Friday, July 18, 2008

The city of Atlanta’s Zoning Review Board revokes permit for black gay program

Ryan Lee writes:
The city of Atlanta’s Zoning Review Board voted unanimously July 10 to revoke the permit of a Grant Park facility that was licensed to provide transitional housing for people living with HIV/AIDS, but which has instead been operating as a drop-in community center for black gay youth. “I think we have a situation here where we’re comparing apples and oranges,” David Payne, zoning board vice chair, said at the hearing. “We’ve got oranges today, but we approved apples originally.” READ MORE