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State senator aims to continue ‘religious freedom’ bill push despite loss of leadership position

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported just before the end of 2016 that Georgia’s Senate Republican Caucus met in a closed-door meeting to discuss merging its two judiciary committees. If the merger is appro...

Work It! Local LGBT leaders on the move

Lambda Legal elects new board of directors Atlanta residents and business leaders Jeffrey Cleghorn and Katrina Quicker have both been named to the board of directors of Lambda Legal. Cleghorn manages the...

Forsyth police investigating rainbow flag burning as anti-gay hate crime

Forsyth County police are investigating an anti-gay hate crime that occurred Monday night. The incident occurred after a homeowner on Hurt Bridge Road in Cumming replaced her American flag with a rainbow flag f...

Kasim Reed, ‘religious freedom’ bill author duke it out on Twitter

Of all the elected officials in the state of Georgia, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and state Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) are the least likely to shy away from a good old fashioned dust-up on Twitter, whether it's...

Georgia Equality releases the state’s first pro-marriage equality ad

Georgia Equality is launching what is believed to be the state's first pro-marriage equality television ad. The campaign will begin Monday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGSXD8WasWk The ad is timed for ...

Georgia GOP dusts off the gloves for a ‘religious freedom’ bill fight—with each other

By sometime late Saturday afternoon, the Georgia Republican Party will likely have clarity on exactly what kind of so-called “religious freedom” bill they will pursue going forward—one that includes non-discrim...

Barney Frank: I’m the reason Sam Nunn never became secretary of state

Openly gay former Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank has never been known for holding his tongue, and he further bolstered that reputation in a weekend interview with Bill Nigut on GPB's Two-Way Street. ...

Georgia attorney general on same-sex marriage ruling: We will not be Alabama

Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens is trying to ease some minds worried that his defense of the state's same-sex marriage ban will foreshadow Alabama-level shenanigans should the Supreme Court legalize same-sex...

UPDATE: ‘Religious freedom’ bill Monday hearing canceled

UPDATE ON SUNDAY: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting the Monday meeting of the House Judiciary Committee to discuss the "religious freedom" bill is canceled. Whether or not it will be re...

LGBT leaders call out Georgia business community for silence in ‘religious freedom’ bill fight

It's no secret that corporations and business groups have been showing more visible support for the LGBT community in recent years. At no time was this support more apparent than during last year's legislati...

Say hello to the second ‘religious freedom’ bill in the Georgia legislature

Republican state Sen. Josh McKoon has waited nearly a year for this day and it's finally here. McKoon has introduced SB 129, which he calls the “Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act.” The bill is a compani...

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

Bloomberg Pummeled, Lackluster in Response in Bloody Democratic Debate

HRC Releases Preview of Pro- and Anti-LGBTQ Legislation in 2020

Mormon Church Opposes Transgender Transitioning in New Handbook

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Disney/Pixar’s “Onward” to Feature Openly Lesbian Minor Character

Atlanta Fringe Festival Announces Lineup

“The Flash” Actor Rick Cosnett Comes Out