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Discrimination and the Fight for LGBTQ Equality

Atlanta Jewish Times • March 25, 2021, 1:05 pm Rabbi Peter Berg of The Temple details modern plagues involving discrimination, hatred and bigotry.

Religious freedom protects our right to worship. It doesn’t protect discrimination.

Religion News Service • March 9, 2021, 12:50 pm People of faith look the other way as legislators codify discrimination in the name of ‘religious liberty.’

A Longtime HIV Survivor on How We Achieve Health Equity

The Advocate • February 11, 2021, 12:28 pm With the inauguration of President Joe Biden, I hope we may now see the kind of leadership on LGBTQ issues we need. As a gay African-American man living with HIV, I have lived through two pandemics. Under both HIV/AIDS and COVID-19, LGBTQ people have had to shoulder the burden of discrimination while fighting to survive. I hope that 2021 is the year that changes.

Mayor’s veto of LGBTQ ordinance underlines need for federal protections, urgency of local action

The Telegraph • February 1, 2021, 12:04 pm 2020 was a year filled with so many challenges – but in some important ways, it was also one marked by progress for LGBTQ people here in Georgia. Gerald Bostock, a gay man in Georgia, won his case at the U.S. Supreme Court, securing federal protections for LGBTQ workers; out LGBTQ candidates won their elections in record numbers; and municipalities from Brookhaven to Savannah and Smyrna to Statesboro, enacted LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections.

Modeling a pathway toward social justice

Statesboro Herald • January 28, 2021, 12:18 pm In the weeks since the November election, Georgia has been the epicenter of conversation around the ways that our country is changing and growing in support of progressive policies – but in addition to the presidential election and January’s Senate run-off races, change is happening at the local level, too.

What Happens in Georgia Will Affect Every LGBTQ+ American

The Advocate • November 28, 2020, 11:58 am This month Georgia’s on everyone’s mind. Voters in the Peach State came out in record numbers to cast their ballots for President-elect Joe Biden, and for the first time in nearly two decades the state has chosen a Democratic presidential candidate. Now it’s vital that Georgians channel that grassroots energy into electoral action again. The run-off elections in January will determine what the U.S. Senate will prioritize for the next two years. And for the first time in a long time, there is a narrow pathway forward to passing LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections at the federal level.

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Conservative Community Leader in Georgia Recounts His Journey Toward Supporting LGBTQ Nondiscrimination

By Adam Polaski • August 21, 2019, 3:58 pm “You don’t have to agree with someone to support their rights,” Awet said. “It’s not conservative or liberal to support LGBTQ rights. It’s just the right thing to do.”

Freedom for All Americans’ LGBTQ Legislative Outlook for 2019

By Hannah Willard • December 21, 2018, 12:38 pm The 2019 legislative session will offer opportunities to advance statewide nondiscrimination protections and create movement for a federal law, but also set up potential fights against anti-LGBTQ legislation.

Midterms Preview: 6 Big Election Stories to Watch That Could Impact LGBTQ Equality

By Adam Polaski • November 5, 2018, 11:12 am The 2018 midterm elections could yield historic results for LGBTQ Americans – both in terms of pro-LGBTQ policies affirmed and LGBTQ representation in government at the local, state, and federal levels.

This Week in Nondiscrimination: Anti-LGBTQ Moves in TX and OH, a Show of Support in MA and GA, and Positive Rulings in PA and OR

By Shane Stahl • June 22, 2018, 5:00 pm Victories in the courts, protections enacted in GA, but anti-LGBTQ moves in OH and TX.

Augusta, GA Approves LGBTQ Employment Protections for Municipal Employees

By Shane Stahl • June 20, 2018, 1:17 pm Augusta-Richmond County has taken new steps to protect LGBTQ municipal employees from discrimination.

Local Steps Forward: Policies Updated, Protections Passed, and Pending Progress

By Shane Stahl • June 8, 2018, 6:07 pm The latest in nondiscrimination news at the local level for April and May of 2018.

Highs and Lows of the 2018 Legislative Session for LGBTQ Nondiscrimination

By Shane Stahl • June 2, 2018, 4:44 pm A look at the Highs and Lows of the 2018 Legislative Session – and how everything that happened this year builds momentum toward future gains and fuels the LGBTQ movement for the months and years to come.

This Week in Nondiscrimination: NJ Grows More Welcoming, Continued Celebration in NH, and Movement in Legal Cases

By Shane Stahl • June 1, 2018, 3:45 pm LQBTQ nondiscrimination saw New Jersey becoming perhaps the most transgender-inclusive state in the union, New Hampshire saying goodbye to a stalwart nondiscrimination campaign manager, and petitions in two legal cases asking the U.S. Supreme Court for review.

Reflecting on Big Victories and Advances for LGBTQ Equal Treatment on Give OUT Day

By Shane Stahl • April 19, 2018, 9:29 am Freedom For All Americans reflects on the work we've done throughout 2017 and 2018 to prevent LGBTQ discrimination in time for 2018's National Give Out Day.

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