By Patrick Saunders | Jun 19, 2018 | 2:07 PM
Political candidates and elected officials came out Saturday for the annual Evening for Equality gala, including a speech by an LGBTQ ally running for governor and $100,000 in fundraising.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jun 15, 2018 | 10:31 AM
The Human Rights Campaign on Friday endorsed former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams for governor.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jun 15, 2018 | 10:13 AM
One thing people aren’t used to seeing in House District 179 in St. Simons is a Democrat on the ballot, which will change this fall thanks to lesbian school administrator Julie Jordan.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jun 13, 2018 | 3:27 PM
A prominent Athens GOP leader wrote a series of anti-LGBTQ Facebook posts on Tuesday — the two-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jun 12, 2018 | 3:11 PM
Local gay life coach, motivational speaker and author Christopher Coleman launched a 2020 exploratory campaign for president of the United States with diversity as a key feature of his platform.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jun 4, 2018 | 4:28 PM
Opposing sides in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case agreed on one thing Monday after the Supreme Court's narrow ruling – it's time for lawmakers in Georgia to take action.
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By Patrick Saunders | May 23, 2018 | 4:08 PM
Georgia’s 'religious freedom' champion fell, an anti-LGBT 'dancing preacher' almost pulled off an upset, and a state lawmaker who suggested quarantining people with HIV kept her seat in elections on Tuesday.
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By Patrick Saunders | May 23, 2018 | 1:11 PM
Two LGBTQ candidates – state Rep. Park Cannon and Ben Ku – won contested primaries on Tuesday, while three others cruised to re-election with no opposition.
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By Patrick Saunders | May 23, 2018 | 6:35 AM
Stacey Abrams beat Stacey Evans in the Democratic primary for Georgia governor on Tuesday, setting up a November showdown where Abrams could become the nation's first black female governor.
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By Patrick Saunders | May 22, 2018 | 2:48 PM
Gay attorney Nicholas Smith is fed up with what he calls a disorganized DeKalb County Superior Court, so he hopes to earn a spot on the bench to change things once votes are tallied after Tuesday’s election.
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By Patrick Saunders | May 22, 2018 | 9:50 AM
Entrepreneur Richie Knight has a chance to become the first Latino and first openly gay mayor in Athens history when voters head to the polls Tuesday.
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By Patrick Saunders | May 21, 2018 | 4:06 PM
Gay Democrat Steven Knight Griffin hopes to overcome the odds on Tuesday and win a crowded primary in Georgia's 6th Congressional District so he can take on anti-LGBT U.S. Rep. Karen Handel in November.
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By Patrick Saunders | May 21, 2018 | 10:05 AM
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners hasn’t had a Democratic member in over 30 years. Gay civic activist Ben Ku aims to change that.
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By Project Q Atlanta | May 15, 2018 | 5:21 PM
The short answer as to why LGBTQ voters should care about candidates running for Georgia Public Service Commission is simple: The PSC regulates the utility industry, so its issues affect us all.
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By Patrick Saunders | May 15, 2018 | 10:59 AM
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Tuesday announced her enrollment in a coalition dedicated to securing LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination protections at all levels of government.
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By Patrick Saunders | May 11, 2018 | 11:33 AM
Stacey Abrams scooped up another statewide LGBTQ organization’s endorsement on Friday, picking up the support of Georgia Stonewall Democrats.
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By Project Q Atlanta | May 10, 2018 | 12:28 PM
Stacey Abrams took her campaign for governor – and her new book on leadership – to the LGBTQ-owned feminist store Charis Books & More on Wednesday.
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By Patrick Saunders | May 8, 2018 | 10:04 AM
Sabrina McKenzie – a self-described 'dancing preacher' and candidate for Georgia Senate – has a long history of opposing LGBTQ equality and same-sex marriage, but insists that she 'loves homosexuals.'
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By Patrick Saunders | May 4, 2018 | 5:28 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms appointed a full-time LGBTQ liaison and announced the members of an LGBTQ Advisory Board on Friday, a day before she speaks at the HRC gala in downtown Atlanta.
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By Patrick Saunders | May 3, 2018 | 12:28 PM
Victory Fund, the organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ candidates, has endorsed Matthew Wilson, a gay Democrat hoping to unseat a Republican incumbent in a competitive Georgia House race.
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