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EDITOR’S NOTE
Supporting the trans community is more vital now than ever
COLLIN KELLEY
The Georgia General Assembly’s passage of antitrans legislation on Transgender Day of Visibility was an extra slap in the face to a community that is already reeling under the onslaught of executive orders from the Trump Administration.
Senate Bill 1 will ban transgender girls and women from playing on female school and college teams It also restricts access to facilities like restrooms, locker rooms, and sleeping quarters during athletic events.
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As with all the bills and executive orders aimed at trans people, it’s legislation in search of a problem.
Conservatives continue to use the trans community as a tool of fearmongering and distraction while carrying out drastic cuts in the CDC’s workforce, gambling with the lives of those living with HIV, and smack-talking about invading Greenland.
Scan the QR code in my column to read Katie Burkholder’s report on the Trans Day of Visibility Summit held at Atlanta City Hall. It was an empowering day
of community, plus a hopeful message from Mayor Andre Dickens that his administration “stands with the transgender community today and every day.”
As we were sending this issue to the printer, a faint glimmer of hope appeared in the headlines: a Democratbacked judge won the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. It was a sharp rebuke of Trump’s first few months in office and the unfettered access Elon Musk has had to our government. Turns out some conservatives don’t like billionaires meddling in democracy either.
As we continue to navigate the exhausting and infuriating political climate, there are things and people to celebrate.
The new sitcom “Mid-Century
Modern” – featuring Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer, and Nathan Lee Graham as gay roommates – doesn’t have nearly the same laugh-out-loud factor as “Will & Grace,” but it’s a comfy throwback to classic shows and worth a binge. You can read an interview with the creators on page 12.
JenChan’s – the lesbian-owned quirky eatery in Cabbagetown – is also featured this month (page 15) with a reminder that eating supper together with friends and family is still important.
On a personal note, I’m finally crossing two divas off my concert bucket list by seeing Kylie Minogue and Alison Moyet in April. Dancing with your gay icons is highly recommended in perilous times like these.
General Assembly passes bill banning trans youth from girls’ sports
By Ross Williams | Georgia Recorder
A bill banning transgender girls from playing school sports in girls’ athletic competitions was passed by the Georgia General Assembly on March 31.
Senate Bill 1 was awaiting Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature at press time. The new law will require all schools from elementary through college to designate teams as male, female, and co-ed based on sex at birth and ban those assigned male at birth from playing on female teams. It also restricts access to facilities like restrooms, locker rooms, and sleeping quarters during athletic events.
“This legislation does not target individuals, it targets inequities,” said Homer Republican Rep. Chris Erwin, who chairs the House Education Committee. “It safeguards the decades of progress made in women’s athletics by reaffirming the state’s interest in promoting equal opportunity and preventing unfair advantages.”
“This bill speaks to the heart of athletic integrity,” he added. “It is about ensuring that every child, regardless of gender, has a chance to compete safely and fairly.”
Three House Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the bill: Augusta Rep. Lynn Heffner, Macon Rep. Tangie Herring and Valdosta Rep. Dexter Sharper. Another 13 House Democrats did not vote on the bill.
In the Senate, Dawson Sen. Freddie Powell Sims was the only Democrat to join all Senate Republicans to vote in support of the bill.
Chamblee Democratic Rep. Karen Lupton characterized the bill as hateful and useless.
The NCAA and Georgia High School Association already ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ teams.
“If this is a shield for girls in sports, you’d think that there’d be lots of coaches, lots of schools that run sports programs, lots of athletes coming up, storming the castle, and saying, ‘oh my gosh, we need this now,’”
Lupton said. “Instead, the people who spoke to the bill were athletes who are currently competing with and against transgender athletes. We had clergy speak against SB1. We had parents of transgender children speak against SB1. Not a single coach. Not a single athletic organization.”
Lilburn Democratic Rep. Jasmine Clark said the bill will harm transgender people and could sweep up transgender and cisgender women and girls into invasive gender checks.
Clark gave examples of people who have been adversely affected by antitrans laws in other states, including
cisgender women who were followed into the ladies’ room by male police and a transgender male wrestler who won a women’s championship after not being allowed to compete against boys.
“We have created a bill that is a license to harass, a license to bully, a license to harm, and these actual athletes do not want this,” she said. “They did not ask for this. And I think that that is a problem.”
Fayetteville Republican Rep. Josh Bonner, who carried the bill in the House, ended debate with the story of a friend of his daughter who he said got beat up by “a boy pretending to be a girl.”
“Biological males have an inherent physiological advantage. Allowing that advantage on the field places females up at risk,” he said.
“A yes vote provides a necessary protection for my daughter and thousands of other female athletes in Georgia,” he added.
Also at press time, Georgia lawmakers were still hoping to pass a socalled “religious freedom” bill, and bills making puberty blockers more difficult to obtain and banning gender-affirming care for state employees.
Be sure to visit thegavoice.com for updates on the legislative action. Collin Kelley contributed to this report.
Republican State Rep. Josh Bonner. (Photo by Ross Williams)
Second judge blocks trans military ban
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington on March 27 became the second court to issue a nationwide injunction blocking the enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender people from military service.
The order in Schilling v. Trump from Judge Benjamin Hale Settle comes after Judge Ana Reyes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia blocked implementation of the ban earlier in March.
March 28 was the date by which the Pentagon was to begin identifying and separating transgender service members from the armed forces, per Trump’s executive action.
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Georgia to cancel 455,000 inactive voter registrations
Georgia election officials are set to cancel approximately 455,000 inactive voter registrations this summer, one of the largest purges in U.S. history.
More than half of the removals were flagged by the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a 24-state organization that identifies voters who have moved or become ineligible.
The majority of the cancellations affect voters who appear to have moved, either by changing addresses, registering in other states, or obtaining out-of-state driver’s licenses.
Additionally, 100,000 voters who have not participated in Georgia elections for at least nine years are also set for removal due to Georgia’s “use it or lose it” law.
InterPride issued a travel advisory for transgender and nonbinary people who want to travel to the U.S. for this year’s WorldPride.
“Due to an executive order issued by the U.S. president on Jan. 20, all travelers must select either ‘male’ or ‘female’ when applying for entry or visas. The gender listed at birth will be considered valid,” reads the advisory that InterPride posted on its Facebook page. “If your passport has ‘X’ as a gender marker or differs from your birth-assigned gender, we strongly recommend contacting the U.S. diplomatic mission before traveling to confirm entry requirements.”
WorldPride is scheduled to take place in D.C. from May 17-June 8.
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Literary icon Felice Picano dies at 81
Felice Picano, a celebrated author, publisher, and literary pioneer who played a defining role in modern LGBTQ+
literature, passed away on March 12, at the age of 81.
Born in New York City in 1944, Picano’s literary journey spanned more than five decades, leaving behind a legacy of novels, memoirs, and essays that captured the complexities of queer life, love, and history. His books, including “The Lure,” “Like People in History,” and “Men Who Loved Me,” became touchstones for LGBTQ+ readers, offering both thrilling narratives and deeply personal reflections.
As a founder of SeaHorse Press and co-founder of The Gay Presses of New York, Picano was instrumental in amplifying queer voices at a time when mainstream publishing often ignored them.
Bella Bautista steps down from Miss Georgia USA pageant
By Katie Burkholder
Transgender pageant queen Bella Bautista has relinquished her title as Miss Buckhead USA and stepped down from her historic spot in the Miss Georgia 2025 pageant.
Bautista, who began her pageant journey in December 2024 at the Miss International Queen USA competition and has since used her platform to advocate for trans rights, published a statement on March 17 detailing her decision to leave the Miss Georgia USA pageant.
“When I joined this pageant, I did so with the hope of breaking barriers, inspiring others, and showing that representation matters,” she wrote on Instagram. “However, after deep reflection, I have come to the decision that the organization’s affiliations and actions no longer align with my personal values and my mission for inclusivity and a world free of discrimination.”
Miss Georgia USA is produced by Greenwood Productions, headed by
President Kim Greenwood. Greenwood and her husband, country musician Lee Greenwood, are both public supporters of President Donald Trump and attended his inauguration in January.
Bautista is pursuing legal action against Greenwood Productions, but due to these legal proceedings, she is currently unable to publicly detail why she had to leave the pageant or why she is suing the company.
“[T]he truth will unfold, and justice will be served soon,” she wrote.
In a text message on March 31, Bautista said she was working with her legal team on drafting and filing the complaint aghast Greenwood Productions.
Bautista has set up a GoFundMe for her lawsuit against Greenwood Productions, as well as her preparations to again make history at her next pageant and finish her degree.
Georgia Voice has reached out to Greenwood Productions for comment. Updates will be posted at thegavoice.com as they are made available.
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Georgia HIV prevention work at risk from looming CDC funding cuts
By Rebecca Grapevine | Healthbeat
Potential cuts to HIV work at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have local and national experts worried that recent progress in cutting HIV rates will come to a halt.
If enacted, the cuts could impact the $50 million in CDC funding for HIV work in Georgia, which had the second-highest rate of new cases in 2022, according to the CDC’s most recent data.
While the details, timing, and scope of potential cuts are unclear, several HIV advocates told Healthbeat they are worried following news reports that the Trump administration plans to dismantle or substantially reorganize the CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention.
The HIV division does “enormous amounts of important work to make sure that Americans are as best protected as possible from acquiring HIV infection,” said Dr. John Brooks, who retired as chief medical officer of the division about six months ago. The division had a $700 million-$800 million annual budget and about 500 employees.
Cuts would be a reversal of President Donald Trump’s first-term emphasis on reducing HIV rates. In 2019, he launched the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the
U.S. initiative with a goal of cutting new infections by 90% by 2030.
The initiative has steered resources to the areas with the highest rates of HIV, including DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, and Fulton counties in Georgia. It has made progress, with a 12% reduction in new infections nationwide from 2018 to 2022, according to the CDC.
Trump’s apparent turnaround has left HIV advocates confused.
“It was so strategic – let’s look at the 48 counties in the United States impacted by HIV [including four in Georgia], and seven rural states, and let’s focus our efforts there. …Then we get halfway there, and now we’re saying this isn’t important,” said Leisha McKinley-Beach, the founder and CEO of the Black Public Health Academy who has worked on HIV for more than 30 years.
“I really am struggling with understanding, why would you risk not funding your own initiative?” McKinleyBeach said.
Public health experts like Brooks emphasized that Americans no longer have to worry about HIV the way they did in the early days of the epidemic. That’s because of the CDC’s work, Brooks said, much of which goes unseen until something goes wrong.
He’s worried those bad old days could
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be on their way back.
“If these prevention resources … stopped, I have no doubt in my mind that new infections would go up, and given that we have the power now to end this epidemic, that would be a tragedy,” Brooks said.
Here’s how the CDC supports HIV work in Georgia:
About half, or $25 million, of the CDC’s fiscal 2023 funding for HIV prevention in Georgia went to the state Department of Public Health, according to a CDC grant report.
The state uses those funds for services including HIV testing at local health departments and lab work needed for people to get drugs that help prevent HIV infection. If funding is cut, those services could be lost, Brooks said.
County health departments like Gwinnett receive funds from a variety of federal and local sources, including money from the CDC through DPH, for prevention and testing activities, said Joseph Sternberg, the chief operating officer for GNR Public Health, which covers Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale counties.
“At this time, there has been no communication to DPH from the CDC
or HHS about potential reductions to HIV funding,” DPH spokesperson Nancy Nydam said Tuesday. “All HIV prevention and treatment services are currently operating normally with no disruption, and we remain focused on providing effective HIV-prevention and treatment services throughout all of Georgia.”
The CDC also has “a world-class HIV laboratory” that can provide services that state labs can’t, Brooks said.
The CDC’s HIV prevention programs also fund Atlanta-area organizations that provide HIV services, like Someone Cares, a Marietta nonprofit that serves transgender people.
For updates on this story, visit thegavoice.com.
By JAKE BRASCH
Sisters with a Voice puts the ‘care’ in health care for women with HIV
By Katie Burkholder
Nearly a quarter of people living with HIV in the U.S. are women, and the number is only growing.
The highest number of new diagnoses from 2018 to 2022, according to CDC data, was among women ages 25 to 44, and young Black women in particular are among the fastest-growing demographics for new HIV diagnoses. LBTQ women, a community often perceived as low risk for HIV infection, actually face elevated HIV risk due to factors like sex work and penetrative penile intercourse, injection drug use, and sexual violence, as well as limited access to HIV prevention and care.
March 10 marked National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a national observance led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women’s Health. This year’s theme was “Hope, Health, and Healing: Overcoming Barriers to HIV/ AIDS Treatment for Women and Girls,” a mission perfectly exemplified by Sisters with a Voice (SWAV) at AID Atlanta. SWAV offers support groups, seminars, workshops, and community events to HIV-positive women.
“One of the greatest things about the SWAV program is that it builds a
community and sisterhood,” Nicole Roebuck, the Executive Director of AID Atlanta, told Georgia Voice. “The women get to support each other. They get to share best practices in terms of becoming better, greater women.”
The reach of SWAV extends beyond HIV-positive women, to whom Imara Canady, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) National Communications Director, calls “HIV-possible women” in an effort to eliminate barriers to care and prevention while combatting HIV stigma and division between those with and without HIV.
“Women who even in the best of times are constantly getting their full regimen of checkups aren’t even thinking to get tested for HIV, because what [mainstream HIV discourse has] messaged is that it’s not impacting [them],” Canady said.
The goal of SWAV is not just to get women connected with the proper HIV medication and health care; it’s to highlight the healing aspect of health care, to make these women feel human and loved.
“What we found to be the missing component of not only HIV care but care in general for folks is having those connections to other people who are also going through the same thing that you’re going through,” Roebuck said. “What do
you need? What’s going to help you? Let’s cry it out, talk it out, and help get you to a better place of wellness overall.”
For women who are part of SWAV, the group has served as a crucial reminder that they’re not alone.
“I was diagnosed in 2007, and I didn’t have anybody,” Irene, one of the SWAV members, told Georgia Voice. “There wasn’t nobody that I could sit down with and call and say ‘Hey, I’m feeling this type of way right now.’ Mentally, it was affecting me, it affected me emotionally…
When you have women that understand exactly what you’re going through, it’s so much easier to relate and get your point across or say how you feel because they’re actually understan ding exactly how I feel because they’re going through the same exact thing that I’m going through.”
Women who are interested in getting connected with Sisters with a Voice can reach out at (404) 870-7760 or angela. deloney@aidatlanta.org. To support Sisters with a Voice, visit aidatlanta.org/swav.
Courtesy AID Atlanta
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Atlanta Roller Derby is an aggressive and accepting queer haven
By Katie Burkholder
With roots dating back to the ‘30s as a co-ed sport, roller derby has, since its invention, been one of the only contact sports for women. While the “Whip It” style of campy, punk, and theatrical derby came out of the early 2000s, the sport has always been a space centering female and gender-expansive aggression: as Margot Atwell writes in Derby Life: A Crash Course in the Incredible Sport of Roller Derby, “Feminism is in the DNA of the sport.”
Thus, it’s no coincidence that roller derby has become well-known as a sanctuary for queer people.
“You join the sport and immediately know what community you’ve walked into,” Mac Attack, the President of Atlanta Roller Derby (ARD), told Georgia Voice. “I look around and I know that I’m gonna have common interests with everyone there. I don’t have to ask what people’s views are because we’re in this community together. We chose to be here.”
Mac joined ARD in 2022 as a way to connect to the athletic side of her life she left behind in college. At almost 40 years old, there weren’t many options beyond derby, but it didn’t matter: after only one practice, she was hooked.
“I fell in love with it as soon as I got there,” Mac said. “It’s a fun place to be. It’s a great community, and we get to hit people for fun!”
Leftist Chainsaw Massacre, ARD’s Head of Public Relations, joined the group after moving to Atlanta in 2020 – and subsequently coming out as trans – to make some friends and connect with other trans people.
“I didn’t know any other trans people, didn’t really know any queer people,” they said. “So, when I stepped into that space, it helped me a lot to not only grow into myself and learn more about myself but also understand more of what other trans
people were going through and be able to build that community as well, which has been gorgeous and wonderful.”
Like Mac, Chainsaw fell in love, the sport cleaving their life in before and after derby.
“I feel like I’m a completely new person,” they said. “I’m rougher around the edges, I’m a little wilder than I was before, I love to yell… I did it because I wanted something to do just to meet a few more people,” they said. “It’s completely taken over my life in a really nice way… Every day, I’m thinking about it.”
If you’re accepting of them, ARD is
accepting of you, whether for your identity or your ability. Everyone is invited to open recruitment (happening next on April 28), where you will be taught the basics of skating. You don’t need any experience –you don’t even need skates.
If skating is for you, stick around, make friends, and learn to skate at the bronze level. If derby is for you, you can decide to get assessed at the end of the training cycle (which lasts about 10 to 12 weeks) and move on up to the silver level, where you’ll learn contact and derby rules. From there, you can move onto the gold level, where you’ll start scrimmaging and
integrating into the league.
If skating isn’t for you, though, that doesn’t mean you can’t be involved. Every Wednesday, ARD scrimmages and hosts ref school, where people can learn to officiate on or off skates. You can also become a “jeerleader” or announcer, or just come to the monthly matches and become a fan.
To join the ARD Academy and attend recruitment on April 28, visit atlantarollerderby.com to fill out the intake form.
Springtime brings LGBTQ+ sports to Atlanta
By Katie Burkholder
Atlanta’s spring LGBTQ+ sports season is already underway! Whether you’re interested in supporting these incredible teams or joining in on the fun, there’s something for every sports fan this season.
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The Atlanta Braves kicked off their 2025 season at the Padres’ stadium in San Diego on March 27, and local fans will cheer on the team at their home opener against the Miami Marlins on April 4. The four-time world champs will bring their fan-favorite Pride Night back this season on June 3. Secure your ticket now to get access to the pregame party at the Coca-Cola Roxy at 5:15 p.m. as well as a limited-edition Braves Pride t-shirt. $4 of every ticket will be donated to the OUT Georgia Impact Fund powered by United Way of Greater Atlanta. Tickets: mlb. com/braves/tickets/specials/pride.
Now through October, LGBTQ+ fans of Atlanta United will meet for every home game with All Stripes. Join the group for a tailgate at Lot 17 (51 Magnum St. SW) before marching to the gate and enjoying the game. The group meets up again at halftime at the Terrapin Bar. Along with cultivating community, All Stripes honors the LGBTQ+ community at each home match with a Flag of the Match, waving a different Pride flag at the tailgate and in the Supporters Section. There are two to four home matches a month until October; to buy tickets, visit atlutd.com. To attend the All Stripes tailgate, buy your ticket at group. chant.fan/allstripes.
Contact Sports
Interested in being more than a roller derby fan? Join ARD as a skater, officiant, jeerleader, or announcer by joining the ARD Academy on April 28. Register at atlantarollerderby.com.
While Atlanta Bucks Rugby doesn’t start their fall season until September, members will go to the North America
(NORAM) Cup, a biennial gay and inclusive rugby tournament, in Boston from May 30 to June 1. To raise money to support the Bucks as they prepare to travel to Boston, the organization will host the Purple Dress Run 2025: A Drunken Fairytale. A twist on the traditional bar crawl, patrons will dress up in their purple dresses – or dress to the fairytale theme – on April 26 and get two drinks from each of the five stops on the crawl, as well as access to the closing party at the Eagle. Get your tickets at atlantabucksrugby.org.
Both the open gender and women, trans, and non-binary divisions of the National Flag Football League of Atlanta are already underway now through May 3, but those who are interested in joining next season can look out for registration in July. To keep up with NFFLA, visit nffla.com.
Team Sports
The Atlanta Team Tennis Association brings tennis players together year-round. Become a member to be able to register for singles and doubles ladders for free, get member pricing for the ChATTAhooche Doubles Classic tournament, and get access to weekly open play for $5 – or join open play as a non-member for $10. ATTA meets every Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Glenlake Tennis Center. To learn more, visit atta.org.
Although the season opened on March 16, registration is still open for the Hotlanta Softball League. This season’s charity partner is TransParent, an organization
that helps parents and caregivers navigate the complex issues faced by their genderexpansive children. HSL meets every Sunday now through June at Johnson Park in Conyers. To learn more, visit hotlantasoftball.org.
Individual Sports
Runners can join Front Runners Atlanta at any time; the group meets for a weekly evening run and post-run dinner on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and a morning run and post-run brunch on Saturdays at 9 a.m. To keep up with upcoming special events, visit frontrunnersatlanta.org/events. Swimmers who are interested in joining Atlanta Rainbow Trout can try out the group by requesting a free two-week trial before registering for the national governing organization. Atlanta Rainbow Trout offers both swimming and water polo. Swimming practices are Sunday mornings, Tuesday mornings and evenings, Wednesday evenings, and Thursday evenings. Water polo practices are Tuesday evenings and Friday evenings. Don’t want to commit to a monthly or yearly membership? Daily drop-ins are $12. Learn more at atlanatrainbowtrout.com.
Courtesy NFFLA
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‘Will & Grace’ creators talk new sitcom ‘Mid-Century Modern’
By Jim Farmer
Even when they were younger, Max Mutchnick and David Kohan – best known for writing and producing the television series “Will & Grace” – have always focused on characters of a certain age.
Now that they are of that age, they have considerably more insight into their new creation, “Mid-Century Modern.” The Hulu sitcom, which debuted on March 28, stars Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer and Nathan Lee Graham as a trio of gay friends who reunite in Palm Springs when another friend passes away. Eventually, they all decide to live together in the home of Bunny (Lane) and his mother Sybil (Linda Lavin).
“It’s so fun to write guys (like this),” Mutchnick said. “You don’t usually get to.”
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Mutchnick and Kohan credit good fortune and executive producer Ryan Murphy for their A-list ensemble. After they wrote the script, they handed it to Murphy, who was in the middle of working on his television anthology series, “Monster.” Lane, who had a role in the “Monster” season that focused on Lyle and Erik Menendez, then received the script from Murphy.
“Once Nathan got on board, everything else fell into place,” Mutchnick said. But there were still some surprises ahead. For example, Bomer initially wasn’t the type of actor they had in mind.
“[The part] was written for a much older guy,” Kohan said. “Ryan thought it would be a good idea for us to try Matt. We had worked with him before on ‘Will
The Alliance Theatre presents The Reservoir now through May 4 on the Hertz Stage at the Woodruff Arts Center. Written by queer playwright Jake Brasch, the play follows a young man who returns to his hometown of Denver, CO to try and get sober with the help of his grandparents. Get tickets and information at alliancetheatre.org.
Atlanta Pride is hosting HALFWAY to Pride at Red’s Beer Garden on April 12 from noon to 4 p.m. You’ll be able to meet the Atlanta Pride Team and learn more about how you can volunteer to make this year’s Pride the best one yet. More details at AtlantaPride.org.
& Grace.’”
The pair went on to reconceive the Atlanta-based character of Jerry specifically for Bomer.
“I love that we did that,” Kohan said. “He elevates it so much. He is so good at comedy and he hasn’t had a chance to do it a ton.”
Rounding out the cast are Graham and Lavin. Graham describes his character Arthur as a fashion editor who cares very much how people look, so they can feel good on the inside.
“He is witty, sharp-tongued and tells it like it is – and he has had a lot more sex than Nathan Lee Graham,” he said.
Mutchnick and Kohan sought Graham out for the role, and after the actor had a chemistry read with Lane, he joined the rest of the team and started filming last summer. It was a quick process with very little time for rehearsal. The actors got “maybe 72 hours” with the script beforehand, according to Graham.
“It’s fast and furious; it’s speed dating at its best,” Graham said. “We all have theater backgrounds and the chemistry was incredible. Now we are all fast friends and really love each other and care for each other deeply. That is what you see in the work, I hope.”
Mutchnick and Kohan were delighted to find such a great addition in Graham, and were equally excited to be able to work with Lavin.
“Nathan (Lee Graham) was a gift from the sitcom heavens,” Mutchnick said.
Charis Books & More in Decatur welcomes Karen Finley in conversation with Agnes Scott Art professor Nell Ruby for a discussion of “Covid Vortex Anxiety Opera Kitty Kaleidoscope Disco,” a poetic meditation on the extraordinary time of loss, isolation, and bizarre rituals of the pandemic and its aftermath. The in-person event is April 16 at 7:30 p.m. Visit charisbooksandmore.com for details.
Puff Puff Pass: A Queer 420 Dance Party hosted by Southern Fried Queer Pride is set for April 19 from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. at Eyedrum Gallery. Get more details at southernfriedqueerpride.com.
“Linda [Lavin] we always knew, and we were thrilled we got a chance to work with her.”
Unfortunately, Lavin passed away in December of 2024. But having her as part of the cast was special for everybody involved.
“She was so full of life and zest and so great,” Graham said. “When I think of her I think of joy and gratitude and of support. How lucky can you get to work with someone that incredible? As an actor it is one of the best things in the world. She was a true gift to all of us.”
While losing Lavin might have been a tragic moment, the show itself isn’t baked in sadness. Graham said what he feels is really so wonderful about “Mid-Century Modern” is that there’s nothing tragic about it or the characters. The series arrives at a politically divided time in this country, where many LGBTQ+ individuals are facing uncertain futures.
“It’s so important to see that because – whether you’re in some small town in Mississippi or in a penthouse in New York City or a palatial estate in Los Angeles - you’ll see yourselves and it’s always wonderful to see and connect with yourself and you’ll feel good about it,” Graham said. “It is so positive to have wonderful representation like this, where you see real people, with no shame, living their most authentic lives. Simply showing people who love and care about each other and are funny and have an edge to them is the statement.”
Here to Pee - A Trans Comedy Protest Tour is touching down in all 50 states to flush hate, fight bathroom bills, and fund queer organizations. The tour stops at The Atlanta Eagle on April 21 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. Get more details at heretopee.com.
The Atlanta School of Burlesque will host the annual Kiss My Grits Burlesque and Vaudeville Festival at 7 Stages Theatre in Little Five Points on April 24-27. The event will feature performances, classes, and more from art forms like contemporary and modern dance, burlesque, drag,
musical theater, aerial and flow arts. Visit kissmygritsfest.com for more information.
The 10th annual Atlanta Bear Pride celebration returns April 25-27 with events and parties that celebrate bear culture while also supporting and raising funds for local businesses and charities in metro Atlanta. A kick-off party will be held at Woofs on April 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. followed by a launch party at Heretic from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. See the full lineup of events at atlantabearpride.com.
Nathan Lane, Nathan Lee Graham, and Matt Bomer in “Mid-Century Modern.” (Photo by Disney/Christopher Willard)
Karen Finley
‘The Reservoir’
interview with writer Bruce Vilanch
By Gregg Shapiro
When it comes to writing, prolific and hilarious gay scribe Bruce Vilanch has just about everybody else beat.
His distinctive comedic style has earned him two Emmy Awards for the multiple Oscar spectacles he penned. He also has long-standing creative relationships with top-notch artists, including Bette Midler, for whom he has written reams of comedic material.
In his second book, “It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time” (Chicago Review Press, 2025), Vilanch shines a klieg light on some of his more infamous efforts including TV fare such as “The Star Wars Holiday Special,” “The Paul Lynde Halloween Special,” “The Brady Bunch Hour,” as well as the movies “Can’t Stop The Music” and “The Ice Pirates,” demonstrating his ability to have a sense of humor even in the worst situations.
Do you think you might have a novel in you?
I would love to give it a go. Novelists tend to go away somewhere to a cabin where they are hobbled by their nurse and I’m not sure I’m that anti-social. I am a good collaborator, but I just have to carve out time to do a novel and nothing else. For the moment, I’m working on a play.
Being a Chicago native, I appreciated that you referred to Kitty Sheehan. Was Kitty Sheehan’s a bar you frequented when you lived in Chicago?
Vilanch was generous enough to make time for an interview mere days after the book’s publication.
Bruce, there’s a 25-year gap between your first book “Bruce!: My Adventures in the Skin Trade and Other Essays” and your new book “It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time.” Why was now the time to write a new book?
During COVID, I found myself on a lot of lockdown podcasts with hosts who were born after I wrote all these shows but encountered them on the Internet. They all wanted to know how these curiosities happened. Who said yes? And did they escape jail on appeal [laughs]? I thought this was a new way to do a sort of memoir. “It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time” is full of vivid details. Were you a journal keeper, or was this all written from memory?
I do keep a journal, but a lot of the old ones were washed away in a flood. Seriously. So some of the stuff is just from memory and my haunted dreams.
Would it be fair to say that the book is also a Hollywood/show business history lesson? After all, there are footnotes.
I was afraid a younger audience wouldn’t get many of the references to things that happened forty years ago, but then I read Mary Rodgers’ memoir, which she died before she finished and was completed by Jesse Green, who added footnotes that are as entertaining as the book. So why not give it a twirl? It is a history of a certain kind of show biz, of sorts.
Did you ever think you’d write a book with footnotes?
I never thought I’d write one with explicit sexual positions, but that may be the next one.
Both of your books are nonfiction works.
I would drop in now and again. Kitty’s was a dress bar, as in shirt and tie. Clearly, I am not that type. Also, it appealed to the older crowd, and the younger crowd that was hoping to be “sponsored” by the older one, and I fell into neither demo – at the time [laughs].
You were the subject of the 1999 doc “Get Bruce!” and Allan Carr, whom you write about in the “Can’t Stop The Music” and “Oscar! Oscar!” chapters, was the subject of the 2017 doc. “The Fabulous Allan Carr.” Is there anyone else that you wrote about in the book that you think would make for a good documentary subject?
Everybody is a good documentary subject. I think reality TV has revealed that dirty secret.
Speaking of “Can’t Stop The Music,” the Village People were featured prominently in the movie. The current POTUS has an affinity for the Village People song “YMCA,” and Victor Willis, whom you also write about, claims that the song isn’t a gay tune. Do you have any thoughts about that?
Victor also probably thinks the world is flat and Justin Trudeau is Fidel Castro’s son. He’s a weird cat who I never really got to know. Now that he controls the Village People brand, he’s doing it his way, and it’s pretty funny/sad to the original fans who know exactly what the group was about.
In the “Platinum” chapter, you wrote about the tryouts at The Kennedy Center. How do you feel about what’s taking place there now?
It’s tragic. Hopefully, it will recover in 2028, at which time the title “Country Music Capital of the World” will return to Nashville.
GS: Are there any upcoming creative projects that you’d like to share with the readers?
If you’re in Australia in June, go see “Here You Come Again,” a musical using Dolly Parton’s music authorized by her. I co-wrote it with Tricia Paoluccio, who plays Dolly, and Gabriel Barre, our director. Funny, sweet, and just off a very successful six-month tour of the UK. You’ll have a good time.
Quirky Cabbagetown restaurant JenChan’s encourages eating supper together
By Katie Burkholder
Since its inception six years ago, JenChan’s, a quirky little restaurant in Atlanta’s Cabbagetown neighborhood, has been about one thing: bringing people together to eat supper.
“We just feel very strongly about how sentimental it is to sit together and eat,” Emily Chan said, who co-owns JenChan’s with her wife, Jen. “I think it’s a salve for all the world’s problems.”
JenChan’s started as a supper club: one dinner a week, delivered all across Atlanta by Emily, paired with a newsletter. With an overwhelming and positive reception, the mobile food operation grew to five dinners a week, made out of a commercial kitchen space at PREP Kitchen near Doraville.
But with a newborn baby at home and the long commute from Cabbagetown to PREP weighing on them, the Chans decided it was time to open their own restaurant.
The beginning was rough, Chan admitted. They had no money. “It was paint on the walls, that was all – and we put that on a Lowe’s credit card,” she recalled.
The Chans opened JenChan’s restaurant in 2019. Six months later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Luckily, the restaurant’s supper club structure allowed it to survive the global health crisis. Today, the Cabbagetown restaurant located on Carroll Street is thriving as a fun and unique testament to the joys of food and community, as the Chans had always intended.
Walk into JenChan’s and you’re met with an eclectic menu that includes Chinese burritos, Mexican pizza, and Mongolian beef cheesesteak.
“We don’t want to pick a lane,” Chan said of the menu. “There is definitely definition in the chaos, everything on the menu plays with each other, but the point of it is to just be completely irreverent, and to find some joy in it.”
A diverse menu isn’t the only reason JenChan’s stand out on Atlanta’s food scene.
LGBTQ+ community members can pick up a “Gay Card” at the restaurant for a free ginger margarita slushie and other “super gay specials” for life. Weekend brunch features a combination of dim sum, Southern breakfast dishes, and afternoon tea, plus deals for Gay Card holders.
Every other Monday, JenChan’s hosts mahjong, an ancient Chinese game enjoying a resurgence in cities like Atlanta.
“People ask us all the time, ‘What style is it? Is it Hong Kong? Is it American?’” Chan said of Mahjong Mondays. “We play JenChan’s mahjong. It’s from Jen’s childhood memories. We have a little book with the rules on it that we give you, but if you play your own version, play your way. We have experts who walk around and get you started on gameplay and answer questions.”
Last year, the Chans expanded their restaurant brand again. This time to a market with a counter-service operation.
Mikkelson’s Market now resides in the former Urban Market grocery store on Flat Shoals Avenue in nearby Reynoldstown. They named the market after Emily Chan’s late father, while also paying tribute to her family’s Danish heritage through dishes and specialty items sold at the market.
Jen Chan (left) and Emily Chan (right) with their son. (Photo via Facebook)
Edgewood taqueria El Tesoro joining South Downtown project
By Beth McKibben
A third location of Edgewood taqueria El Tesoro will open next year along Hotel Row in South Downtown.
Located in a one-story building at 171 Mitchell St., the South Downtown location of El Tesoro will feature an indoor/outdoor bar serving margaritas, mezcal cocktails, and other drinks, a fresh fruit and vegetable smoothie bar, and televisions tuned to
sports.
In addition to El Tesoro’s Guerrero-style tacos, burritos, tamales, and mulitas, many of the restaurant’s weekly specials from the Edgewood location will become permanent dishes on the menu in South Downtown. This location will also offer full-service dining inside and counter-service ordering on the patio, similar to the operations in Edgewood.
El Tesoro’s patio faces Broad Street,
where it intersects with Mitchell Street, and will be part of the South Downtown development’s “town square,” which will include a stage for live entertainment, seating, and other park-like amenities.
“We will be at the center of the South Downtown food district,” El Tesoro owner Alan Raines told Rough Draft. “We are so excited to be part of this reimagining of the original downtown Atlanta.”
Raines first opened El Tesoro in 2019 on a tiny parcel of land at the intersection of Arkwright and Whitefoord in Edgewood. At the time, the counter-service restaurant only featured 14 seats inside but has since expanded into a neighborhood hangout with an outdoor bar and sprawling patio seating 175 people.
Raines opened a second, albeit scaleddown, location of El Tesoro two years ago inside the taproom of Wild Heaven Beer at Lee and White in West End, steps from the Westside Beltline. Unlike in Edgewood, the West End location doesn’t serve cocktails, only beer in partnership with Wild Heaven.
El Tesoro joins Tyde Tate Kitchen, Spiller Park Coffee, and the upcoming full-service location of Delilah’s Everyday Soul along Mitchell Street. Darryl Harris,
owner of Moods Music in Little Five Points, will open Crates record store soon at 215 Mitchell St. While Moods Music sells mostly new vinyl, CDs, turntables, and books, Crates in South Downtown will sell used vinyl records as well as home goods and music-related merchandise.
More Hotel Row restaurant and retail announcements are expected in the coming weeks.
In 2023, Atlanta Tech Village founders Jon Birdsong and David Cummings purchased the Hotel Row and South Downtown redevelopment project from German developer Newport RE. The project includes 56 buildings and six acres of parking lots.
Birdsong and Cummings plan to continue the sympathetic renovations started by Newport of the buildings along Hotel Row to help maintain the historic character and charm of the century-old commercial corridor.
Last year, Birdsong and Cummings opened a South Downtown location of Atlanta Tech Village.
El Tesoro, 171 Mitchell St., South Downtown. Opening 2026.
Atlanta catering powerhouse Dennis Retzleff dies at 63
By Katie Burkholder
Culinary pioneer and Atlanta native Dennis Retzleff has died after a battle with cancer at the age of 63.
The mind behind Dennis Dean Catering, Retzleff was well-known in the city for his passion for food and vibrant personality.
Dennis Dean Catering opened its doors in 2001, weeks before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and for the last 24 years has become one of the preferred caterers in Atlanta. The company secured a coveted spot on the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Book of Lists” as one of the top 20 caterers in the city.
Along with a legacy of bringing elegant and delicious food to people, Retzleff leaves behind memories of his generous spirit, engagement with the community, and his signature orange style.
“He catered my first event when he was at Carole Parks Catering,” Liz Lapidus, a friend of Retzleff, told Georgia Voice. “We pretty much came up together. And I think we probably met through AID Atlanta, as that’s how I met most of my friends back in the day… What’s made the greatest impact on me has been the massive outpouring of love from the community. Folks have reached out from all over the country and all walks of life. He was hugely philanthropic and beyond generous. Mostly, he was just really kind.”
“He was not just the life of the party, he was the party,” Jennifer Brett remembered of Retzleff on Facebook.
“You taught me how to do what I do, you always cared about any trivial BS I was going through,” Marian Goldberg recalled.
“I love you so much, as so many of us do. Thank you for letting me in the inner circle and always reminding me I matter.”
The catering company’s longtime general manager Annie Duncan and director of sales Adam Shoemaker are set to take the helm as the new owners.
This transition to new ownership has been carefully planned for some time, Duncan said.
“Dennis’ impact was immeasurable, and while he will be deeply missed by all, he will never be forgotten,” Shoemaker said. “The Dennis Dean Catering team is committed to carrying on his legacy of innovation and excellence in everything we do.”
Courtesy El Tesoro
Dennis Retzleff
Eastside Beltline automat serving hot bagels
By Sarra Sedghi
Sometimes, the best place to source innovation is from the past. That’s exactly the case with the debut of an automat at Emerald City Bagels on the Eastside Beltline.
Built by Braimex, a Spanish company specializing in such vending machines, the automat at Emerald City on the Beltline serves hot bagel sandwiches from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily. The automat is adjacent to a to-go window where customers can also order drinks or pick up beverages ordered online.
Jackie Halcrow, who co-owns Emerald City Bagels with her mother, Deanna, said she’s been wanting to incorporate an automat for a long time.
“In the early 2000s, there was an automat that opened on St. Mark’s [Place] in New York City that I went to, and it stuck with me forever,” she said. While their East
Atlanta Village location wasn’t conducive to including an automat, the Beltline location, which the Halcrows opened last July, provided a fitting opportunity.
The first automat was created by Quisana in Berlin in 1895, and Philadelphia entrepreneurs Joe Horn and Frank Hardart struck a deal with the manufacturer during a 1901 trip to Germany. The following year, the first American automat opened in Philadelphia. A decade later, H&H Automats took off in New York City, peaking in popularity in the 1960s, before falling out of favor in the 1970s with the rise of fast-food restaurants in America.
The last H&H-branded automat in New York City closed on East 42nd Street in 1991.
Halcrow said she’d searched for the ideal automat for quite some time before finally settling on the Spanish company.
“Most existing automats now don’t look like
the original automats from the early 20th century,” she explained. “They’re all super futuristic looking with LED lights or [are] like a locker where you pre-order.”
The design of the automat they chose matches Emerald City’s turn-of-the-century New York bagel shop aesthetic. “[Bagels] became popular in New York City at the turn of the [20th] century,” Halcrow said. “So it seems like a natural pairing to go with something that was really popular at the time.”
Emerald City’s automat bagel options are simple: the machine features 28 slots, with each column stocking a particular sandwich. The current rotation includes three varieties of bacon, egg, and cheese ($11) and a vegetarian egg and cheese bagel sandwich ($7.50). The mother-daughter duo will adjust the automat menu to reflect customer preferences and will also include rotating
seasonal specials.
To meet the shop’s high-quality food standards and food safety regulations, all slots are set to 160 degrees Fahrenheit to keep sandwiches at the proper temperature. No sandwich is accessible for longer than an hour (per food safety guidelines, cooked animal products can sit at room temperature for up to two hours before entering the danger zone for bacterial growth). If a customer tries to purchase a sandwich past the hour marker, the slot remains locked so the person can’t remove it.
The Halcrows will test the automat’s hours and sandwich selections over the next few weeks, based on customer demand.
Emerald City Bagels, 665 Auburn Ave., Old Fourth Ward on the Eastside Beltline. Shop open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Automat open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily while supplies last.
GEORGIA VOICE RESOURCE GUIDE
This list of resources for the LGBTQ+ community in Atlanta and Georgia will be regularly updated on our website, TheGAVoice.com, or by scanning the QR code.
LGBTQ+ Arts Organizations
Atlanta Queer Arts Alliance aquaa.org
Atlanta Freedom Bands atlantafreedombands.com
Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra atlantaphilharmonic.org
Full Radius Dance – DisabilityInclusive Dance Company fullradiusdance.org
OurSong — The Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chorus oursongatlanta.org
Out Front Theatre Company 999 Brady Ave NW Outfronttheatre.com
Out On Film outonfilm.org
Voices of Note – Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus and Atlanta Women’s Chorus voicesofnote.org
Business Organizations
Atlanta Business League –Black-owned businesses 931 MLK Jr. Drive SW atlantabusinessleague.org
Atlanta Women’s Network facebook.com/ atlantawomensnetwork
Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
270 W Peachtree St. NW ghcc.org
Greater Women’s Business Council
50 Sunset Ave. NW #92442 gwbc.org
Metro Atlanta Association of Professionals maapatl.org
Out Georgia Business Alliance outgeorgia.org
Urban League of Greater Atlanta 230 Peachtree St. #2600 ulgatl.org
Health Organizations
The Galano Club, Inc.
LGBTQ+ 12-step recovery programs
585 Dutch Valley Rd. NE Galano.org
AID Atlanta 1438 W Peachtree St. NW Aidatlanta.org
AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta
131 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE Aidsresearchatlanta.org
Aniz, Inc.
236 Forsyth St. SW #300 Aniz.org
Emory Hope Clinic
500 Irvin Ct. #200 Hopeclinic.emory.edu
Empowerment Resource Center
230 Peachtree St. NW Ste 1800 Erc-inc.org
Feminist Women’s Health Center 1924 Cliff Valley Way NE Feministcenter.org
Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition
1231 Joseph E. Boone Blvd. NW Georgiaharmreduction.org
Common Ground – Athens Facebook.com/ commongroundATHGA
CSRA Safety Net – Augusta Csrasafetynet.org
First City Network 109 Seminole St. Firstcitynetwork.org
Forgiving Heart United Church of Christ – Columbus 2946 Grant Rd.
Forgivingheartchurch.com
Gay Augusta Guide
Augusta.gaycities.com
Gay Savannah Guide Savannah.gaycities.com
Georgia Mountains Unitarian Universalist Church – Dahlonega 3155 Morrison Moore Pkwy E Gmuuc.org
GLOBES at UGA
Ugaglobes.wordpress.com
High Street Unitarian Universalist Church – Macon 1085 High Street Highstreetchurch.org
Live Forward – Athens
2500 W Broad St. Ste 300 Liveforward.org
Cabins – Dahlonega
Campground for women
830 Swiftwaters Rd. facebook.com/p/ Swiftwaters-Campground-andCabins-100069458875646/ UGA Lambda Alliance @lambdauga on Instagram UGA Pride Center Pride.uga.edu
UNG Gender and Sexuality Alliance @ung_gsa on Instagram
Oz Campground – Unadilla 50 GA-230 Ozcampground.com
PFLAG Blairsville
Pflagblairsville.org
PFLAG Brunswick Facebook.com/PFLAGBrunswick
PFLAG Johns Creek Pflagjohnscreek.org
PFLAG Macon facebook.com/PFLAGMaconGA
PFLAG Peachtree City 206 Willowbend Rd Pflagptc.org
PFLAG Marietta
3755 Sandy Plains Rd pflag.org/chapter/marietta
Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta 3501 Walton Way Ext Uuaugusta.org
Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah 325 Habersham St. Uusavannah.org
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens
780 Timothy Rd. Uuathensga.org
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Columbus 8827 Heiferhorn Way Uucolumbusga.org
VSU Pride Connection valdosta.edu/pride/
PFLAG Savannah 1305 Barnard St. Box 3057
Pflagsavannah.org
Queer Student Alliance at UWG westga.edu/academics/universitycollege/ids/gender-studies/queerstudent-alliance.php
Savannah Pride Center 5859 Abercorn St. Bldg 3 Savannahpridecenter.org
SCAD Queers and Allies @scadqanda on Instagram
South Georgia Pride – Valdosta Southgapride.com
Swiftwaters Campground and
Political Organizations
ACLU of Georgia Acluga.org
Georgia Equality 1530 DeKalb Ave. NE #A Georgiaequality.org
1065 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW Ste 200 Sparkrj.org
Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia Stonewallbar.org
Young Democrats of Georgia LGBTQ Caucus @ydglgbtq on Instagram
Religious Organizations
All Saints’ Episcopal Church 634 W Peachtree St NW Allsaintsatlanta.org
Atlanta Friends Meeting 701 W Howard Ave Atlantaquakers.org
Atlanta Shambhala Center 1447 Church St Atlanta.shambhala.org
The Cathedral of St. Philip 2744 Peachtree Rd Cathedralatl.org
Central Congregational United Church of Christ 2676 Clairmont Rd Central-ucc.org
Clifton Sanctuary Ministries 369 Connecticut Ave NE Cliftonsanctuary.com
Congregation Bet Haverim 2074 Lavista Rd Congregationbethaverim.org
Drepung Loseling Monastery 1781 Dresden Dr Drepung.org
Druid Hills Presbyterian Church 1026 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Druidhillspresbyterian.org
Emerson Unitarian Universalist Congregation 4010 Canton Rd Emersonuu.org
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2089 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Epiphany.org
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta 470 Candler Park Dr NE https://www.uua.org/offices/organizations/ first-existentialist-congregation-atlanta
Gentle Spirit Christian Church 1500 McLendon Ave NE gentlespirit.org
Hapeville First United Methodist Church 3510 Atlanta Ave Hapevilleumc.com
Inman Park United Methodist Church 1015 Edgewood Ave NE Inmanparkumc.org
Kadampa Meditation Center 741 Edgewood Ave NE Meditationingeorgia.org
New Covenant Church of Atlanta 1600 Eastland Rd SE Newcovenantatlanta.com
Northside Drive Baptist Church 3100 Northside Dr. NW Northsidedrive.org
Oakhurst Baptist Church
222 East Lake Dr. Oakhurstbaptist.org
Ormewood Church 1071 Delaware Ave. SE Ormewoodchurch.org
Park Ave Baptist Church 486 Park Ave. SE Parkavebaptist.com
Shrine of Immaculate Conception 48 MLK Jr Dr. SW Catholicshrineatlanta.org
Soka Gakkai Buddhist Temple 421 17th St. NW Sgi-usa.org
Saint Mark United
Methodist Church 781 Peachtree St. NE stmarkumc.org
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church 1790 Lavista Rd. NE Stbartsatlanta.org
St. John’s Episcopal Church 3480 E Main St. stjohnscollegepark.org
St. John’s Lutheran Church 1410 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE Stjohnsatlanta.org
St. Luke Lutheran Church 3264 Northside Pkwy stlukeatlanta.org
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 435 Peachtree St. NE Stlukesatlanta.org
St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church 4755 N Peachtree Rd. Stpat.net
The Temple 1589 Peachtree St. NE the-temple.org
Trinity Center for Spiritual Living 1095 Zonolite Rd. NE #100th Trinitycenteratlanta.org
Trinity United Methodist Church 265 Washington St. SW atlantatrinity.org
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta
2650 N Druid Hills Rd. Uuca.org
Unity North Atlanta 4255 Sandy Plains Rd. Unitynorth.org
Service Organizations
Atlanta Pride Committee Atlantapride.org
Charis Circle 184 S Candler St. Chariscircle.org
CHRIS 180 1030 Fayetteville Rd. SE Chris180.org
In The Life Atlanta 1530 DeKalb Ave. NE facebook.com/inthelifeatl
Lost-n-Found Youth 2585 Chantilly Dr. NE Lnfy.org
Raksha, Inc. Raksha.org
Southerners on New Ground 561 W Whitehall St. SW
Southernersonnewground.org
SAGE
Resources for LGBTQ elders Sageusa.org
SOJOURN
565 Greenland Rd. NE Sojourngsd.org
Touching Up Our Roots tuorqueeratlanta.org
ZAMI NOBLA Zaminobla.org
LGBTQ+ Sports Organizations
All Stripes LGBTQ+ fan organization for Atlanta United Allstripesatl.com
Atlanta Bucks Rugby Club Atlantabucksrugby.org
Atlanta Poolplayers Association Atlanta.apaleagues.com
