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President Donald Trump touts tax bill.

Trump claims win with tax reform, but LGBT advocates say they lose

President Trump is touting the Republican tax reform plan as his first legislative win as Congress sends the legislation to his desk, but LGBT rights supporters are warning about expected negative impacts of th...

‘Religious freedom’ bills: Anti-gay landmine or much ado about nothing?

Alex Wan was sitting in his office at City Hall shortly before the Thanksgiving break when an employee from the city’s fire department asked to speak to him. The employee handed Wan a paperback book. Picture...

INTERVIEW: Former fire chief says inflammatory anti-gay language taken straight from Bible

Former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran said he is considering a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta after he was fired from his job following controversy over a book he wrote that included anti-gay content. ...

Anti-gay Atlanta fire chief back on job, becomes face of Georgia’s ‘religious freedom’ fight

Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran returns to his post Tuesday, Jan. 6, after a 30-day suspension without pay for going against city policy by writing a book that included comparing homosexuality to bestiality. ...

Ralph Reed urging supporters to target Kasim Reed after suspending anti-gay fire chief

Ralph Reed, former executive director of the Christian Coalition and now head of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, wants his members to call Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and tell him to stop “infringing on religious...