Voting Local in the 2020 Primaries
After being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia’s in-person primaries will be held on Tuesday, June 9. While many consider the primaries to be the chance to choose their preferred presidential nomin...
Georgia Equality and OUT Georgia Business Alliance Announce New Partnership
Georgia Equality and OUT Georgia Business Alliance have announced a new partnership to better serve and represent Georgia’s LGBTQ business owners and professionals. This new partnership, announced on Monday ...
HRC Calls for Georgia to Pass Hate Crimes Law after Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is calling for Georgia to institute a hate crimes law after the shooting and murder of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery, a black man, was jogging in his neighborhood in Brunswi...
Every Georgia County Now Has At Least One Confirmed COVID-19 Infection
Every one of Georgia’s 159 counties has now had at least one case of COVID-19, reported the AJC. Taliaferro County was the last county to confirm a COVID-19 case, which officials announced last week. The off...
Fired Transgender Police Chief Sues City of Byron, Georgia
After getting fired from her position as fire chief of Byron, Georgia, in June 2019, transgender woman Rachel Mosby has sued the town for discrimination. Mosby filed a federal discrimination lawsuit on April...
Brookhaven Allows Local Restaurants to Use Parking Lots for Outdoor Seating Amid Reopenings
Following news from Gov. Brian Kemp that restaurants would be allowed to reopen on Monday (April 27), Brookhaven has decided to allow restaurants to employ outdoor seating in parking lots. Brookhaven Mayor J...
Back in Business
Governor Brian Kemp has announced that several businesses will be allowed to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers, cosmetologists, hair designer...
Gov. Kemp Has Begun Planning to Reopen Georgia Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Governor Brian Kemp has reportedly begun planning to reopen Georgia for business, a move health experts have warned against. Aids to Kemp acknowledged Thursday (April 16) that he has begun consulting with Ge...
Georgia Equality Announces 2020 State Legislative Endorsements
The Board of Directors of Georgia Equality, a political advocacy organization for LGBTQ Georgians and allies, has announced its endorsements for the 2020 state legislative races. Georgia Equality endorses ca...
Nine Men Arrested by Georgia Police in Grindr Sting Operation
Dawson County police arrested nine men after conducting a three-day sting operation through the gay dating app Grindr, Project Q reports. At least one of the arrested men is gay and has been accused of offer...
Local Health Care Providers Write Letter to Gov. Kemp Demanding More Stringent Response to COVID-19
A coalition of Georgia health care providers have written a letter to Governor Brian Kemp requesting he addresses deficiencies in his recent executive order responding to the coronavirus pandemic. The letter...