Mainstream media often maddeningly oscillates between superficial representation and outright misrepresentation. It's time ...

Bella Bautista, a 22-year-old who reigned as Miss Buckhead 2025, would have made history competing as the first openly trans ...

Bautista has been a trailblazer for those in the trans community. "I honestly feel heartbroken. I didn't want to make that ...

A disturbing story from California caught my eye this week as the San Francisco Pride committee announced that a number of ...

A transgender woman who says she was preparing to participate in the Miss Georgia USA pageant this summer has dropped out. Bella Bautista posted on social media earlier this week that she would be ...

ATLANTA — A transgender woman who says she was preparing to participate in the Miss Georgia USA pageant this summer has dropped out. Bella Bautista posted on social media earlier this week that she ...

ATLANTA (WANF/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A transgender pageant queen has stepped down from the Miss Georgia USA competition due to concerns about being treated equally. Bella Bautista, a 22-year ...

ATLANTA — Bella Bautista, a 22-year-old transgender woman, has decided not to move forward with competing in the Miss Georgia USA pageant this June. The Miss Buckhead USA 2025 title holder announced ...

In February, Bautista became the first openly transgender woman to announce she would be running for the Miss Georgia USA title. The winner would then compete nationally to be named Miss USA.

A transgender woman from metro Atlanta will no longer compete in the Miss Georgia USA competition, she announced on Monday.In a social media statement, 22-year-old Bella Bautista said she has ...