By Patrick Saunders | Feb 15, 2019 | 12:27 PM
A bill that would make it easier for HIV-positive Medicaid recipients to receive the most effective medications may soon see a vote by the full Georgia House.
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By Patrick Saunders | Feb 11, 2019 | 2:05 PM
State Rep. Jasmine Clark’s first order of business as a lawmaker was to introduce a bill that would ensure Georgia’s K-12 students receive accurate information about HIV during sex-ed classes.
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By Patrick Saunders | Feb 8, 2019 | 3:21 PM
Atlanta’s top elections official is challenging the residency of a gay longtime City Hall watchdog who is running for Atlanta City Council.
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By Patrick Saunders | Feb 7, 2019 | 5:21 PM
The first openly gay man elected to the Georgia legislature will wait until the legislative session is over to decide if he wants to try being the first openly gay member of Congress from the state.
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By Patrick Saunders | Feb 6, 2019 | 11:52 AM
LGBTQ Georgians surrounded Stacey Abrams in Atlanta as the former Democratic candidate for governor delivered a nationally televised response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 31, 2019 | 1:13 PM
Queer state Rep. Park Cannon honored gender nonconforming actor, entertainer and activist Miss Lawrence with a proclamation on the floor of the Georgia House on Wednesday.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 30, 2019 | 1:32 PM
State Rep. Karla Drenner renewed a call for hate crimes legislation in Georgia on Wednesday, citing the attack on black gay actor Jussie Smollett a day earlier.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 28, 2019 | 5:05 PM
A Dalton lawmaker filed the first “religious freedom” bill of this year’s legislative session, possibly igniting a fight over a contentious social issue as Atlanta prepares for Super Bowl 53.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 23, 2019 | 2:36 PM
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hit back at the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling allowing President Trump’s ban on transgender troops to go into effect.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Jan 22, 2019 | 12:08 PM
Shirley Franklin called anti-LGBTQ 'religious freedom' bills discriminatory as Gov. Brian Kemp — a supporter of such legislation — sat just feet away during a ceremony honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 16, 2019 | 1:35 PM
State Rep. Sandra Scott filed a broad civil rights bill that would protect LGBTQ people and others from discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 15, 2019 | 12:22 PM
Matthew Wilson was sworn into the Georgia House on Monday, making him the fifth LGBTQ member of the legislature — the largest number of openly LGBTQ members the Georgia legislature has ever had.
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By Patrick Saunders | Jan 10, 2019 | 3:06 PM
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston said that anti-LGBTQ 'religious freedom' legislation 'is a solution in search of a problem,' and he acknowledged the severity of the state’s HIV epidemic.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Jan 8, 2019 | 3:03 PM
The main forces behind Georgia’s 'religious freedom' fight couldn’t convince voters they deserved to stay in office, so now they’re joining the staffs of incoming statewide officeholders instead.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Jan 7, 2019 | 11:26 AM
Gov. Nathan Deal took aim at controversial 'religious freedom' legislation in the final days of his administration, saying the bills make Georgia look 'weak.'
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By Project Q Atlanta | Jan 3, 2019 | 12:23 PM
A West Cobb lawmaker who defeated a PFLAG mom in her election to the Georgia House said she’s ready to push for 'religious freedom' legislation once she takes office this month.
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By Patrick Saunders | Dec 24, 2018 | 2:04 PM
Friends, family and elected officials were on hand to witness Ben Ku get sworn into a spot on the Gwinnett County Commission — the first Asian-American and first openly LGBTQ person to do so.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Dec 12, 2018 | 11:55 AM
House Speaker David Ralston said he has “serious concerns” about anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” legislation and undercut the main argument other GOP lawmakers have made in support of it.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Dec 7, 2018 | 1:47 PM
Bisexual state Rep. Renitta Shannon said Brian Kemp ran a “campaign of hate” in the gubernatorial election, so she’s boycotting the Republican’s first major speech as governor-elect.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Dec 3, 2018 | 2:15 PM
A gay civic activist announced a run for an Atlanta City Council seat left vacant after the death of a sitting member. If he wins in the March special election, Matthew Cardinale (top photo) would become the only openly LGBTQ person on the council.
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