Questions & Answers
Wednesday, April 8 — Georgia Voice, in collaboration with Atlanta Pride, invites readers to submit questions on LGBTQ+ issues for the candidates seeking to become the state’s next governor. All qualified candidates will receive a list of questions compiled from these submissions, and their responses will be published in a Q&A-style feature ahead of the vote. The deadline to submit a question is this Fri., April 10.
Here are a few news headlines:
🏳️⚧️ The U.S. Education Department has terminated agreements with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding protections for transgender students negotiated by previous administrations.
🤬 Republican lawmakers in South Carolina are trying to pass a resolution to demand that the Supreme Court overturn marriage equality.
🏛️ The Young Democrats organization is fighting to restore LGBTQ+ language in the University of Georgia’s non-discrimination policy.
🏳️🌈 Atlanta Pride has opened nominations for its 2026 Grand Marshals. The title honors the individuals and organizations across Georgia whose work has strengthened and uplifted the LGBTQ+ community.
✍🏼 Georgia Writers is accepting applications for its third annual LGBTQIA+ Literary Success Grants.
🕯️ The community is invited to attend a Celebration of Life honoring LGBTQ+ historian and activist Dave Hayward on Sat., April 11. The service, organized by his family, will run from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta.
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🥂 Taste of Atlanta is celebrating its 25th Anniversary with an epic night of two dozen chef-driven tastings, craft cocktails, wine and beer tastes, live music, and electric energy! April 16 from 6-10 p.m. at The Works. Tickets are on sale here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
All anti-LGBTQ+ bills defeated as Georgia legislative session ends
👏 Georgia Equality is celebrating the defeat of more than a dozen anti-LGBTQ+ bills as state lawmakers wrapped their legislative session in the early hours of April 3.
In a statement posted to social media, the advocacy group said all anti-LGBTQ+ legislation was halted, including House Bill 54, which would have prevented doctors from prescribing puberty blockers to minors and restricted gender-affirming care for transgender people.
“Georgia state leadership fixating on restricting LGBTQ+ rights as their core priority over the past years, we made it clear that scapegoating LGBTQ+ Georgians is not a winning political strategy,” Georgia Equality Executive Director Jeff Graham said in a statement. “Georgians want more than culture war distractions; we deserve solutions addressing healthcare access, cost of living, and more affordable housing.”
➡ See a list of the defeated bills here.
Take Flight at Fernbank Museum
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🦋 Experience spring in a spectacular way with Flight of Butterflies at Fernbank Museum.
Twenty-five larger-than-life butterfly sculptures transform the nature paths in WildWoods into a breathtaking outdoor gallery.
➞ Let your imagination take flight at Fernbank.
Actor’s Express and Out Front Theatre showcase LGBTQ+ productions this spring
🎭 This spring, two of Atlanta’s theater companies will stage several LGBTQ+ shows, including the world premieres of a dark comedy and a drag parody, as well as two one-night-only musical events.
Actor’s Express stages the world premiere of Steve Yockey’s “Venus” from April 9-May 3. The show is a black comedy where two women (played by Kate Donadio MacQueen and Suehyla El-Attar Young, pictured) reflect on the demise of their budding romance – and themselves.
Out Front Theatre will stage the world premiere of “Cluedunnit” from April 30-May 16. The outrageous drag parody features deadly gifts and death drops as the suspects must sashay through mistaken identities, outrageous confessions, and a cascade of murders in the dark.
🥂 Taste of Atlanta is celebrating its 25th Anniversary with an epic night of two dozen chef-driven tastings, craft cocktails, wine and beer tastes, live music, and electric energy! April 16 from 6-10 p.m. at The Works. Tickets are on sale here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
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🎂 Wussyvision is marking its 10th anniversary tonight, April 8, with a screening of the classic “But I’m A Cheerleader.” The movie starts at 7 p.m. at The Plaza Theatre. There’s also a costume contest, drag queens, and drink specials.
💃 Atlanta nightclub Lore is hosting the Gaga Pride Drag Brunch on April 11 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. This high-energy brunch will have Lady Gaga-themed drag performances and more.
🗓️ Atlanta Pride is hosting Halfway to Pride on April 12 from 1-3 p.m. at Red’s Beer Garden with a chance to meet the team and sign up to volunteer.
➡ To see more upcoming events, visit our IG stories @thegeorgiavoice.
