![Julie Rhoad - Former President and CEO of The NAMES Project & AIDS Memorial Quilt](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614a01a6e13ae2426991a978/1721087457672-KASN4XRRQTVO1ZJ7X1LR/Instagram+post+-+55.jpg)
Julie Rhoad - Former President and CEO of The NAMES Project & AIDS Memorial Quilt
In this episode, we hear from Julie Rhoad, Former President and CEO of The NAMES Project & AIDS Memorial Quilt
![Monica Helms - Creator of the Trans Pride Flag & Co-Founder of Transgender Americans Veterans Association (TAVA)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614a01a6e13ae2426991a978/1712506452236-W7RX9CFMIAC666257707/MH-PodcastGraphic.jpg)
Monica Helms - Creator of the Trans Pride Flag & Co-Founder of Transgender Americans Veterans Association (TAVA)
In this episode, we hear from Monica Helms, Creator of the Trans Pride Flag & Co-Founder of Transgender Americans Veterans Association (TAVA).
![Sam Park - Georgia’s First Openly Gay State Representative, House District 101](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614a01a6e13ae2426991a978/1709912917166-JPQBXEWVUU9WO6JHJOVH/Instagram+post+-+Ep+6.jpg)
Sam Park - Georgia’s First Openly Gay State Representative, House District 101
In this episode, we hear from Sam Park, who is both the first Asian-American Democrat & the first openly gay (male) lawmaker to serve in the Georgia State Legislature.
![Mary Anne Adams - Founder & Executive Director, ZAMI NOBLA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614a01a6e13ae2426991a978/1708102990954-6ZXLQZE3GUGGXODZE6ZZ/MaryAneeAdams_by_marilyn-ocasio-nieves-4823.jpg)
Mary Anne Adams - Founder & Executive Director, ZAMI NOBLA
In this episode, we feature Mary Anne Adams, Founder and Executive Director of ZAMI NOBLA — the National Organization of Black Lesbians on Aging
![Rabbi Joshua Lesser - Founder of SOJOURN & Rabbi Emeritus, Bet Haverim](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614a01a6e13ae2426991a978/1680706541561-24IZOYONNPJYAMSZ1LD2/Screenshot+2023-04-05+at+10.55.29+AM.png)
Rabbi Joshua Lesser - Founder of SOJOURN & Rabbi Emeritus, Bet Haverim
In this episode, we hear from Rabbi Joshua Lesser, an LGBTQ+ activist and rabbi emeritus at Congregation Bet Haverim, a Reconstructionist synagogue founded by Jewish LGBTQ+ Atlantans that welcomes all Jews and their loved ones.
![Rev. Sen. Kim Jackson - Georgia’s first openly LGBTQ+ State Senator](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614a01a6e13ae2426991a978/1679008699676-5NQY6WDKFIGQ8NXHTZBV/Kim+Jackson.jpg)
Rev. Sen. Kim Jackson - Georgia’s first openly LGBTQ+ State Senator
In this episode of Out Down South podcast, we hear from Kim Jackson, Georgia’s first openly LGBTQ+ state senator.
![Grant Henry - Owner and Resident Artist at Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614a01a6e13ae2426991a978/1676043955616-MX7IIX957C7MM7HFPZRS/GHenry3+copy.jpg)
Grant Henry - Owner and Resident Artist at Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium
As the proprietor of “Church,” Grant Henry welcomes people of all identities to this beloved fixture of Atlanta nightlife.
![Dee Dee Chamblee - Trans & HIV/AIDS Activist, Founder of LaGender Inc.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614a01a6e13ae2426991a978/1674173705292-KN7FHWI1YY21D4KRUPHT/DeeDeeChamblee-4.jpg)
Dee Dee Chamblee - Trans & HIV/AIDS Activist, Founder of LaGender Inc.
Ms. Dee Dee Chamblee is the executive director and founder of LaGender Inc., a non-profit organization, led by Black trans women, dedicated to the support of transgender women of color in the metro Atlanta area.
![Out Down South Teaser](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614a01a6e13ae2426991a978/1668613723715-BIQERUJ7ELLY5M3KOLF2/out-down-south-pod.jpg)
Out Down South Teaser
The first season of Out Down South will showcase the stories of 10 LGBTQ+ Atlantans, told in their own words.