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Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle vows to sign 'religious freedom' measure.

All in: Cagle joins GOP gubernatorial hopefuls in pledge to enact ‘religious freedom’ measure

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle signed a pledge to enact a “religious freedom” measure if elected, joining his three rivals in the GOP primary race for Georgia governor who already signaled support for the pledge. That me...

Georgia GOP won’t require gubernatorial candidates to pledge support for ‘religious freedom’ legislation

Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidates won’t have to sign a pledge committing themselves to furthering so-called “religious liberty” legislation, party leaders decided this weekend. According to the Atl...

Meet the gay multimillionaire who funded fight against Georgia anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom’ bill

When Georgia Voice chose the People of the Year last December in our annual year-end wrap-up, we went with who we called “the bill killers.” It was all of the people who had a hand in defeating House Bill 757, ...

Georgia GOP senators make last-ditch pitches for anti-LGBT adoption language, ‘religious freedom’ bills

Two controversial pieces of legislation were brought to the Senate well during the second-to-last day of the state's 2017 legislative session. Brunswick Republican Sen. William Ligon's amendment to House Bil...

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, LGBT activists weigh in on Senate Republicans’ ‘religious freedom’ bill

Senate Bill 233, a “religious freedom” bill filed late yesterday by Sen. Marty Harbin (R-Tyrone), has local LGBT leaders up in arms and Gov. Nathan Deal wary. Deal told the AJC this morning that the state ne...

Atlanta legal expert: Anti-LGBT Trump executive order draft worse than HB 757

A leaked copy of a draft executive order reveals far-reaching plans by the Trump administration that would negatively affect LGBT people and women throughout the US in the name of “religious freedom” if signed ...

Georgia’s LGBT legislators prepare for 2017 General Assembly session

There’s an air of anticipation in downtown Atlanta this month as the 2017 General Assembly session gets underway. “With the addition of and I this legislative session, we’re representing over 200,000 indivi...

The top 10 most popular Georgia Voice stories of 2016 were…

Our top 10 most read stories list this year was dominated by HB 757 and the Pulse shooting, with some election history being made, an unwelcome blast from the past and an early-year tragedy sprinkled in. Here w...

2016 Georgia Voice People of the Year: The Bill Killers

On June 27, 2015, Georgia's LGBT community awoke hoarse from screaming, wiped the sleep from their eyes, brushed a rainbow flag or two off their chests and made certain the previous day's events weren't a dream...

2016 Year In Review: Anti-gay bill, community mourning color chaotic year locally

Park Cannon wins Georgia House District 58 in runoff Following the resignation of Rep. Simone Bell in November 2015, there was concern about the falling number of LGBT voices in the state Legislature. But th...

This is why Georgia Voice is with her

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last June that marriage equality was the law of the land, there was a sense from those outside of the LGBT community (and perhaps many within it) that the bulk of the mission ...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

New Study Looks at Demographics of Queer-Identified People

Sanders Campaign Defends Accepting Joe Rogan Support Amid LGBTQ Backlash

Rush Center Names Simone Bell as New Interim Executive Director

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Lil Nas X and Other LGBTQ Celebs Rock the Grammys

Season 12 Cast of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Announced

Lizzo Says She Wants Her Music to Make Black Trans Women Feel Good