Recently, Georgia Equality was honored to host the launch of a thirteen-state campaign to build support for marriage equality in the south. Working with the national organization Freedom to Marry and eleven other southern LGBT advocacy organizations, the new effort, called Southerners for the Freedom to Marry, will include significant field and media work over the next year in partnership with supportive organizations across the region.
A new national study released this week shows that in 70% of tests performed, gay and lesbian seniors in Georgia faced some form of discrimination in senior housing. This is a significantly higher rate than in most other states where the study was conducted. The only state that was higher was Arizona at 85%.
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Georgia Equality joined the National Black Justice Coalition and 50 LGBTQ and allied organizations (listed below) in releasing 
the following statement to demand a thorough investigation by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office of the second death of a Black man at the West Hollywood home of Ed Buck, a prominent political donor, within two years. Continue reading