Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The community scored poorly in a recent measure of hospitability to LGBT residents and employees.
It's come as a surprise to some, but, recently, the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area has received a bit of press for being a haven for members of Atlanta's LGBT community. But when it comes to protections specifically for those residents, things aren't so rosy (sort of... keep reading). North Druid Hills received an extremely low score in an equality index from the Human Rights Campaign, according to Project Q Atlanta. Here's a description of the index from the campaign: The Municipal Equality Index (MEI), the first ever rating system of LGBT inclusion in municipal law, finds that while many U.S. cities lag behind in protections for LGBT people, some of the most LGBT-friendly policies in the country have been innovated and implemented at …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A local writer profiles North Druid Hills, among other Atlanta neighborhoods, as a haven for gay residents.
Gregory Kelley, a writer over at examiner.com, has been profiling Atlanta neighborhoods for gay readers, particularly those welcoming to gay residents. This week he profiled North Druid Hills. From his commentary: Whatever you want to call this area most of the gay residents there call it convenient. The public transit system runs about every fifteen minutes there. Most of your shopping centers, thank God, are in short vicinity to each other so put away your two dollars. A small bit of praise for the community. But it's the second time North Druid Hill has been mentioned as a popular landing spot for gay residents. Back in July, North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch pointed out reports showing North Druid Hills is near the top of the list of …
Friday, July 22, 2011
An institute at the University of California, Los Angeles found that our community has a large percentage of gay couples compared to other communities across the state.
North Druid Hills has one of the highest concentrations of gay couples among cities and communities in Georgia, according to a California think tank. For every 1,000 households in North Druid Hills (as defined by the U.S. Census), there are 36.87 same-sex couples, The GA Voice reported yesterday. The data came from The Williams Institute at UCLA. In fact, the Georgia communities with the highest concentration of same-sex couples are all eastern Atlanta suburbs, the newspaper reported. Avondale Estates has the heaviest concentration of gay couples at 49.30 per 1,000 households. Decatur has 39.37 per 1,000. North Decatur has 30 per 1,000. From the story: Not surprisingly, the Williams Institute found that Atlanta's Fulton County had the …
Kay Clark
5:03 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
You are exactly right. If they received the same rights and protections as every other group it would be a non-story. Since they don't, it's a valid piece of journalism. Please David, explain what "cause" "they" are trying to get in the "spotlight." more ›