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McKoon: Georgia Equality, Better Georgia ‘don’t get a whole lot done at the Legislature’

In a recently unearthed video, state Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus), author of a so-called “religious freedom” bill that has failed in the state legislature for two years running, blamed the ...

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...

Atlanta police say gay hate crime arrest ‘should have occurred a lot sooner’

The Atlanta Police Department says that they should have solved last March's violent assault on a Midtown gay couple much sooner and they are “not necessarily satisfied” with their handling of hate crimes again...

Anti-gay former Atlanta fire chief compares himself to Jesus Christ at sermon [VIDEO]

Ousted Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran, who was let go in January by Mayor Kasim Reed for not following city protocol after the publication of his anti-gay book, gave a sermon at a Cartersville church recentl...

Gay Atlanta progressive leader debates Baptist leader on ‘religious freedom’ bill

The debate on the so-called “religious freedom” bills went from the Capitol to inside the studios of local TV station 11 Alive, as Bryan Long, the gay leader of the progressive political organization Better Geo...

Gay-led Better Georgia brawls with lawmakers over ‘religious liberty’ bills

Two full-page ads in local newspapers raking Georgia lawmakers over the coals for supporting so-called “religious freedom” bills in Georgia have those on both sides of the debates throwing off the gloves and fa...

‘Religious freedom’ bills: Anti-gay landmine or much ado about nothing?

Alex Wan was sitting in his office at City Hall shortly before the Thanksgiving break when an employee from the city’s fire department asked to speak to him. The employee handed Wan a paperback book. Picture...

Progressive group: Tell your lawmakers no on McKoon’s anti-gay “religious freedom” bill

And the drumbeat slowly gets louder. Progressive political advocacy organization Better Georgia is up with a petition against state Sen. Josh McKoon's so called “religious freedom” bill, which McKoon says he wi...

Gay politicos: Democrat candidates should not fear endorsing same-sex marriage

Ten years ago, Georgia voters flocked to the polls for a general election to select a president and to overwhelmingly approve a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. In November, Georgia ...

Judgment Day: Baptist group making last-ditch effort for vote on SB 377 today

It may not be over just yet. The Georgia Baptist Convention is making one final push to bring SB 377 to a vote today—Crossover Day—by reaching out to their thousands-strong network of churches and rallying t...

Better Georgia aims to build progressive majority

Athens-based Better Georgia is a nonprofit political advocacy organization with the mission of addressing real problems faced by Georgia's residents, something its gay executive director says the state's politicians simply do not do.

Founded in 2011 by Bryan Long, who is gay, Better Georgia is a progressive response to the state's political leaders who are decidedly conservative. But Long says that Republican leadership or not, it is still possible to solve problems and advance progress in a way that benefits all Georgians.

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McKoon: Georgia Equality, Better Georgia ‘don’t get a whole lot done at the Legislature’

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

Atlanta police say gay hate crime arrest ‘should have occurred a lot sooner’

Anti-gay former Atlanta fire chief compares himself to Jesus Christ at sermon [VIDEO]

Gay Atlanta progressive leader debates Baptist leader on ‘religious freedom’ bill

Gay-led Better Georgia brawls with lawmakers over ‘religious liberty’ bills

‘Religious freedom’ bills: Anti-gay landmine or much ado about nothing?

Progressive group: Tell your lawmakers no on McKoon’s anti-gay “religious freedom” bill

Gay politicos: Democrat candidates should not fear endorsing same-sex marriage

Judgment Day: Baptist group making last-ditch effort for vote on SB 377 today

Better Georgia aims to build progressive majority

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