{"604747":{"#nid":"604747","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Get On the Bus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEveryone looked surprised when the private charter coach pulled up to the curb on Ferst\u0026nbsp;Drive. For one thing, it was massive, with more than enough room for the 28 or so Tech employees waiting to board. For another, it was emblazoned with larger-than-life photos of Atlanta Braves players and Fox Sports logos.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s not the means of transportation anyone would have imagined for the Queer Atlanta Bus Tour. But its sheer unexpectedness was part of the fun.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe bus tour was session four of a five-part course for Georgia Tech employees, sponsored by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELGBTQIA Resource Center\u003C\/a\u003E, called \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/level-advanced-allyship-course\u0022\u003ELevel Up 2\u003C\/a\u003E. The center first offered the tour to students in 2015 and, based on the interest she was hearing among faculty and staff, director Aby Parsons decided to incorporate it into this semester\u0026rsquo;s Level Up curriculum.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/get-bus\u0022\u003ERead the full story\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"LGBTQIA Resource Center Tour Tour Provides Fun, Informative Way to Meet Community Leaders"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe bus tour was session four of a five-part course for Georgia Tech employees, sponsored by the LGBTQIA Resource Center, called Level Up 2.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The bus tour was session four of a five-part course for Georgia Tech employees, sponsored by the LGBTQIA Resource Center, called Level Up 2."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2018-04-05 14:13:29","changed_gmt":"2018-04-05 14:13:29","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-04-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-04-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"604745":{"id":"604745","type":"image","title":"Level Up Bus Tour","body":null,"created":"1522937499","gmt_created":"2018-04-05 14:11:39","changed":"1522937499","gmt_changed":"2018-04-05 14:11:39","alt":"Level Up Bus Tour","file":{"fid":"230559","name":"18C10302-P50-033.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/18C10302-P50-033.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/18C10302-P50-033.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1263900,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/18C10302-P50-033.jpg?itok=Ob-oavXm"}}},"media_ids":["604745"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/get-bus","title":"Read the full story"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"},{"id":"436111","name":"LGBTQIA Resource Center"},{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"137111","name":"lgbtqia resource center"},{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"3423","name":"employees"},{"id":"9171","name":"institute diversity"},{"id":"1894","name":"tour"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stacy.braukman@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EStacy Braukman\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}