The staff at Georgia Equality has had the pleasure of getting to work with a great group of interns and fellows this summer. Check out their profiles below to learn a little bit more about this fantastic group: Continue reading
Author: Wes Sanders
Georgia Equality Endorses Cathy Woolard for Mayor of Atlanta
The Board of Directors of Georgia Equality is pleased to endorse former Atlanta City Council President Cathy Woolard in her pursuit to become the next Mayor of Atlanta.
Cathy has a long history of advocating for and 
enacting LGBT inclusive policies in Atlanta and around Georgia, including fighting for domestic partner benefits and marriage rights, parental rights and the state’s only comprehensive human rights municipal ordinance that passed in 1999. She has shown a serious commitment to issues such as affordable housing, equity and inclusion, and addressing HIV policy that helps to secure the lived equality that matters most to the LGBT community in Georgia. Cathy has also worked hard for other social justice issues in Atlanta including her work with CARE, League of Conservation Voters and Planned Parenthood. Continue reading
Georgia Equality Responds to Trump’s Tweets on Transgender Military Service
For Immediate Release
We were shocked and disturbed to see today’s tweets from President Trump regarding the service of transgender individuals in our armed forces. The US military is the largest employer of transgender people in the world, employing an estimated 15,000 transgender people. Coming from a President that ran on the promise of creating jobs, making a move to strip jobs from 15,000 americans shows the President’s true feeling toward LGBTQ people. Continue reading
July 6, 2017: Public Policy Committees Special Meeting
The Public Policy Committees of both the Ryan White Planning Council and Fulton County HIV Task Force will hold a special a special meeting on the evening of July 6th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
The meeting will take place in the Event Annex of the Phillip Rush Center.
http://www.rushcenteratl.org/
The purpose of this meeting will be to provide an update on the policy recommendations that have come from the Strategy to End AIDS in Fulton County, and community listening session.
Savannah’s LGBT Community Opening A New Door
The establishing of a LGBT Center in Savannah is yet another in a long list of accomplishments that First City Network has played a part in over the past 32 years. Georgia’s first and oldest LGBT organization, FCN, has promoted equality, educated the public, nurtured networking, and advocated for fairness and the elimination of discrimination. Continue reading