Action Alerts

by Wes Sanders

The License to Discriminate is back.

Extremist state lawmakers have introduced Senate Bill 368 which would give adoption agencies — including taxpayer-funded ones — a license to discriminate against same-sex couples and LGBTQ youth.

This is unconscionable. Lawmakers are playing politics with the lives of the 12,000+ children waiting for loving homes in Georgia’s adoption and foster care system, all because some extremists want to discriminate against LGBTQ people.

We’ve stopped bills like this before, and we will do it again. Our best shot right now is to make sure SB 368 never gets out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Rush a message to your Senator right now urging them to reject SB 368.

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by Wes Sanders

Action Alert: Call for a hearing on Hate Crimes!

We’re excited about the possibility of seeing real progress on passing hate crime legislation in Georgia this year, but we need your help now!

Will you take 3 minutes today to make 3 phone calls? Three important Committee Chairs need to hear from you today on why we need a hearing on hate crimes as soon as possible.

Call now:

Chairman Wendell Willard, House Judiciary Committee,404.656.5125, email hidden; JavaScript is required

Chairman Rich Golick, House Non-Civil Judiciary Committee, 404.656.5943, email hidden; JavaScript is required

Chairman Jesse Stone, Senate Judiciary Committee, 404.463.1314, email hidden; JavaScript is required

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by Wes Sanders

ACTION ALERT: Tell your Senators to oppose Trump’s Trans Military Ban

It has been several days since the President’s surprise tweets about the future of open transgender service in the US Military, and we still don’t know much about what exactly is going to happen. We know that in order to change the policy a few procedural things will have to happen first. We also know that a bipartisan group of US Senators have already spoken out against the President’s statements. Take a look at the list! Continue reading →

by Wes Sanders

Press Release: Gov. Deal Vetoes License to Discriminate Bill

Governor rejects HB 757 following historic national backlash against discriminatory bill

ATLANTA – Governor Deal announced this morning that he intends to veto HB 757, the License to Discriminate legislation which rocketed to national infamy as businesses, the entertainment industry, professional sports leagues, religious and civil rights leaders, conservatives, legal experts and many others spoke out against the proposed bill.

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