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
| In The Life Atlanta Celebrates “20 Years Strong”
In The Life Atlanta, the official organizer of Atlanta Black Gay Pride (ABGP) has the theme this year of “20 Years Strong,” to acknowledge its 20 years of service to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) community. Georgia Equality will be participating again this year throughout the following event schedule for September 1st& 2nd at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, 100 Ivan Allen Blvd, Atlanta 30313. Georgia Equality will also be participating in the health fair on Saturday and will table at the Pure Heat Festival on Sunday.
ATLANTA BLACK GAY PRIDE TOWN HALL & DISCUSSION SERIES SCHEDULE Thursday, September 1st
8:30am – TOWN HALL – “A More Perfect Union – The Need for Comprehensive Civil Rights” Moderator Leah Ward Sears – Former Ga Supreme Court Justice 10:00am – THRIVING WITH HIV – “Overcoming the Stigma that Prevents Us from Ending the Epidemic “ 10:00am – ORLANDO – “Lessons Learned” 12:00pm – Women’s Empowerment Purple Ribbon Luncheon — LGBTQIA Anti-Bullying Campaign Celebrating Audre Lorde and her contribution to women as a feminist and activist.
2:15pm – QUEER CONVERSATIONS 2:15pm – Domestic Violence – “Love shouldn’t hurt like this”
Friday, September 2nd 8:30am – SOCIAL JUSTICE DISCUSSION – OUR LIVES MATTER 8:30am – SOCIAL JUSTICE DISCUSSION – THE INSIDE GAME 10:00am – MEDIA & FILM: IMAGES OF A CHANGING LANDSCAPE 10:00am – THE EQUALITY MOVEMENT – Politics, Law & Race
11:30am – FAITH & EQUALITY DISCUSSION 2:00pm – TRANSGENDER EMPOWERMENT 2:00pm – CAMPUS EQUALITY – Living & Learning 3:30pm – HIV INCLUSION – In It Together 3:30pm – SPORTS & LGBTQ EQUALITY
To learn more information contact: www. Inthelifeatlanta.org
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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.