We, the undersigned organizations, as part of the LGBTQ+ community in Georgia, speak out to express our disappointment and indignation at the killing of the non-binary, Afro-Indigenous environmental activist Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán and subsequent actions by law enforcement.
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PRESS RELEASE: CITY OF TUCKER PASSES LGBTQ INCLUSIVE NONDISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE
Georgia’s 15th municipality to pass such an ordinance.
TUCKER, Georgia (June 13, 2023) – Last night, in a 6-1 vote, the Tucker City Council passed their nondiscrimination ordinance– providing critical protections to LGBTQ folks and other marginalized groups. Tucker became Georgia’s 15th municipality to offer such protections to those who live, work, and visit there.
“Thanks to the hard work of local advocates in Tucker, the passage of this ordinance ensures 38,000 more Georgians are provided the necessary protections from discrimination that we all deserve,” said Jeff Graham, Georgia Equality’s executive director. “All of us at Georgia Equality are proud to have been involved in this work, as we continue pushing for the passage of these protections in cities and counties across Georgia.”
PRESS RELEASE: GEORGIA EQUALITY RESPONDS TO INCREASE IN ANTI-LGBTQ RHETORIC, VIOLENCE
ATLANTA, Georgia (April 24, 2023) — Georgia Equality is deeply concerned following an increase in violent rhetoric and actions targeting the LGBTQ+ community across Georgia. This past weekend, several neighborhoods in Atlanta were littered with anti-Semitic and transphobic flyers which stoked fears of a “rise in transgenderism,” and spread harmful conspiracy theories about the trans community and Jewish individuals. Meanwhile, in Forsyth County, organizers of an all-ages drag event were forced to cancel the event after receiving violent threats. In response, Congressman Rich McCormick hosted a “family fun day” on the same day as the canceled event, calling it a “lewd drag queen performance,” and labeling it an “attempt to target and indoctrinate our children,” on his social media. Continue reading |
Action Alert: Urge Congress to OPPOSE HR 734
This week, Congress will hear HR 734– a bill to ban transgender youth from participating in sports. This bill is a clear attempt to put politics over the well-being of transgender youth. It must be stopped– Send a message to your Congressperson, RIGHT NOW, and urge them to oppose HR 734!
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HR 734 would force an already vulnerable group of young people in Georgia Continue reading
Black LGBTQ History w/ Dr. Ashley Coleman Taylor
In honor of Black History Month, Georgia Equality was fortunate to interview historian Dr. Ashley Coleman Taylor. Dr. Coleman Taylor has worked on the oral history project, Atlanta as Black Queer Space, for several years.
The interview is conducted by Kermit Thomas, state outreach manager, denoted by “K,” and Dr. Coleman Taylor, “A,” and it explores race, space, identity, the ever-changing politics of the south, and more.
K: Could you introduce yourself and the project you’re working on?
A: I’m Ashley Coleman Taylor and I am an Atlanta native; my family has been in Atlanta since the 1970s. I am a professor of Religious Studies and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. My work is primarily about Black embodiment, Black gender, sexuality, and Africana religions. My work is situated in Puerto Rico and also Atlanta.
K: Can you tell us a little about your work in Puerto Rico and Atlanta?
A: Yeah, so in the Puerto Rico work, I look at religion as a tool of white supremacy, so I look at how it’s impacted Black and Indigenous embodiment in Puerto Rico. I particularly focus on Black women and how they use their bodies as tools of resistance; to resist racism, sexism, classism, and coloniality. My Atlanta work is an oral history project with Black LGBTQ elders, so I look at how they have used their bodies as tools in the fight for social justice as activists over decades.