Atlanta Pride Weekend (October 8-9) is the last weekend before the 2016 Election Voter registration deadline and we are turning out at Piedmont Park to register new voters! Please join our ‘Super Voter’ team on either Saturday or Sunday Continue reading
Georgia Equality’s staff and volunteers have been 
around the state
in the last couple months participating in festivals in local communities. We’re working to get LGBT Georgian’s registered to vote, and making folks aware of the importance of the upcoming elections and the state legislative session that begins in January of 2017. Continue reading
As Georgia students return to school, five LGBT advocacy groups have introduced a new resource called the Georgia Transgender Student Rights Watch. Lambda Legal, Georgia Equality, Anti-Defamation League, Georgia Safe Schools Coalition, and GLSEN Atlanta (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) have created the platform in a joint effort to monitor the discrimination transgender and gender nonconforming students experience across all schools, from elementary schools to college campuses. Continue reading
Georgia Equality has partnered with
Georgians for a Health Future and The Health Initiative to help Georgians who have faced discrimination in health care report it so we can help stop it from happening again. Thanks to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, LGBT Georgians, who experience unique challenges and barriers in obtaining health care coverage and accessing care, now have protections from discrimination in coverage and care. If you believe you have been discriminated against, you can file a complaint online with the Office for Civil Rights. Please also tell us about your experience so we can help you navigate the complaint process and identify systemic issues that should be addressed through public policy advocacy.
ELECTION UPDATE
Early voting began this week, in the runoff in Fulton County. Georgia Equality has endorsed the following candidates on your ballot, and each of them will need your support in order to win their races.
Endorsed Candidates:
Fulton County Superior Court Judge: Gary Alembik
Fulton County Superior Court Judge: Sterling Eaves
Fulton County Solicitor General: Clint Rucker
Click here to read more about Georgia Equality’s endorsed candidates.
Early voting will run from today (July 5, 2016) until Friday, July 22, 2016.
Please make a plan to vote early in these races, or on election day: Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
Find your early voting locations and election day polling place on the Secretary of State’s Website.
Many crucial elections will all but be decided in the primary elections, so whether you are LGBT or an ally, the stakes in Georgia are too high to sit this one out! Join the growing number of voices voting for equality in our home state!!