Georgia
November 30, 2022
by GLAAD
Election 2022: Georgia U.S. Senate Runoff Candidates on the Record
The runoff election for the U.S. Senate is now underway in Georgia.
October 10, 2022
by GLAAD
Election 2022: Georgia's Candidates on the Record on LGBTQ Issues
The deadline to register to vote in Georgia is October 11, and early voting begin
January 4, 2021
by GLAAD
LGBTQ voters helped tip the 2020 election, and we can do it again in Georgia
The year 2020, with its challenges, has demonstrated that the LGBTQ community is vibrant, diverse and engaged. And we vote. The LGBTQ community tipped the 2020 election, and the LGBTQ community of Georgia has the power to do it again in 2021.
October 20, 2017
GLAAD condemns State Rep. Betty Price for suggesting Georgians living with HIV and AIDS should be quarantined
Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD, calls on Rep. Betty Price to apologize and denounce her vicious statement
March 28, 2016
'License to discriminate' bill in GA to be vetoed
Nathan Deal, the governor of Georgia has said that he will veto Georgia’s HB757, which would have allowed any person or faith-based organization (including nonprofits, charities, schools, universities, and hospitals) to cite “religious beliefs” as justification to discriminate against others, including LGBT Georgians. House Bill 757 was quickly passed without warning on March 17.
March 24, 2016
Time Warner, Sony, Lionsgate, Fox, Weinstein joins chorus calling for veto of Georgia's 'license to discriminate' bill
Time Warner has become the latest media company to speak out against Georgia’s HB 757, urging Governor Nathan Deal to veto the bill.
March 23, 2016
AMC, Viacom condemn Georgia's anti-LGBT bill
AMC and Viacom have joined Disney and Marvel in condemning Georgia’s HB 757, which would allow any person or faith-based organization (including nonprofits, charities, schools, universities, and hospitals) to cite their “religious beliefs” as justification to discriminate against others, including LGBT Georgians.
March 23, 2016
Disney speaks out against Georgia's 'license to discriminate' bill
The Walt Disney Company has become the first major studio to speak out against Georgia’s anti-LGBT ‘license to discriminate bill. The company stated that they would move their business out of the state if Governor Nathan Deal signed the bill into law.
March 18, 2016
Tell Governor Nathan Deal to veto Georgia's 'license to discriminate' bill
Without warning, the Georgia House of Representatives gave final passage to a bill HB 757, that would allow any person or faith-based organization (including nonprofits, charities, schools, universities, and hospitals) to cite their “religious beliefs” as justification to discriminate against others, including LGBT Georgians.
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