U.S. Senate Democratic newcomer Jim Barksdale has been polling around 10 to 15 points lower than his incumbent Republican opponent...
Cathy Woolard is used to being first and she intends to keep it that way. She was the first candidate...
1. Chelsea Clinton talked about the GOP’s anti-LGBT platform Wednesday in Philadelphia at an event hosted by the Human Rights...
The days are dwindling. After months and months of knocking on doors, making calls, attending events and raising money, the...
In the second week of January 2001, out lesbian Karla Drenner took office in State House District 85 covering Avondale...
Alex Wan, seeking re-election for District 6 on the Atlanta City Council, has been endorsed by Georgia Equality and the...
The national Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund already announced its backing of state Rep. Rashad Taylor and state Rep. Karla Drenner in the July 31 Democratic primary earlier this week.Today, the organization rolled out the rest of its Georgia state legislative endorsements:
At least five openly gay candidates were on the ballot in municipal races around Georgia yesterday. Based on unofficial results from county election boards, at least one has won outright, a Savannah hopeful and a Milton incumbent were defeated, a gay incumbent in East Point faces a runoff, and another East Point hopeful barely missed a runoff vote.
One lesbian incumbent became officially victorious as soon as polls closed at 7 p.m.Tuesday. Decatur City Commissioner Kecia Cunningham, who was first elected in 1999 and was the first African-American openly gay elected official in Georgia, ran unopposed this election cycle, securing her another term serving District 2, Post B, in the gay-popular Atlanta suburb.
Cunningham is one of at least 12 openly gay elected officials currently serving around the state.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the sudden death of Allen Thornell, an Atlanta activist who worked tirelessly on LGBT, HIV and other issues.
In the Democratic primary for the District 6 seat on the Fulton County Commission, lesbian candidates Joan Garner and Keisha Waites appear headed for a runoff.