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
Know about a Pride event in Georgia that we should add to this list? Let us know!
- June 1: PFLAG Milledgeville Pride Paddle, 10 a.m., Oconee River Greenway
- June 1: Columbus Pride Festival, 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m., 1100 Broadway
- June 1: Athens Pride Parade, 2 p.m., Downtown
- June 1: Atlanta Women’s Chorus: Phoenix Rising, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m., Lawrenceville Arts Center
- June 1: Pride After Dark, 9 p.m., Apache XLR (Atlanta)
- June 1: Heyday ’80s Dance Party Pride Kickoff Edition, 9 p.m. – 3 a.m., The Basement
- June 2: Red’s Beer Garden Pride Party, Noon-4 p.m., Red’s Beer Garden
- June 2: Atlanta Dream Pride Game, 3 p.m., Gateway Center Arena
- June 2: Atlanta United Pride Night, 4:30 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- June 3: Wussy Mag’s The Peachies Awards, 8 p.m., City Winery Atlanta
- June 4: Landmark Pride Series: “Brokeback Mountain,” 7 p.m., Landmark Midtown Art Cinema
- June 6-8: LGBTQ Institute 2024 Symposium, National Center for Civil & Human Rights
- June 8: OUTrageous! Pride Market, Noon-4 p.m., American Cancer Society Center
- June 8: Gwinnett Pride, Noon-7 p.m., Thrasher Park
- June 9: Queer Craft Night’s Art in the Park Pride Month Edition, 3-6:30 p.m., Piedmont Park
- June 11: Landmark Pride Series: “Hedwig & The Angry Inch,” 7 p.m., Landmark Midtown Art Cinema
- June 12: MAAP Happy Hour & Pride Trivia, 7 p.m., High Museum of Art
- June 14: Second Friday Pride Party, 8 p.m., Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium
- June 18: Atlanta Braves Pride Night, 5:20 p.m., The Battery
- June 18: Landmark Pride Series: “Moonlight,” 7 p.m., Landmark Midtown Art Cinema
- June 15: Landmark Pride Series: “But I’m A Cheerleader,” 7 p.m., Landmark Midtown Art Cinema
- June 20: Little Shop of Stories Pride Panel, 7-8 p.m., DeKalb County Public Library Decatur Branch
- June 21: Burlesque Karaoke Pride Edition, 8 p.m., Metropolitan Studios (Atlanta)
- June 21-22: Augusta Pride, Augusta Common
- June 22: Smyrna Pride, Noon-6 p.m., Smyrna Market Village
- June 22: Stonewall Block Party, 2-10 p.m., 1515 Bull St. (Savannah)
- June 22: Pride Showcase, 8-11 p.m., ArtsXchange
- June 23: Pride Month Up Top! Drag Bingo, 2-4 p.m., Citizen Supply
- June 24-30: Southern Fried Queer Pride Festival, Multiple Locations
- June 28-30: Rome Pride, Ridge Ferry Park
- June 29: 3rd Annual Queer Prom, 7-11 p.m., Metropolitan Studios (Atlanta)
- Aug. 27-Sept. 2: Atlanta Black Pride, Multiple Locations
- Sept. 21: South Georgia Pride, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., John W. Saunders Park
- Sept. 28: Carrollton Pride, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., University of West Georgia
- Oct. 12-13: Atlanta Pride, Piedmont Park
- Oct. 17-22: Savannah Pride, Ellis Square