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Final efforts to pass anti-LGBTQ adoption bill fail as Georgia legislative session ends Patrick Saunders Georgia March 30, 2018 0Last-ditch efforts to pass an anti-LGBTQ adoption bill failed on the final day of the 2018 Georgia legislative session on...
LGBTQ bills to watch as end of legislative session nears Dallas Duncan Atlanta February 28, 2018 0The 2018 legislative session had a promising outlook: there was bipartisan support for a hate crimes bill in Georgia and...
Georgia Equality announces March 1 rally against SB 375 Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 23, 2018 0Minutes after the Georgia Senate voted in favor of an anti-LGBTQ adoption bill, statewide LGBTQ rights organization Georgia Equality announced a...
Georgia Senate passes anti-LGBTQ adoption bill Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 23, 2018 0The Georgia Senate on Friday morning passed a bill that would allow adoption agencies to refuse to place children with...
Georgia Senate committee passes anti-LGBTQ adoption bill Patrick Saunders Georgia February 20, 2018 0The Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning passed a bill that would allow adoption agencies to refuse to place...
Anti-LGBTQ adoption bill advances to full Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 8, 2018 0A Georgia Senate Judiciary sub-committee on Thursday afternoon heard public comments on a bill that would allow adoption agencies to...
Georgia Senate committee strips anti-LGBT language, passes adoption bill Patrick Saunders Atlanta January 11, 2018 0The Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 8-2 in favor of a bill to update Georgia’s adoption laws without...
2017 Year In Review: Counting down Georgia’s anti-LGBT villains of the year Elizabeth Friedly Atlanta December 27, 2017 0It’s no surprise that Trump’s America has its fair share of villains. The LGBT community in Georgia has had to...
2018 Legislative Preview: Lawmakers, activists weigh in on religious exemptions, hate crimes bills Dallas Duncan Atlanta December 27, 2017 0Passing a modernized adoption bill is a top priority for the General Assembly and statewide LGBT advocacy group Georgia Equality...
Georgia GOP won’t require gubernatorial candidates to pledge support for ‘religious freedom’ legislation Georgia Voice Georgia August 7, 2017 0Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidates won’t have to sign a pledge committing themselves to furthering so-called “religious liberty” legislation, party leaders...
Georgia Senate adjourns session without voting on adoption bill Georgia Voice Georgia March 31, 2017 0A clean, non-discriminatory version of adoption legislation House Bill 159 won’t be on the governor’s desk this year, a move...