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William Ligon, Donzella James and Jeff Graham

LGBTQ bills to watch as end of legislative session nears

The 2018 legislative session had a promising outlook: there was bipartisan support for a hate crimes bill in Georgia and last year’s anti-LGBTQ amendments to the overhauled state adoption code were removed befo...

Jeff Graham, Josh McKoon and Park Cannon

2018 Legislative Preview: Lawmakers, activists weigh in on religious exemptions, hate crimes bills

Passing a modernized adoption bill is a top priority for the General Assembly and statewide LGBT advocacy group Georgia Equality in 2018, but a continued discussion looms over potentially discriminatory languag...

Georgia LGBT lawmakers join hundreds nationwide calling on Trump to advance equality

Four Georgia lawmakers joined 152 other LGBT elected officials across the country in calling on President-elect Donald Trump to advance LGBT equality during his presidency. The message was sent in an open lette...

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...

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...

LGBT group Georgia Equality releases endorsements for November elections

Statewide LGBT advocacy group Georgia Equality released their endorsements for this November's state legislature races, revealing one more LGBT candidate than previously thought and one surprising non-endorseme...

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...

LGBT Georgia candidates competing in July 26 runoff elections

Historically, there is low voter turnout in runoff elections, making the impact of the vote of those who do turn out that much greater. Here are the two races to watch featuring LGBT candidates on July 26. V...

Your guide to LGBT Atlanta’s fundraisers and tribute concerts for Orlando shooting victims

Atlanta's LGBT community continues to step up to help the victims of the shooting at Orlando LGBT nightclub Pulse. So many fundraisers and tributes have been created that it's hard to keep up, so here's a handy...

Georgia LGBT legislators speak out on Orlando nightclub shooting

The three openly LGBT members of the Georgia legislature are speaking out about the early Sunday morning shooting at LGBT Orlando nightclub Pulse, which left 50 dead and 53 injured. “I am heartbroken, angry,...

LGBT candidates prepare for Georgia primary elections

When queer women’s health advocate Park Cannon won the February runoff for the House District 58 seat, she did so solidly, beating former state Rep. Ralph Long by nearly 20 points. But that 20 point win represe...

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

Recent Wins for LGBTQ Families

LGBTQ Education Bill Passes Illinois House of Representatives

United Methodist Church to Investigate Irregularities in LGBTQ Vote

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Gay Singer Sam Smith Comes Out as Non-Binary Genderqueer

Bisexual YouTuber Lily Singh gets Late Night NBC Talk Show

Netflix Cancels ‘One Day at a Time’