Remembering Dr. Linda Davis
Feb. 25 — We learned this week that Dr. Linda Davis, the Savannah special education teacher who was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing from ICE agents, was a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Davis had moved to Chatham County to be with her wife Consweulo, raise their kids, and teach at Hesse K-8, a public school known for its significant Hispanic student population and children in need of extra support. Read Margaret Coker’s interview with Consweulo in The Current.
More news headlines:
🤬 Trump used last night’s State of the Union address to call for further restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
🙄 The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would allow private citizens and organizations to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages without facing punishment.
🏳️🌈 The Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority is currently hiring for two positions related to the development of the proposed Atlanta LGBTQ+ Community Center, which has yet to receive city approval for implementation.
🥇 More than a dozen LGBTQ athletes won medals at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, which ended on Sunday.
🇳🇱 Rob Jetten, 38, was sworn in Monday as the Netherlands’ first openly gay prime minister.
Hang up and run to me…
Collin
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✨ Party like it’s 1985 at Spruill Center for the Arts’ 40th Artistic Affair! On March 28, join us for 1980s fun, open bar, arcade games, costume contests, a live auction, and more. Get your tickets today for this totally tubular event! SPONSOR MESSAGE
LGBTQ+ chef Liv Hurst makes fine dining welcoming at Cattle Shed
🍽️ When you walk into Cattle Shed Wine and Steak Bar in Alpharetta, you may expect a stuffy, masculine establishment with little more than steak and potatoes.
What you’ll find instead is an open atmosphere, a welcoming staff of mostly women and queer people, and a menu of homemade pastas, unique seafood dishes like grilled octopus, crab-stuffed mushrooms, lobster and shrimp mac and cheese, and, yes, steak and potatoes.
In her five years as executive chef, Liv Hurst has transformed the restaurant. Hurst told Georgia Voice that Cattle Shed is a reflection of her humble beginnings, determination, and open-mindedness.
➡ Read Katie Burkholder’s feature story about Chef Liv here.
Experience Atlanta’s COOLEST Adventure
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🦣 Discover mammoths, saber tooth cats and Neanderthals as you explore how the Ice Age shaped our planet at Fernbank Museum.
Immersive galleries, incredible specimens and interactive experiences bring history back to life in this limited-time exhibit, on view through May 3.
Trans candidates Aaron Baker and Robin McCoy run for Georgia General Assembly
🗳️ Aaron Baker and Robin McCoy are both running to be the first transgender elected officials to the Georgia General Assembly.
Baker, who is running for State House District 51, and McCoy, who’s running for State Senate District 5, met with voters at Lavender Bookshop on Feb. 22 for a community discussion about affordable housing, public transportation, trans issues, and immigration.
Baker and McCoy districts represent neighboring parts of Roswell, Sandy Springs, and Lawrenceville. Both candidates are running in primary elections this May against incumbents who they say have not been engaging with their constituents.
➡ Find out more about the candidates here.
✨ Party like it’s 1985 at Spruill Center for the Arts’ 40th Artistic Affair! On March 28 join us for 1980s fun, open bar, arcade games, costume contests, a live auction, and more. Get your tickets today for this totally tubular event! SPONSOR MESSAGE
Best Bets
📽️ Out on Film will host a screening of “The Inquisitor,” a documentary about the life of Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. at Look Cinema in Brookhaven.
🎤 Charis Books & More is hosting a virtual poetry reading by Rickey Laurentiis and Micaela Fields on Thursday, Feb. 25, starting at 7:30 p.m.
📚 Fine Book Fairs will host its first event of the year at Oglethorpe University in Brookhaven, Feb. 27 through March 1, featuring rare and collectible books.
🐦🔥 The Atlanta Preservation Center is hosting the annual Phoenix Flies during March, featuring tours of some of Atlanta’s most historic places and spaces.
