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Mixed emotions as Karen Handel takes over 6th District seat

It was about 10 p.m. on June 20 when a tangible mood shift fell over the Westin Atlanta Perimeter hotel. The crowd, packed tightly into a ballroom, spilling out into the hallways and foyer and even the outside ...

LGBT anxiety up as Georgia Senate Republicans file ‘religious freedom’ bill

Despite assurances from state Republican leaders that so-called “religious freedom” bills weren’t on the agenda for the 2017 session, Sen. Marty Harbin (R-Tyrone) put forth a piece of such legislation late yest...

State GOP lawmakers form ‘Obamacare repeal and replace task force’

Congressional Republicans are doing their best to ensure the Affordable Healthcare Act will be repealed at the federal level. Here in Georgia, state GOP lawmakers are doing their best to make sure the state is ...

Simon Williamson, columnist with Georgia Voice

Simon Williamson: Using the gay community as political cover

For the first time ever, the politics of LGBT folks, and our supporters, are being taken seriously. It is harder to win an election nowadays without taking the rights of LGBT people seriously, even if you merel...

RNC Day 4: Thiel declares ‘I am proud to be gay’ at GOP convention

CLEVELAND — For the first time in 16 years, an openly gay speaker took the stage at the Republican National Convention on Thursday. Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal and Facebook and a California delegate ...