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georgia politics

Larry Pellegrini

Catching Up with … progressive champion Larry Pellegrini

Larry Pellegrini has spent roughly 30 years championing progressive causes and fighting for LGBTQ equality at the Georgia State Capitol. He first got involved after working with none other than Southern Voice u...

LGBT, legislative leaders react to Georgia comprehensive civil rights bill introduction

State Sen. Lester Jackson (D-Savannah) introduced Senate Bill 119 on Feb. 2, which if passed would serve as a statewide comprehensive civil rights bill that includes protections for LGBT people. “It’s import...

Senate Resolution 105: Georgia Legislature’s first ‘religious freedom’ fight of 2017?

Less than a month after both Speaker of the House Rep. David Ralston and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle told reporters they had no plans to entertain so-called “religious liberty” bills in the General Assembly this year,...

Georgia LGBT organizations, leaders regroup after surprise Trump win

In the days and weeks following Donald Trump's defeat of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in this year's presidential election, donations poured into LGBT and other progressive groups around the nation...

Your 2016 LGBT Georgia local, county, legislative and statewide race roundup

U.S. Senate Democratic newcomer Jim Barksdale has been polling around 10 to 15 points lower than his incumbent Republican opponent Sen. Johnny Isakson. But Isakson needs to break 50 percent plus 1 vote to av...