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BREAKING: Gov. Nathan Deal vetoes Georgia anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill

Gov. Nathan Deal ended 12 very long, often tumultuous days of speculation Monday morning and announced that he is vetoing House Bill 757, the controversial anti-LGBT so-called "religious freedom" bill that has ...

Hollywood heavyweights pile on against Georgia’s anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill

Hollywood is coming out in force against House Bill 757, the anti-LGBT so-called “religious freedom” bill that passed both chambers of the Georgia legislature and now sits in Gov. Nathan Deal’s hands. First it ...

GOP lawmaker defends anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill

State Sen. Greg Kirk (R-Americus) addressed the media on Tuesday to defend a controversial anti-LGBT so-called “religious freedom” bill, citing the effect marriage equality has had on countries like Canada, Mex...

Date set for rally against anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill at Capitol

LGBT groups have set a date for a community rally against House Bill 757, the anti-LGBT so-called "religious freedom" bill that's sparked a national backlash and put Georgia at the center of the discussion over...

LGBT lawmakers, allies stand together against anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill

It’s hard to believe it’s been only five days since lawmakers unveiled a revised version of House Bill 757, which passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate and landed on Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk for one of t...

Kasim Reed: HB 757 will ‘irreparably damage’ Atlanta’s economy

Mayor Kasim Reed issued a statement on Thursday in response to the state legislature’s passage of House Bill 757, saying it codifies discrimination and its passage will “irreparably damage” the city of Atlanta’...

To veto or not to veto? Here’s how long Nathan Deal has to decide on HB 757

It's in the governor's hands now. Wednesday's surprise unveiling of a revised House Bill 757 passed in the House and Senate and was met with an even more furious backlash from the business community, the LGBT c...

BREAKING: Georgia Senate passes anti-LGBT House Bill 757, one signature from law

The Georgia Senate passed House Bill 757 Wednesday evening 37-18, sending it to Gov. Nathan Deal's desk and putting it one signature away from being law. A so-called "compromise" bill was introduced earlier in ...

BREAKING: Georgia House passes anti-LGBT HB 757

In response to a national backlash against the anti-LGBT so-called "religious freedom" bill House Bill 757, lawmakers introduced a substitute that is drawing a similar backlash from LGBT groups in Georgia and t...

Religious conservatives turn on each other after Deal’s HB 757 comments

There’s been a raucous debate over one form or another of several “religious freedom” bills for the last three years in Georgia, with both sides pretty clearly defined—the religious right on one side and the LG...

GOP lawmaker cites gay brother in HB 757 ‘compromise’

A lot has been said since Feb. 19 when the Senate passed a hybrid anti-gay “religious freedom” bill, but the million dollar question remains: what will the House come up with now that House Bill ...

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Donald Trump Releases Pride T-shirt

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Real Housewife Lisa Vanderpump Apologizes for Transphobic Joke about Erica Jayne

Farmers Market Jitters

“The Cake” Takes the Atlanta Stage

BREAKING: Gov. Nathan Deal vetoes Georgia anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill

Hollywood heavyweights pile on against Georgia’s anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill

GOP lawmaker defends anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill

Date set for rally against anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill at Capitol

LGBT lawmakers, allies stand together against anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill

Kasim Reed: HB 757 will ‘irreparably damage’ Atlanta’s economy

To veto or not to veto? Here’s how long Nathan Deal has to decide on HB 757

BREAKING: Georgia Senate passes anti-LGBT House Bill 757, one signature from law

BREAKING: Georgia House passes anti-LGBT HB 757

Religious conservatives turn on each other after Deal’s HB 757 comments

GOP lawmaker cites gay brother in HB 757 ‘compromise’

Intersex Organizations Call out WHO for Classifying Intersex Traits as “Disorders”

Trump Admin Seeks to Roll Back Trans Health Care Protections in Obamacare

Donald Trump Releases Pride T-shirt

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Human Rights Campaign Close to Naming Next President: Sources

Real Housewife Lisa Vanderpump Apologizes for Transphobic Joke about Erica Jayne

ICE Has Been Placing LGBTQ Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

Taiwanese LGBTQ Couples Celebrate Marriage Equality with Mass Same-Sex Wedding

Georgia GOP Delivers Stealth Win for LGBTQ Parents

Standing Up for Our Bodies

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