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Georgia House Speaker Addresses “Concerns” over “Religious Liberty” Legislation Katie Burkholder Georgia December 14, 2018 0Republican House Speaker David Ralston talked to the AJC about his thoughts on anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” legislation, of which Gov.-elect...
Final efforts to pass anti-LGBTQ adoption bill fail as Georgia legislative session ends Patrick Saunders Georgia March 30, 2018 0Last-ditch efforts to pass an anti-LGBTQ adoption bill failed on the final day of the 2018 Georgia legislative session on...
Georgia Senate passes adoption bill without anti-LGBT provision Patrick Saunders Georgia January 18, 2018 0The Georgia Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would rewrite the state’s adoption laws for the first time in...
Georgia Senate committee strips anti-LGBT language, passes adoption bill Patrick Saunders Atlanta January 11, 2018 0The Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 8-2 in favor of a bill to update Georgia’s adoption laws without...
2018 Legislative Preview: Lawmakers, activists weigh in on religious exemptions, hate crimes bills Dallas Duncan Atlanta December 27, 2017 0Passing a modernized adoption bill is a top priority for the General Assembly and statewide LGBT advocacy group Georgia Equality...
LGBT, civil rights groups finally seeing chance to play offense in Georgia Patrick Saunders Atlanta January 11, 2017 0Progressive leaders in Georgia are beating the drum for the state to adopt a comprehensive civil rights bill now that...
Georgia GOP lawmaker: Anti-gay policies driving party ‘toward extinction’ Patrick Saunders Atlanta August 23, 2016 0State Rep. Allen Peake (R-Macon) says the prospect of Donald Trump in the White House “scares the bejeebies out of...
BREAKING: Georgia House passes anti-LGBT HB 757 Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 16, 2016 0In response to a national backlash against the anti-LGBT so-called “religious freedom” bill House Bill 757, lawmakers introduced a substitute...
LGBT groups to Georgia GOP leadership: ‘Make the right decision’ Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 23, 2016 0A number of local and national LGBT groups have signed onto a letter to Gov. Nathan Deal and leadership in...
‘Pastor Protection Act’ passes in Georgia House Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 11, 2016 0A bill that would keep religious officials from being required to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies passed 161-0 in the House...
Medical marijuana could be on the way for Georgians living with HIV/AIDS Patrick Saunders Atlanta January 14, 2016 0During last year’s legislative session, state Rep. Allen Peake’s (R-Macon) much-debated medical marijuana bill passed, allowing Georgians to use a...