Georgia GOP senators make last-ditch pitches for anti-LGBT adoption language, ‘religious freedom’ bills Dallas Duncan Georgia March 28, 2017 0Two controversial pieces of legislation were brought to the Senate well during the second-to-last day of the state’s 2017 legislative session....
Georgia House announces LGBT-inclusive civil rights bill in wake of ‘religious freedom’ legislation Dallas Duncan Georgia February 23, 2017 0Two weeks after Sen. Lester Jackson (D-Savannah) introduced a comprehensive “Georgia Civil Rights Act” in the state Senate, the House...
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, LGBT activists weigh in on Senate Republicans’ ‘religious freedom’ bill Georgia Voice Georgia February 22, 2017 0Senate Bill 233, a “religious freedom” bill filed late yesterday by Sen. Marty Harbin (R-Tyrone), has local LGBT leaders up in...
LGBT anxiety up as Georgia Senate Republicans file ‘religious freedom’ bill Dallas Duncan Georgia February 22, 2017 0Despite assurances from state Republican leaders that so-called “religious freedom” bills weren’t on the agenda for the 2017 session, Sen....
Atlanta legal expert: Anti-LGBT Trump executive order draft worse than HB 757 Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 2, 2017 0A leaked copy of a draft executive order reveals far-reaching plans by the Trump administration that would negatively affect LGBT...
Senate Resolution 105: Georgia Legislature’s first ‘religious freedom’ fight of 2017? Dallas Duncan Georgia January 31, 2017 0Less than a month after both Speaker of the House Rep. David Ralston and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle told reporters...
LGBT, civil rights groups finally seeing chance to play offense in Georgia Patrick Saunders Atlanta January 11, 2017 0Progressive leaders in Georgia are beating the drum for the state to adopt a comprehensive civil rights bill now that...
The top 10 most popular Georgia Voice stories of 2016 were… Patrick Saunders Atlanta December 31, 2016 0Our top 10 most read stories list this year was dominated by HB 757 and the Pulse shooting, with some...
2016 Georgia Voice People of the Year: The Bill Killers Patrick Saunders Atlanta December 28, 2016 0On June 27, 2015, Georgia’s LGBT community awoke hoarse from screaming, wiped the sleep from their eyes, brushed a rainbow...
5 LGBT things you need to know today, Dec. 14 Georgia Voice 5 LGBT Things December 14, 2016 01. A source close to President-elect Trump’s transition says outgoing North Carolina Gov. Pat “HB2” McCrory “definitely” has a place...
5 LGBT things you need to know today, Aug. 1 Patrick Saunders 5 LGBT Things August 1, 2016 01. A federal judge will hear from lawyers arguing for and against North Carolina’s controversial anti-LGBT HB2 today to address a...
