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Republicans censure Nathan Deal over Georgia anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill veto

Conservative Republicans are still smarting about Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal's veto of House Bill 757, the controversial anti-LGBT so-called “religious freedom” bill passed by both chambers of the state legislatu...

Deal: I’ll veto Georgia anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill again if it comes back

In his first interview since vetoing an anti-LGBT so-called “religious freedom” bill two weeks ago, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said the backlash in North Carolina and Mississippi over similar bills should give su...

Community rallies to celebrate veto of anti-gay Georgia ‘religious freedom’ bill [PHOTOS]

Over 300 people gathered in Liberty Plaza next door to the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate Gov. Nathan Deal's veto of the anti-LGBT House Bill 757 and call for LGBT-inclusive non-discriminatio...

Atlanta mayor bans city travel to North Carolina over anti-LGBT law

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced late Monday that he is banning travel to North Carolina for city employees after passage of a law there that excludes the LGBT community from anti-discrimination protections a...

Salesforce channels Harvey Milk in video thanking Georgia for beating anti-gay bill

Late Wednesday evening, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff posted a moving video on Twitter thanking Georgia for beating back House Bill 757, the anti-LGBT legislation that roiled the state and caused a national backl...