Anti-LGBTQ adoption bill advances to full Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 8, 2018 0A Georgia Senate Judiciary sub-committee on Thursday afternoon heard public comments on a bill that would allow adoption agencies to...
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...
Georgia LGBT rights coalition to new Georgia AG: Drop anti-trans lawsuit Patrick Saunders Georgia November 15, 2016 0LGBT rights coalition Georgia Unites Against Discrimination is calling on newly named Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr to withdraw the...
Community rallies to celebrate veto of anti-gay Georgia ‘religious freedom’ bill [PHOTOS] Patrick Saunders Atlanta April 5, 2016 0Over 300 people gathered in Liberty Plaza next door to the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate Gov. Nathan Deal’s...
Hundreds rally against religious exemptions bills at Georgia Capitol Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 9, 2016 0Roughly 150 opponents of the numerous so-called “religious exemptions” bills under consideration in the Georgia legislature braved the cold and...
Georgia GOP dusts off the gloves for a ‘religious freedom’ bill fight—with each other Patrick Saunders Atlanta May 14, 2015 0By sometime late Saturday afternoon, the Georgia Republican Party will likely have clarity on exactly what kind of so-called “religious...
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...
Georgia ‘religious freedom’ bill stalls after discrimination amendment passes Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 26, 2015 0Last minute dramatics capped off a two-hour long meeting of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, as an amendment adding...
Today’s House panel hearing on ‘religious freedom’ bill as told through Twitter Dyana Bagby Georgia March 25, 2015 0[View the story “Twitter play-by-play on Wednesday’s ‘religious freedom’ House subcommittee hearing” on Storify]...
‘Religious freedom’ bill author McKoon has ties to anti-LGBT Georgia ministry Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 23, 2015 0One of the main sticking points in the fight over state Sen. Josh McKoon’s (R-Columbus) so-called “religious freedom” bill is...
Elton John jumps into Georgia’s ‘religious freedom’ fight Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 12, 2015 0Part-time Atlantan, full-time music legend Elton John has jumped into the fight over state Sen. Josh McKoon’s (R-Columbus) so-called “religious...
