The supporters of Georgia Equality have done it
again! Thanks to many last minute gifts for us and also the kids, not only did you help us meet our goal of $20,000 but you smashed through that number and helped us raise just shy of $30,000!! Continue reading
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I’m not stopping now, and I hope you won’t either.
Over the last few weeks, you’ve heard from Brendan, Erin, 
Joey, and Sam about Georgia Equality’s work over the past year. I hope you read what they had to say because after all, you and your support are the reasons why Georgia Equality has worked so hard this year.
We are stronger together and together in 2016 we have:
- Squashed more than 10 bills- more than we’ve ever seen- that threatened to undermine the equal rights of LGBT people
- Narrowly avoided North Carolina’s fate by convincing Governor Deal to veto shameful legislation that would have given license to discriminate against LGBT Georgians under the guise of religion
- Elected a record number of LGBT legislators who will push for nondiscrimination protections
- Registered nearly 2,000 new voters in Georgia, and organize hundreds of volunteers who have had thousands of conversations about why updating our nondiscrimination laws to include transgender people is so important
- Advocated for stronger programs crucial to curtailing HIV disparities and finally ending the HIV epidemic
- Grown the next wave of advocates through our legislative advocacy training and transgender competency trainings for police officers
their work is making a difference in our state
Friend—
Happy Holidays! It’s State 
Representative-Elect Sam Park, and I hope this email finds you well. As a native Georgian, I had the honor of becoming the very first openly gay man elected to the Georgia State Legislature. The voters of House District 101 showed the world that we the people are continuing the march towards justice. By voting for me, they demonstrated their ability to look beyond the differences that so often separate us, and rejected the discriminatory, anti-LGBTQ legislation my opponent supported earlier this year. Continue reading
their work is critical, and so is your support
My name is Joey Traina, I’m a community organizer in 
Augusta, Georgia and I’m writing today to share with you why I support the work of Georgia Equality, and I think you should too. Over the course of the last year, I’ve come to know Georgia Equality through my own local organizing and have been continually impressed by their efforts around our state. Continue reading
GE Hosts HIV Decriminalization Community Conversation as part of World AIDS Day 2016 programming
As part of Living With, Georgia Equality hosted a community conversation on the importance of HIV decriminalization in Georgia today. The conversation was moderated by SisterLove’s Dazon Dixon Diallo. Panelist included Charles Stephens with the Counter Narrative Project, and past and present members of GE’s Youth HIV Policy Advisors Program Nina Martinez and Xae Jones. Continue reading