Category: Politics
By Matt Hennie | Oct 18, 2017 | 3:04 PM
Cathy Woolard wants to be mayor. Sure, you might support her because she'd make history as Atlanta's first openly gay leader. But Woolard wants your vote because, she argues, she can do the job.
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By Matt Hennie | Oct 12, 2017 | 11:35 AM
Rep. Renitta Shannon – a Democrat from Decatur – publicly came out as bisexual on Tuesday, boosting the number of openly LGBTQ state lawmakers in Georgia to four.
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By Matt Hennie | Sep 22, 2017 | 12:51 PM
Georgia Equality endorsed a batch of candidates in municipal races across Atlanta, reaffirming its support for Cathy Woolard's mayoral run and supporting some – but not all – LGBT candidates on the ballot.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Sep 19, 2017 | 9:50 AM
State Rep. Keisha Waites – one of four openly LGBTQ lawmakers in Georgia – resigned Monday to run for chair of the Fulton County Commission.
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By Matt Hennie | Sep 14, 2017 | 11:57 AM
Gay GOP group Georgia Log Cabin Republicans looked past two LGBT candidates and endorsed Ceasar Mitchell and Mary Norwood for mayor, while also backing a handful of other candidates in the upcoming city elections.
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By Matt Hennie | Sep 14, 2017 | 11:22 AM
A dozen LGBT candidates are campaigning for votes in races across metro Atlanta this fall. But the surprisingly large field of gay candidates has shrunk by two – Tyai Green and Lock Whiteside dropped out of their Atlanta City Council races.
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By Matt Hennie | Sep 6, 2017 | 4:02 PM
Stephe Koontz – a small business owner and church administrator – is running for the Doraville City Council, hoping to become the city’s first transgender elected official and help guide it through future growth and redevelopment.
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By Matt Hennie | Sep 1, 2017 | 11:25 AM
Joseph Geierman -- a gay longtime resident and civic activist in Doraville -- jumped into the race for a seat on the city council, hoping to provide progressive leadership for the small city in DeKalb County.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 31, 2017 | 10:55 AM
Atlanta's mayoral candidates pledged to make PrEP more widely available to help fight HIV, work to combat stigma around the virus and to expand the city's focus on public health issues.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 30, 2017 | 11:35 AM
Mary Norwood – the leading candidate in a crowded race for Atlanta mayor – said LGBT voters should not be concerned that she appeared recently in photos with Republican elected officials, including one who has fought LGBT equality and disparaged gay families.
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By Regina Willis | Aug 29, 2017 | 9:56 AM
Josh McNair, a sales representative and gay Morehouse graduate, is speaking out about his leadership style, policy priorities and how he’ll fight for Fulton County as he runs in a crowded race to replace a beloved LGBT figure on the county commission.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 28, 2017 | 10:38 AM
In a sharp break from Georgia's Republican delegation – and President Donald Trump – U.S. Sen. David Perdue said the military should allow transgender soldiers.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 25, 2017 | 4:34 PM
Reese McCranie – a longtime LGBT and Democratic activist, and advisor to Mayor Kasim Reed – launched his campaign for a Fulton County Commission seat, becoming the second gay candidate in the race.
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By Regina Willis | Aug 18, 2017 | 10:59 AM
Gay former teacher Charlie Stadtlander is taking a second shot at the Atlanta School Board, this time hoping to unseat an incumbent for an at-large seat.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 15, 2017 | 10:32 AM
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson faced a slam dunk question during his town hall on Monday – does he support protecting LGBT employees from discrimination. But he waffled, bobbed and weaved and then blew it.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 14, 2017 | 4:09 PM
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has backed himself into a corner. On one hand, he says he won't discriminate against anyone. On the other, he panders to religious conservatives who have made anti-LGBT 'religious freedom' legislation their top priority.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 9, 2017 | 12:10 PM
The Georgia GOP decided against a 'religious freedom' litmus test for its gubernatorial candidates, but an even more conservative Republican group stepped forward demanding candidates back the anti-LGBT legislation.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 8, 2017 | 11:12 AM
Alex Wan – the first gay man and Asian American elected to the Atlanta City Council – received a boost to his campaign for council president, getting endorsed by a statewide LGBT equality group.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 4, 2017 | 3:08 PM
Hardliners in the Georgia GOP are intent on breathing new life into anti-LGBT 'religious freedom' legislation with a litmus test for gubernatorial candidates. When the efforts make Casey Cagle look sympathetic, you know there's real trouble.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 1, 2017 | 11:17 AM
U.S. Rep. Karen Handel – the newly minted Republican lawmaker from Georgia's 6th Congressional District – said the military shouldn't pay for gender transition surgeries but stopped short of agreeing with a ban on transgender people in the military.
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