The supporters of Georgia Equality have done it
again! Thanks to many last minute gifts for us and also the kids, not only did you help us meet our goal of $20,000 but you smashed through that number and helped us raise just shy of $30,000!! Continue reading
Author: Wes Sanders
I’m not stopping now, and I hope you won’t either.
Over the last few weeks, you’ve heard from Brendan, Erin, 
Joey, and Sam about Georgia Equality’s work over the past year. I hope you read what they had to say because after all, you and your support are the reasons why Georgia Equality has worked so hard this year.
We are stronger together and together in 2016 we have:
- Squashed more than 10 bills- more than we’ve ever seen- that threatened to undermine the equal rights of LGBT people
- Narrowly avoided North Carolina’s fate by convincing Governor Deal to veto shameful legislation that would have given license to discriminate against LGBT Georgians under the guise of religion
- Elected a record number of LGBT legislators who will push for nondiscrimination protections
- Registered nearly 2,000 new voters in Georgia, and organize hundreds of volunteers who have had thousands of conversations about why updating our nondiscrimination laws to include transgender people is so important
- Advocated for stronger programs crucial to curtailing HIV disparities and finally ending the HIV epidemic
- Grown the next wave of advocates through our legislative advocacy training and transgender competency trainings for police officers
their work is making a difference in our state
Friend—
Happy Holidays! It’s State 
Representative-Elect Sam Park, and I hope this email finds you well. As a native Georgian, I had the honor of becoming the very first openly gay man elected to the Georgia State Legislature. The voters of House District 101 showed the world that we the people are continuing the march towards justice. By voting for me, they demonstrated their ability to look beyond the differences that so often separate us, and rejected the discriminatory, anti-LGBTQ legislation my opponent supported earlier this year. Continue reading
their work is critical, and so is your support
My name is Joey Traina, I’m a community organizer in 
Augusta, Georgia and I’m writing today to share with you why I support the work of Georgia Equality, and I think you should too. Over the course of the last year, I’ve come to know Georgia Equality through my own local organizing and have been continually impressed by their efforts around our state. Continue reading
Join the Georgia LGBTQIA Contingent for the Women’s March on Washington!
Saturday, January 21, 2017, starting at 10 a.m.
Washington, D.C.
Calling all Queers throughout Georgia: no matter how you identify along the gender identity/sexual orientation LGBTQIA spectrum, your families, your health, your jobs, your housing, your fundamental rights are threatened by the Trump administration. We hope to mobilize at least 500 of us for the March on Washington.
This march is for all of us, recognizing the powerful intersectionality that guides our peaceful protest. To quote from the national mission statement for this march, “We practice empathy with the intent to learn about the intersecting identities of each other. We will suspend our first judgment and do our best to lead without ego.” All are welcome; all are needed.
Here’s a link for bus transportation to the event: http://tiny.cc/wmowgabusroutes. There will also be scholarship money available for those with financial need.
Please sign up here if you plan to attend: http://tiny.cc/500GAQueers. It’s important you provide a valid email, which we promise not to share with anyone, in order to stay informed about where our LGBTQ contingent will meet. We will also share information about activities and events occurring before, during, and after the march. We need volunteers starting December 2nd to distribute flyers at bars, coffee shops, churches, gyms, community meetings, wherever we queers gather, as well as to get the word out via social media.
If you have any questions or if you want to be volunteer, please contact Phred Huber at email hidden; JavaScript is required or Julie Stoverink at email hidden; JavaScript is required.