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Equality News
Atlanta City Council District 3: Special Election Runoff
Get to know the candidates!
In an effort to encourage our members participation in this race, and in lieu of making an endorsement, we posed the following questions to all of the candidates. All responses have been published exactly as they were received. Candidate responses are presented below in alphabetical order. The special election runoff for Atlanta City Council District 3 will be held on April 16, 2019.
AUCTION: Go to the Super Bowl with Football Hall of Famer Ron Mix
Pro Football Hall of Fame Member, Ron Mix, 
purchased two tickets to the Super Bowl to create an event to benefit the transgender community. Mix said:
“The mistreatment of transgender people is contrary to everything athletics embraces: fair play, equal opportunity and respect and judging people by their character and conduct not by bigoted preconceived perceptions. Family rejection, discrimination and violence cause an estimated 40% of the 1.6 million homeless youth being from the transgender and other LGBQ groups. That horror should be a shock to the conscience of Americans.”
2019 Legislative Preview
It’s always a challenge to predict what will happen in any 
upcoming legislative session, but the 2019 session is already shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable in decades. While Republicans still have large majorities in both the House and the Senate, Democrats flipped a total of eleven seats in the House and two in the Senate. Perhaps more importantly, there are an additional sixteen seats in the House and six in the Senate that could be competitive in the 2020 election. That fact alone could make for some interesting politics. However, beyond the simple partisan math, due to incumbents who either retired or lost seats in the primary or general elections, there will be some 30 new members of the legislature. While roughly half of them we know to be pro-equality, we don’t know much about the others and how they will vote on issues of concern to Georgia Equality’s members and the LGBTQ community.
Help me go out with a bang!
It is bittersweet that I’m sharing with you that tomorrow is my 
last day as Deputy Director at Georgia Equality. I want to go out with a bang, but I’ll need your help! Today, I’m asking you to donate to continue the work I’ve been lucky to be apart of.
From numerous victories against anti-LGBTQ legislation to developing and expanding strategic programming for LGBTQ people throughout the state, Georgia Equality works incredibly hard to ensure we are treated with dignity and respect. I’m thankful having the opportunity to work, learn, and grow in this space. I’m also honored to have worked with such an amazing crew of brilliant minds and tremendously inspiring thought leaders – Jeff Graham, Wes Sanders, Eric Paulk, Percy Brown, Chanel Haley, and Shannon Clawson. They are rock stars in their work and wonderful friends to have in my extended family.
As I transition from staff member to donor, I know the fight for equality in Georgia doesn’t end when I leave these doors. It is why I’m asking you join me in funding the important and necessary work Georgia Equality does for LGBTQ people and our familes.
And to you – Georgia Equaliy members, volunteers and donors – thank you for lifting me up, joining our calls to action, and giving your support by volunteering your time or funding the movement. Will you join me in supporting Georgia Equality again today?
With much appreciation and gratitude-
Amanda Hill-Attkisson, Deputy Director