One of the hottest events in Atlanta’s black gay community is back, and bigger than ever. The fifth annual Gentlemen’s Ball takes over Atlanta’s Marriott Marquis Oct. 14-16, with a series of events extending beyond the main event on Oct. 15. “This year, it’s grown into a full weekend,” says Gee Session-Smalls, who created the… Read More Fifth annual Gentlemen’s Ball brings the ‘Harlem Renaissance’ to Atlanta
Out of the Closet, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s (AHF) chain of thrift shops that also serve as HIV testing centers and pharmacies, officially opened their Atlanta store on Cheshire Bridge Road on Saturday. This is the 20th Out of the Closet location nationwide. The opening was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included high-profile members of AHF,… Read More AIDS Healthcare Foundation opens Out of the Closet thrift store in Atlanta
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which joined forces with longtime HIV resource AID Atlanta in June 2015, opens the doors to its latest venture into the Atlanta market Saturday, Sept. 17 with the opening of Out of the Closet Thrift Shop on Cheshire Bridge Road. Out of the Closet’s opening will bring to Atlanta a format… Read More AHF’s Out of the Closet ready to open its doors
A cigarette that wasn’t fully extinguished led to a fire Wednesday night at the gay-friendly Ansley Forest Apartments that has displaced some 40 residents, according to the Atlanta Fire Department. The two-alarm blaze reportedly started on the third floor of building M and quickly spread to the roof, according to Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Sgt.… Read More Intense Midtown apartment fire displaces residents
No matter how long Madonna continues her reign as the Queen of Pop, the height of her presence in the pop culture zeitgeist came at the beginning of the 1990s, with the combination of her “Vogue” single and music video, Blond Ambition Tour and “Truth or Dare” documentary. This was Madonna courting controversy and still… Read More ‘Strike a Pose’ dancer on Madonna, collaboration and hiding HIV status
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