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LGBT leaders call out Georgia business community for silence in ‘religious freedom’ bill fight

It's no secret that corporations and business groups have been showing more visible support for the LGBT community in recent years. At no time was this support more apparent than during last year's legislati...

LGBT Atlantans rally against ‘religious freedom’ bill at Georgia State Capitol

As the days dwindled before the fate of state Sen. Josh McKoon's so-called “religious freedom” bill is decided, hundreds of opponents of the bill gathered for a rally to make one last visible stand. The Marc...

Elton John jumps into Georgia’s ‘religious freedom’ fight

Part-time Atlantan, full-time music legend Elton John has jumped into the fight over state Sen. Josh McKoon's (R-Columbus) so-called “religious freedom” bill, calling it a “wolf in sheep's clothing” and saying ...

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston: Not completely sold on ‘religious freedom’ bill

Senate Bill 129, the “religious freedom” bill sponsored by Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus), sailed through the Senate last week and now is headed to the House, where, if passed, it will go to Gov. Nathan Deal's d...

Rally against ‘religious freedom’ bill set for St. Patrick’s Day at the Capitol

It's crunch time for state Sen. Josh McKoon's (R-Columbus) so-called “religious freedom” bill and opponents of the bill are calling on like-minded individuals to descend on the Capitol for a rally on St. Patric...

Teasley drops House version of Georgia ‘religious freedom’ bill, all eyes on Senate version

It's SB 129 or nothing. Rep. Sam Teasley (R-Marietta) has dropped his House version of a so-called “religious freedom” bill, opting to focus on passage of Sen. Josh McKoon's (R-Columbus) version reports the Mar...

Richard L. Eldredge: Lester Maddox, ‘religious freedom’ and Georgia’s political tombstones

I picked up the ringing beige BellSouth push-button phone on my desk as the elderly Southern fried voice on the other end squawked, “This here is governor Lester Maddox and I, sir, have been maliiiiigned!” I...

McKoon’s ‘religious freedom’ bill passes in Georgia Senate

SB 129, state Sen. Josh McKoon's (R-Columbus) controversial so-called “religious freedom” act, passed in the Georgia Senate today and will move over to the House for the next test. The bill passed by a vote of ...

The reboot of Mike Bowers: Longtime Georgia LGBT lightning rod re-emerges with a new chapter

Mike Bowers is not one for introspection. Try to get the 73-year-old West Point-educated, U.S. Air Force veteran to open up about how exactly he went from being the most vilified person in the state's LGBT hist...

Robbie Medwed: ‘Religious freedom’ rally at Georgia State Capitol takes ugly turn

Robbie Medwed is the assistant director of SOJOURN: Southern Jewish Resource Network for Gender and Sexual Diversity. (Courtesy photo) I’m a pretty religious person. I attend synagogue nearly every Saturday...

Democrats nowhere to be seen as McKoon’s ‘religious freedom’ bill moves forward

Consider Sen. Josh McKoon's SB 129, the so-called “religious freedom” bill, back on track. The bill just passed unanimously in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where curiously no Democrats were present to vote o...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Supreme Court Makes Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Easier at Religious Schools

House Democrats Demand Transgender Military Ban Be Lifted in Light of SCOTUS Ruling

Tech Experts Fear New US Broadcasting Chief Could Jeopardize LGBTQ Internet Freedom

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Bisexual Actress Javicia Leslie Takes on Role of Batwoman

8 out of 10 Gen Z Trans People Are Only Out Online, Study from Tinder Finds

New Documentary Looks at Terrors Facing LGBTQ Community