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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...