Georgia House passes non-discriminatory adoption bill as Senate stalls on anti-LGBT language Georgia Voice Georgia March 29, 2017 0Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick) and several fellow GOP senators are not backing down from including anti-LGBT language in House Bill 159, so the bill’s...
Five Georgia LGBT bills to know about heading into Crossover Day Georgia Voice Georgia March 2, 2017 0Before the legislative session kicked off in January, one of the major changes making headlines is that Crossover Day moved...
5 LGBT things you need to know today, March 2 Georgia Voice 5 LGBT Things March 2, 2017 01. In a landmark move, the United Nations is sending a human rights expert to Argentina to assess anti-LGBT violence...
Bill allowing HIV/AIDS patients access to medical cannabis advances Georgia Voice Georgia February 8, 2017 0Georgia House Bill 65, which aims to add HIV/AIDS as diagnoses for which medical cannabis can be prescribed, is all...
LGBT, legislative leaders react to Georgia comprehensive civil rights bill introduction Dallas Duncan Georgia February 3, 2017 0State Sen. Lester Jackson (D-Savannah) introduced Senate Bill 119 on Feb. 2, which if passed would serve as a statewide...
State GOP lawmakers form ‘Obamacare repeal and replace task force’ Dallas Duncan Georgia January 19, 2017 0Congressional Republicans are doing their best to ensure the Affordable Healthcare Act will be repealed at the federal level. Here...
Georgia GOP leaders sidestep anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom’ legislation Dallas Duncan Atlanta January 9, 2017 0No matter what the forecast held, state legislators were required by law to brave snow, sleet, hail and high water...
Georgia’s LGBT legislators prepare for 2017 General Assembly session Dallas Duncan Atlanta January 6, 2017 0There’s an air of anticipation in downtown Atlanta this month as the 2017 General Assembly session gets underway. “With the...
State senator aims to continue ‘religious freedom’ bill push despite loss of leadership position Georgia Voice Atlanta January 4, 2017 0The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported just before the end of 2016 that Georgia’s Senate Republican Caucus met in a closed-door meeting...
Punches and counter punches: A timeline of Georgia’s ‘religious freedom’ bill fight Patrick Saunders Georgia April 2, 2015 0The battle over Georgia’s so-called “religious freedom” bills began relatively quietly, but the introduction of a surprise opponent to the...
UPDATE: ‘Religious freedom’ bill Monday hearing canceled Dyana Bagby Georgia March 27, 2015 0UPDATE ON SUNDAY: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting the Monday meeting of the House Judiciary Committee to discuss the "religious...
