Today, the US House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act with a strong bipartisan vote, reaffirming the freedom to marry for hundreds of thousands of same-sex and interracial Georgians, and couples nationwide! The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law.

“Recognizing the importance of marriage, acknowledging that diverse beliefs and the people who hold them are due respect, and affirming that couples, including same-sex and interracial couples, deserve the dignity, stability, and ongoing protection of marriage is an important milestone,” said Jeff Graham, executive director of Georgia Equality. “And the strong bi-partisan support of members in both chambers of Congress and support from a diverse set of conservative faith voices, is a hopeful recognition that supporting LGBTQ rights is not in conflict with conservative values.”

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As we come nearer to the end of another year in this fight together, we have yet to take our foot off the gas pedal. Our staff and volunteers have been educating and informing voters of upcoming elections for what seems like the entire year – and we won’t stop until after the December 6th runoff for US Senator from Georgia.

While you’ll be seeing plenty of messages from us on that front in the coming weeks, I want to pause today to say THANK YOU – because of you, your continued commitment to this work, and our amazing staff and volunteers, we’ve seen unprecedented successes this year!

 

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Georgia Equality seeks a full-time Field Organizer located in Atlanta Metro Area to help lead the implementation of Georgia Equality’s programs. The Field Organizer will assist all programs, events and issue areas as needed, including passing pro-equality legislation, expanding healthcare access, voter registration , HIV/AIDS advocacy, transgender rights, and electing pro-equality candidates to office on a local and state level. Georgia Equality’s ’s work  includes an intersectional approach to issues, as well as working with a wide range of institutions such as schools, businesses, unions, religious congregations, local governments, health clinics, law enforcement and LGBTQ centers. We strongly encourage people with personal experience with HIV, people of color, and queer, trans, and gender non-conforming folks to apply for this position. Ideally, this  position would be based in either Macon or Savannah and will report to the Deputy Director.

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“After almost five years with Georgia Equality, I’ve decided the time has come for me to start a new chapter. I am extremely proud of all that GE staff, board, and statewide partners have accomplished during my tenure and hold dear to my heart the relationships I’ve built during my time as Deputy Director.   

As I look back, I am most proud of our work to build strategies for centering equity in every aspect of our work. I am also proud to have witnessed young queer people and young people living with HIV  shift from being targets of harassment to self-advocates and effective organizers and leaders in the work. 

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