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Buddy Carter at a town hall in Brunswick.

‘I don’t want ’em:’ Georgia congressman praises transgender troop ban at town hall

Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter showed his support for a ban on transgender troops in the U.S. military during a town hall meeting Wednesday night in Brunswick. The Washington Post's Dave Weigel reports tha...

Your 2016 Election: By The Numbers

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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...

Controversial presidential race overshadowing important LGBT Georgia races

Border walls. Pneumonia. The troops. Deplorables. Fingers on the button. Assaults at rallies. And as Bernie Sanders would put it, those “damn emails.” The American public has been inundated with an amount of...

Runoffs and tough losses for LGBT candidates in Tuesday’s Georgia primaries

The long wait to see Georgia's first openly gay male elected to the state legislature will continue at least another six months. 11 openly LGBT candidates were in the running in 10 different races in Georgia...

Georgia senators help defeat LGBT student protection amendment

Seven Republicans crossed the aisle to vote in favor of the Student Nondiscrimination Act (SNDA), but Georgia's senators stayed put as the amendment to an education bill fell eight votes short of the 60-vote th...

Anti-gay judge Michael Boggs loses last shot at federal bench

It's done. Really, we mean it this time. President Obama will not re-nominate Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Michael Boggs to the federal bench. The announcement came in a press release issued Tuesday night by ...

Report: Anti-gay judge Michael Boggs’ nomination to federal bench revived

The consequences of the Republican Party's takeover of the U.S. Senate this week are already being felt as reports have surfaced that Michael Boggs may get a second shot at being named to the federal bench. ...

UPDATE: Anti-gay Michael Boggs out as Obama’s nominee to federal bench

The controversial nomination of anti-gay state judge Michael Boggs to the federal bench by President Barack Obama hit a serious snag when the New York Times reported he just doesn’t have enough votes to get out...

Dignitaries light up the stage at Center for Civil and Human Rights grand opening

A crowd of hundreds braved soaring temperatures Monday for the grand opening of the Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta, as several local politicians and dignitaries addressed the crowd to mar...

Georgia Equality calls out Sen. Isakson over ENDA

The U.S. Senate's Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will meet tomorrow to discuss Senate bill 815, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013.

Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) is a member of the committee and is being urged by Georgia Equality, the state's largest LGBT political advocacy organization, to support ending workplace discrimination by throwing his weight behind ENDA.

Georgia Equality has issued a call for LGBT rights supporters to contact Isakson to let him know how they stand on employment discrimination against LGBT workers. Georgia is one of 29 states where workers can be fired simply for being gay and has as much as 79 percent voter support for workplace protections, according to Georgia Equality.

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

Chicago Police Arrest Two Suspects in Jussie Smollett Case

Switzerland Closer to Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

South Dakota Leads the Way in Anti-LGBTQ Bills for 2019 Session

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Ghost Story-Themed Play Makes Magic

The Myth of Sisyphus: Grappling Suicide with Absurdity

The Marie Kondo Phenomenon: Sparking Your Ultimate Joy

‘I don’t want ’em:’ Georgia congressman praises transgender troop ban at town hall

Your 2016 Election: By The Numbers

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

Controversial presidential race overshadowing important LGBT Georgia races

Runoffs and tough losses for LGBT candidates in Tuesday’s Georgia primaries

Georgia senators help defeat LGBT student protection amendment

Anti-gay judge Michael Boggs loses last shot at federal bench

Report: Anti-gay judge Michael Boggs’ nomination to federal bench revived

UPDATE: Anti-gay Michael Boggs out as Obama’s nominee to federal bench

Dignitaries light up the stage at Center for Civil and Human Rights grand opening

Georgia Equality calls out Sen. Isakson over ENDA

Chicago Police Arrest Two Suspects in Jussie Smollett Case

Switzerland Closer to Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

South Dakota Leads the Way in Anti-LGBTQ Bills for 2019 Session

LGBTQ Groups Denounce Confirmation of William Barr as Attorney General

60% of Same-Sex Couples Meet Online, Study Says

Nashville Becomes First Southern City to Recognize LGBTQ-Owned Businesses

More LGBTQ Adults are Considering Starting Families, Study Finds

GLAAD Urges Georgia General Assembly to Pass Bills to Fight HIV/AIDS

Chris Pratt Responds to Criticism of his Church for Being “Anti-Gay”

“Love Trumps Hate” Dance Party with Joe Gauthreaux

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