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ACLU files brief in support of Georgia lesbian fired for being gay

The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia joined the national ACLU this week in filing a friend-of-the-court brief that argued Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination on the bas...

LGBT leaders, civil rights attorneys make case for LGBT-inclusive civil rights bill

A panel of LGBT leaders and civil rights attorneys met on a rainy Tuesday night in Midtown to discuss the need for comprehensive civil rights legislation in Georgia. The timing of the previously scheduled...

ACLU, Georgia Equality to host civil rights panel at John Marshall School of Law

When state Sen. Lester Jackson (D-Savannah) introduced Senate Bill 119, dubbed the “Georgia Civil Rights Act,” earlier this month, it was not common knowledge that Georgia didn’t already have such legislation. ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Feb. 13

1. LGBT residents in Jacksonville are close to getting a city-wide ordinance to protect them against discrimination. Predictably, the religious right claim that such an ordinance would result in discrimination ...

Savannah legislator brings comprehensive, LGBT-inclusive civil rights bill to Senate

State Sen. Lester Jackson (D-Savannah) introduced Senate Bill 119 today, which if passed would serve as a statewide comprehensive civil rights bill that includes protections for LGBT people.Though the bill’...

Georgia ACLU leader resigns over transgender bathroom flap

The director of the Georgia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has stepped down reportedly due to a disagreement over the organization's support for transgender individuals to use the bathroom...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, May 10

1. The ACLU filed suit against Mississippi over a bill that allows certain businesses to refuse service to same-sex couples based on religious grounds.2. A Boston man has been indicted for a scheme in which...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, March 23

1. A gay New York assemblyman (and Rosie O’Donnell’s brother) compared MMA to gay porn on Tuesday.2. Newsweek looks at whether gay employees are paid less than straight ones.3. The ACLU is accusing a Ke...

Supreme Court denies Kentucky clerk stay

In a significant blow to those who seek to use a free exercise of religion argument to discriminate against same-sex couples seeking to marry, U.S. Supreme Court on Monday evening denied an emergency request...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 3

1. “It’s simple: Too many Republican leaders, regardless of their views on the constitutionality of the same sex marriage decision, did not come across as happy for gay Americans. The millions who cheered the r...

The reboot of Mike Bowers: Longtime Georgia LGBT lightning rod re-emerges with a new chapter

Mike Bowers is not one for introspection. Try to get the 73-year-old West Point-educated, U.S. Air Force veteran to open up about how exactly he went from being the most vilified person in the state's LGBT hist...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Appeals Court Orders Judge to Reconsider Ruling Against Transgender Military Ban

Transgender Fire Chief of Byron, Georgia Fired

An Apparent Trump Win is Really a Huge Trans Victory

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Pride Journey: Spokane, Washington

Kim Petras Woos Atlanta

YouTuber Dan Howell Comes Out as Gay