Author: Wes Sanders
ACTION ALERT: People living with HIV facing homelessness
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HIV Advocates: The City of Atlanta has once again failed to reimburse payments to nonprofits that provide housing to people living with HIV in a timely manner. This means that hundreds of people living with HIV who currently receive housing assistance through these nonprofits may be facing homelessness during an extremely vulnerable time. Join us in urging Atlanta Mayor Bottoms to immediately use her authority and power as the administrator of these funds to ensure that the funding owed to agencies to ensure that People Living with HIV/AIDS are stably housed is dispersed immediately. Send your message NOW:
Thank you, -Georgia Equality |
City/County Level COVID-19 Community Resources
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Athens-Clarke County Resources
Gwinnett County Resources
Macon-Bibb County Resources
Savannah-Chatham County Resources
Transgender Day of Visibility 2020
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), 
an annual event dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society.
Whether you’re transgender, gender non-conforming (GNC) or an ally, join Georgia Equality in sending a note to your state legislator. We must make sure they know that transgender Georgians are important to our communities, and they deserve protection from discrimination in state law.
Anti-Trans Youth Bill Introduced
State Representative Ginny Ehrhart (R-Powder Springs) 
will formally introduce a bill that would make it a felony for medical professionals to help a minor with gender transition. Under Ehrhart’s proposal, Georgia medical providers who perform surgeries or administer or prescribe medications that assist minors with gender transition could be charged with a felony. Tell your State Representative not to criminalize medical treatment for trans youth and STOP HB 1060. Continue reading