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House Bill 159 adoption

Georgia Senate passes adoption bill without anti-LGBT provision

The Georgia Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would rewrite the state's adoption laws for the first time in 27 years, and they did so without adding an anti-LGBT provision back in. House Bill 159 passed by ...

Ricky Martin on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 18

1. A new religious exemption rule the Trump administration is considering would allow healthcare workers the right to refuse to treat transgender patients, as well as refuse to perform abortion services for wom...

Georgia State Sen. Jesse Stone (R-Waynesboro)

Georgia Senate committee strips anti-LGBT language, passes adoption bill

The Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 8-2 in favor of a bill to update Georgia's adoption laws without an anti-LGBT provision that caused the bill to stall in the final days of last year's l...

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...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Aug. 25

1. The president hasn't issued the "religious freedom" executive order that the religious right end of the political spectrum wants — and its leaders blame Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for the disappointment....