AND TAED. (PHOTO BY ANN HERM/THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONOR VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SUATN ALSO REIGN ACCATNS OF RACISM WH THE LGBT MUNY: THE MANR WHO ORRED THE BARS CLOSED IS GAY, AS IS HIS SUPERVISOR, MAJOR DAR SCHIERBM. AND ATLANTA POLICE CHIEF ERIKA SHIELDS ME OUT AS AS A LBIAN EARLIER THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WHILE I DO NOT BELIEVE THE MANR PURPOSELY SET OUT TO ACT A DISCRIMATORY MANNER, HIS ACTNS CERTALY GAVE THAT PERCEPTN TO BAR OWNERS, MANAGERS AND PATRONS,” SAID SHIELDS. “OUR MANRS AND OFFICERS SIMPLY MT SHOW MORE SENSIVY TO THE NCERNS OF OUR DIVERSE MUNI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCHIERBM IS EXPECTED TO APOLOGIZE PERSON TO BAR OWNERS AND MUNY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POLICE ATLANTA HAVE WORKED TO IMPROVE RELATNS WH THE LGBT MUNY SCE 2009, WHEN OFFICERS RAID THE EAGLE WHOUT A WARRANT, CG REPORTS OF "LEWD NDUCT." DPE NO SIGN OF ILLEGAL ACTIVY, PATRONS WERE HANDCUFFED, SUBJECTED TO ANTI-GAY SLURS, AND MA TO LIE FACE DOWN ON THE FLOOR. ULTIMATELY FOUR GO-GO BOYS WERE CHARGED WH DANCG THEIR UNRWEAR WHOUT A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE WAKE OF THE SWAT-STYLE RAID, THE CY LNCHED S FIRST LGBT LIAISON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• 2017 ATLANTA BLACK GAY PRI BY THE NUMBERS

ATLANTA POLICE SPARK OUTRAGE BY SHUTTERG BARS DURG BLACK GAY PRI WEEKEND“GIVEN THE FACT THAT NO OTHER BARS WERE SHUT DOWN THIS WAY, IS DIFFICULT NOT TO TERPRET THE ACTN AS DISCRIMATORY."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 9, 2017/10:30 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGATLANTA, GA - JULY, 28: A CLUB GOER WAS AT THE BAR FOR HIS DRK SI OF NIGHT CLUB THE JUNGLE, A BAR TERG TO THE LGBT MUNY ATLANTA, GA 2014. (PHOTO BY BRANN CAMP/FOR THE WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAG)BY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 9, 2017 / 10:30 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ATLANTA POLICE SPARK OUTRAGE BY SHUTTERG BARS DURG BLACK GAY PRI WEEKEND","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-09-09T14:30:21.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-09-09T14:30:21.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LABOR DAY WEEKEND WAS ALSO BLACK GAY PRI WEEKEND ATLANTA, A TIME FOR LGBT PEOPLE OF LOR TO CELEBRATE BEG PART OF TWO UNIQUE MUNI. BUT THAT JOY WAS MARRED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN POLICE FORCED SEVERAL BARS TO CLOSE EARLY—THE RULT, THORI CLAIM, OF A "MUNITN FAILURE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT LEAST FOUR BARS AND RTRANTS NEAR 10TH STREET AT PIEDMONT AVENUE, THE HEART OF ATLANTA'S GAYBORHOOD, WERE ORRED TO CLOSE AT 12:30AM MONDAY MORNG, EVEN THOUGH CY POLICY ALLOWS VENU TO STAY OPEN TWO HOURS LATER THAN NORMAL ON THE SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE LABOR DAY. (NO OTHER TABLISHMENTS WERE MA TO CLOSE BEFORE 2:30AM.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO AN APD SPOKPERSON, THE MANDG OFFICER MA THE LL TO CLOSE THE BARS, CLUDG BLAKE'S ON THE PARK AND TEN, BEE OF NCERN THAT CROWDS SPILLG OUT ONTO THE STREETS ULD BEE A PUBLIC SAFETY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“CLOSG THE BARS EARLY WAS, VERY SIMPLY, AN HONT MISTAKE BASED ON A MUNITN FAILURE,” SAID APD'S CARLOS CAMPOS. “THE MORNG WATCH SUPERVISORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE CY UNCIL’S EXTENSN OF BAR HOURS FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND, BUT THEY WERE NOT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AUTHORI LL THE CINT AN HONT MISTAKE, BUT WH ONGOG TENSNS BETWEEN AIN-AMERINS AND POLICE NATNWI, BRGG PADDY WAGONS TO PLAC FILLED WH QUEER PEOPLE OF LOR GO BEYOND BAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“GIVEN THE FACT THAT NO OTHER BARS WERE SHUT DOWN THIS WAY, IS DIFFICULT NOT TO TERPRET THE ACTN AS DISCRIMATORY AGAST THE LGBTQ MUNY," SAID MAYORAL NDIDATE CATHY WOOLARD. "THAT THIS CINT TOOK PLACE DURG ATLANTA’S 21ST ANNUAL BLACK GAY PRI, AN EVENT THAT IS EXTREMELY SIGNIFINT FOR OUR CY, ONLY POUNDS THE PROBLEMATIC NATURE OF THE CISN."ANN HERM/THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONOR VIA GETTY IMAGATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 15: ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT LGBT LIAISON, OFFICER ERIC KG DISPLAYS A P ON HIS TIE ON JANUARY 15, 2015 ATLANTA, GEIA. THE LIAISON UN WORKS TO IMPROVE MUNY RELATNS AFTER TENSNS ROSE OVER THE 2009 RAID OF AN ATLANTA GAY BAR WHERE PATRONS WERE FORCIBLY SEARCHED AND TAED. (PHOTO BY ANN HERM/THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONOR VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SUATN ALSO REIGN ACCATNS OF RACISM WH THE LGBT MUNY: THE MANR WHO ORRED THE BARS CLOSED IS GAY, AS IS HIS SUPERVISOR, MAJOR DAR SCHIERBM. AND ATLANTA POLICE CHIEF ERIKA SHIELDS ME OUT AS AS A LBIAN EARLIER THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WHILE I DO NOT BELIEVE THE MANR PURPOSELY SET OUT TO ACT A DISCRIMATORY MANNER, HIS ACTNS CERTALY GAVE THAT PERCEPTN TO BAR OWNERS, MANAGERS AND PATRONS,” SAID SHIELDS. “OUR MANRS AND OFFICERS SIMPLY MT SHOW MORE SENSIVY TO THE NCERNS OF OUR DIVERSE MUNI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCHIERBM IS EXPECTED TO APOLOGIZE PERSON TO BAR OWNERS AND MUNY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POLICE ATLANTA HAVE WORKED TO IMPROVE RELATNS WH THE LGBT MUNY SCE 2009, WHEN OFFICERS RAID THE EAGLE WHOUT A WARRANT, CG REPORTS OF "LEWD NDUCT." DPE NO SIGN OF ILLEGAL ACTIVY, PATRONS WERE HANDCUFFED, SUBJECTED TO ANTI-GAY SLURS, AND MA TO LIE FACE DOWN ON THE FLOOR. ULTIMATELY FOUR GO-GO BOYS WERE CHARGED WH DANCG THEIR UNRWEAR WHOUT A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE WAKE OF THE SWAT-STYLE RAID, THE CY LNCHED S FIRST LGBT LIAISON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Categori: Yoga<br><br>A staggerg 640, 000 lbian, bisexual, gay, and trans kids go homels each year the Uned Stat. The sun was shg, the weather was betiful, and the gays were out full force this past weekend as Atlanta Pri 2017 gathered hundreds of thoands of people om all over the ntent to the pal of Geia and the US south: Atlanta. If you have never been to Atlanta, southern gays know how to show you a good time.

Atlanta Pri is a mt-attend Pri event to put on to your gay lendar wh so many fun thgs to do – you n sle up your weekend, go sual, or jt take at your own pace. The lol gay bars, like Blake’s on the Park, Ten Atlanta, Burkhart’s Pub, and others, were full spir, gog a b extra wh themed events, drk specials, beer garns, and more wh plenty of plac to go throughout the afternoon to hang out wh iends, meet new people, or venture to if you uldn’t afford the circu parti.

2017 ATLANTA BLACK GAY PRI BY THE NUMBERS

Atlanta Pri Ftival was hosted Piedmont Park, the heart of the gaybourhood of Atlanta. The Atlanta Pri Para on Sunday was a joyo display of love, rabows, lor, and floats as the para wound s way through the heart of Atlanta and the gayborhood through Midtown. At the 12th Street Gate Visors Center the park, The Atlanta Pri Gaymer Space hosted by Atlanta Outworlrs is at the bandstand Piedmont Park, 10 a.

15 The Atlanta Pri Gaymer Space hosted by Atlanta Outworlrs is at the bandstand Piedmont Park, 10 a.