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Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy receives ‘Champion of Justice and Equality’ award
ATLANTA — The Urban League of Greater Atlanta, an organization focused on the economic empowerment of African-Americans, has presented Chick-fi-A President and CEO Dan Cathy with its annual Community Empowerment Award.
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Ga. woman denied driver’s license change because she married another woman
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — A Georgia woman says state officials won’t allow her to change her name on her driver’s license to reflect her marriage to her wife.
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Two Ga. men sentenced to 10 years in hate crime attack on gay man
ATLANTA — Two men have been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for their involvement in a hate crime against a gay man in Atlanta.
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Obama delivers LGBT-inclusive commencement address at all-male college
ATLANTA — President Barack Obama on Sunday delivered an LGBT-inclusive commencement address at Morehouse College, a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college located in Atlanta.
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Ga. GOP chair: Gay marriage will lead to fraud by straight people marrying each other
The head of the Georgia Republican Party says that legalizing same-sex marriage will lead to fraud by straight people who will claim they are gay so they can marry their straight friends and “get all the benefits” of marriage. Sue Everhart of Cobb, Ga., who is apparently unaware that anyone can already marry a person […]
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Atlanta man sues after Georgia rejects ‘GAYGUY’ license plate
An Atlanta man is suing the Georgia Department of Driver Services, contending that his rights were violated when the state rejected his application for vanity plates making reference to his sexual orientation.
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Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed announces support for marriage equality
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has announced his support for marriage equality by signing a resolution sponsored by councilman Alex Wan and passed by the City Council on Dec. 3.
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Atlanta city council passes resolution supporting same-sex marriage
The Atlanta city council on Monday approved a resolution supporting marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples, despite Mayor Kasim Reed’s previously stated opposition to same-sex marriage.
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Out Georgia legislator expected to win re-election bid
Simone Bell, the first African-American out lesbian to serve in a U.S. State House, handily won her Democratic primary for Georgia State House District 58 last night.
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Staffers leaving Shorter University over required anti-gay lifestyle statement
ROME, Ga. — A tenured librarian at Shorter University is the latest among nearly 60 staff members to leave the Christian liberal arts college over the school’s ban on gay employees.