LGB-inclusive hate crimes bill gets new life, passes out of House committee Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 8, 2018 0Three LGBTQ-inclusive hate crimes bills were proposed this year in the Georgia Legislature, but none of them passed from one...
LGBTQ bills to watch as end of legislative session nears Dallas Duncan Atlanta February 28, 2018 0The 2018 legislative session had a promising outlook: there was bipartisan support for a hate crimes bill in Georgia and...
Here’s your first look and snap analysis of that Georgia hate crimes bill Patrick Saunders Atlanta January 5, 2018 0That hate crimes bill state Rep. Meagan Hanson (R-Brookhaven) said she was planning on introducing has been pre-filed, and its...
Meet the gay man running for a state House seat in Brookhaven Dallas Duncan Atlanta January 4, 2018 0Georgia’s House District 80, which encompasses Chamblee, Brookhaven and Sandy Springs, has long been a swing district. In 2015, former...
Republican lawmaker announces effort to (finally) pass Georgia hate crimes bill Patrick Saunders Atlanta January 3, 2018 0The state of Georgia took a big step in catching up to 45 other states and the District of Columbia...
RFRA, conversion therapy ban, marriage backlash engulf 2016 legislative session Patrick Saunders Atlanta January 14, 2016 0Hold onto your hats, folks. A perfect storm has brewed for this legislative session, featuring round three of a so-called...
Atlanta police release details on 12 most recent anti-gay hate crimes Patrick Saunders Atlanta December 10, 2014 0The Atlanta Police Department has released details of 12 separate hate crimes due to anti-LGBT bias that have occurred so...
