Georgia Equality’s staff stayed busy traveling our state in March, with trips to Middle Georgia and Blue Ridge among others. Check out the pictures and summaries below for all the work we’re doing around the state. Georgia Equality continues to place an emphasis on reaching all corners of our state, so stay tuned for when we’re in a community near you! Continue reading
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Volunteers: Get involved with GE and Get Out the Vote!
Things are heating up in the Georgia Congressional District 6th race – 
and we need volunteers over the next few weeks to help us kick it into high gear to turn out the vote! Georgia Equality through ProGeorgia coalition effort has the following volunteer opportunities that are ongoing until Election Day April 18th! Continue reading
Support Georgia Equality on Give OUT Day– will your donation be doubled?!
What is Give Out Day?
Give OUT Day is the ONLY national day of giving for the LGBTQ community- a 24-hour online fundraising event that unites donors and nonprofit organizations across the country to raise critically needed funds. Continue reading
Georgia advocates hit AIDSWatch in DC: Top 5 most memorable moments
Duncan Teague Honored by Georgia House of Representatives for his Tireless Advocacy
In the mid-1980s Duncan Teague and other Atlanta black LGBT folks called a meeting in his living room to respond to the HIV epidemic and to increase the Atlanta organizing in the black LGBT communities. At the time the effect of HIV on the black community did not receive the needed public attention. In our communities, in our night clubs, and in our organizations, we knew and cared for the people being impacted. Teague understood intimately how this was changing black LGBT life, and he stepped up as a leader. That meeting contributed to the birthing of the African American Gay and Lesbian Alliance (AALGA). This meeting also helped set the stage for a lifetime of service and advocacy for our communities. Continue reading