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Georgia GOP won’t require gubernatorial candidates to pledge support for ‘religious freedom’ legislation

Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidates won’t have to sign a pledge committing themselves to furthering so-called “religious liberty” legislation, party leaders decided this weekend.According to the Atl...

Georgia GOP senators make last-ditch pitches for anti-LGBT adoption language, ‘religious freedom’ bills

Two controversial pieces of legislation were brought to the Senate well during the second-to-last day of the state's 2017 legislative session.Brunswick Republican Sen. William Ligon's amendment to House Bil...

Five Georgia LGBT bills to know about heading into Crossover Day

Before the legislative session kicked off in January, one of the major changes making headlines is that Crossover Day moved to Day 28 of the session — Friday, March 3. This is the final day one chamber of the G...

Georgia House announces LGBT-inclusive civil rights bill in wake of ‘religious freedom’ legislation

Two weeks after Sen. Lester Jackson (D-Savannah) introduced a comprehensive "Georgia Civil Rights Act" in the state Senate, the House officially introduced its rumored companion bill this afternoon.House Bi...

LGBT leaders, civil rights attorneys make case for LGBT-inclusive civil rights bill

A panel of LGBT leaders and civil rights attorneys met on a rainy Tuesday night in Midtown to discuss the need for comprehensive civil rights legislation in Georgia. The timing of the previously scheduled...

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, LGBT activists weigh in on Senate Republicans’ ‘religious freedom’ bill

Senate Bill 233, a “religious freedom” bill filed late yesterday by Sen. Marty Harbin (R-Tyrone), has local LGBT leaders up in arms and Gov. Nathan Deal wary.Deal told the AJC this morning that the state ne...

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

Puerto Rico Governor Under Pressure to Resign over Homophobic, Misogynistic Comments

LGBTQ Advocates Call Out Tech Giants for Anti-LGBTQ Donations

UN Human Rights Council Votes to Renew Expert in LGBTQ Protection

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

DC Universe Gets First Gay Villain in ‘Birds of Prey’

Nicki Minaj Cancels Saudi Arabia Concert in Pro-LGBTQ Move

Stranger Things Introduces Lesbian Character in Third Season

Georgia GOP won’t require gubernatorial candidates to pledge support for ‘religious freedom’ legislation

Georgia GOP senators make last-ditch pitches for anti-LGBT adoption language, ‘religious freedom’ bills

Five Georgia LGBT bills to know about heading into Crossover Day

Georgia House announces LGBT-inclusive civil rights bill in wake of ‘religious freedom’ legislation

LGBT leaders, civil rights attorneys make case for LGBT-inclusive civil rights bill

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, LGBT activists weigh in on Senate Republicans’ ‘religious freedom’ bill

Puerto Rico Governor Under Pressure to Resign over Homophobic, Misogynistic Comments

LGBTQ Advocates Call Out Tech Giants for Anti-LGBTQ Donations

Swinging Richards to Introduce Daytime Female Dancers

UN Human Rights Council Votes to Renew Expert in LGBTQ Protection

DC Universe Gets First Gay Villain in ‘Birds of Prey’

Marriage Opponent to Chair State Department Human rights Commission

Transgender and Non-Binary Migrants Call for Investigation into Mistreatment at ICE Facility

House of Representatives Passes Amendment to Overturn Trans Military Ban

Georgia Equality Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Regarding Workplace Discrimination

HRC’s Sarah McBride Could Be Nation’s First Openly Trans State Senator

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