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Sen. Ligon continues crusade for an LGBT adoption ban

February 14, 2018 By Better Georgia Staff Leave a Comment

Sen. Ligon continues crusade for an LGBT adoption ban

A new “religious freedom” bill that would allow faith-based adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ couples based on their “mission” has cleared a key subcommittee and moved forward in the Georgia Senate. State Sen. William Ligon (R-St. Simons Island), the bill’s main sponsor, tried to get similar legislation passed last year too, tacking the “mission”… [Read More]

Filed Under: LGBT Rights, Religious "Freedom" Tagged With: adoption, anti-LGBT, Atlanta, Georgia, georgia adoption, LGBT adoption, LGBT equality, LGBT issues, LGBTQ, lgbtq discrimination, ligon, william ligon

Sen. Josh McKoon deletes his own Twitter poll in embarrassing defeat

January 31, 2018 By Schafer Sirmer 3 Comments

Sen. Josh McKoon deletes his own Twitter poll in embarrassing defeat

In an embarrassing move, State Sen. Josh McKoon deleted his own Twitter poll on multilingual driver’s tests after it backfired on Monday. He asked, “Should Georgia offer the Driver’s License Examination in 11 different foreign languages?” Before he deleted the poll, about 70 percent of people had answered in the affirmative — evidently not the… [Read More]

Filed Under: 2018 Legislative Session, Equality, Rights & Justice Issues, Immigration and Refugees, LGBT Rights, Religious "Freedom" Tagged With: anti immigration, anti-immigrant, georgia senate, immigration, josh mckoon

We’ll never stop fighting for equality

December 22, 2017 By Admin Leave a Comment

We’ll never stop fighting for equality

When politicians won’t listen, you have to bring the message to them. And when you want to make sure they can’t miss your message, there is nothing quite like a mobile billboard circling the State Capitol all day. During the early days of the so-called “religious freedom” debates — before the issue became one of… [Read More]

Filed Under: General Assembly, Religious "Freedom" Tagged With: bryan long, Mike Griffin, mobile billboard, religious freedom, religious freedom restoration act, Resistance, rfra

Celebrate progressive victories, but keep fighting

November 14, 2017 By Schafer Sirmer 1 Comment

Celebrate progressive victories, but keep fighting

Stephe Koontz of Doraville is the only transgender elected official in Georgia right now. She won the District 3 seat on the council by just six votes last Tuesday. Her victory came along with a string of wins for more openly transgender officials across the country — and all of these victories are worth celebrating…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Elections, Ethics, LGBT Rights, Religious "Freedom" Tagged With: 2017 election, election, LGBTQ community, religious "freedom", Religious Freedom and Restoration Act, special election, stephe Koontz, transgender

GOP candidates double down on hate

October 11, 2017 By Better Georgia Staff 3 Comments

The people and businesses of Georgia have beaten back anti-gay religious “freedom” legislation year after year. And yet the GOP keeps bringing it back. Why are Georgia Republicans so determined to pass legislation based on hate? On Saturday, the four leading Republican gubernatorial candidates stood together behind Georgia’s controversial religious “freedom” measure. Lt. Gov. Casey… [Read More]

Filed Under: Brian Kemp, Casey Cagle, LGBT Rights, Religious "Freedom" Tagged With: brian kemp, casey cagle, georgia governor race, Georgia Republicans, hunter hill, LGBTQ, lgbtq discrimination, Michael Williams, religious "freedom", religious liberty bill

Handel and Trump’s attacks on women’s health

June 1, 2017 By Schafer Sirmer 2 Comments

Handel and Trump’s attacks on women’s health

Georgia is notoriously terrible when it comes to women’s health and well-being. One analysis from 2017 ranks Georgia as the fourth-worst state for women’s economic and social well-being and the 11th-worst state for women’s health and safety. Now, Donald Trump wants to make a dire situation worse for women in Georgia. The Trump administration drafted… [Read More]

Filed Under: Congressional District 6, Religious "Freedom", Reproductive Rights, Trump, Women Tagged With: birth control, handel, karen handel, Planned Parenthood, reproductive rights, trump

So-called “religious freedom” bill will be back in 2017

September 25, 2016 By Better Georgia Staff 3 Comments

So-called “religious freedom” bill will be back in 2017

When Gov. Deal vetoed last year’s so-called “religious freedom” bill, which is designed to allow people to use religion as an excuse to discriminate, most Georgians knew that the fight wasn’t over. Back in March, the AJC reported, “Special session or not, Deal’s veto of House Bill 757 assures one thing: The debate is not over. From a potential special… [Read More]

Filed Under: 2016 Legislative Session, Religious "Freedom" Tagged With: better georgia, georgia general assembly, Georgia Prospers, House Bill 757, Religious liberty

Podcast Ep. 06: Gov. Deal’s legacy

July 8, 2016 By Admin Leave a Comment

Podcast Ep. 06: Gov. Deal’s legacy

Today we’re looking at the legacy of Georgia Governor Nathan Deal. Will Governor Deal go down in Georgia’s history as one of our best governors or one of our worst? Will history even remember the Governor Deal era? What does his time in office mean for the future of Georgia politics? Listen in as we… [Read More]

Filed Under: Better Georgia, Economy, Education, Elections, Ethics, Georgia 2014, Gun Violence & Safety, Healthcare, LGBT Rights, Nathan Deal, Podcast, Religious "Freedom", Rural Hospital Crisis Tagged With: education, ethics, Georgia, Governor Deal, Governor Nathan Deal, legacy, legislature, medicaid, money, nathan deal, Opportunity School Districts, policy, politicians, Republican

McKoon attacks Better Georgia — again

June 9, 2016 By Brandon Hanick Leave a Comment

McKoon attacks Better Georgia — again

A right-wing state lawmaker has attacked Better Georgia — again. Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus), the sponsor of pro-discrimination legislation like the so-called religious “freedom” bill, is furious about about a Better Georgia blog post written by Crystal Muñoz, calling him out on his controversial bills targeting undocumented immigrants, among others. The senator, who chairs the Senate… [Read More]

Filed Under: Better Georgia, Immigration and Refugees, Religious "Freedom" Tagged With: anti-gay, anti-immigrant, english-only bill, Georgia, josh mckoon, mckoon, religious freedom, xenophobia georgia

Gov. Nathan Deal’s legacy will be impossible to ignore

April 11, 2016 By Brandon Hanick 2 Comments

Gov. Nathan Deal’s legacy will be impossible to ignore

Last week, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution opined that “Nathan Deal’s ‘religious liberty’ veto could define his legacy.” There are no two ways about it: Gov. Deal is on the right side of this important issue. Even Better Georgia — arguably, Deal’s toughest critic — applauded the governor’s resolve in standing up to right-wing extremists who want… [Read More]

Filed Under: Education, Ethics, Healthcare, LGBT Rights, Nathan Deal, Religious "Freedom", Rural Hospital Crisis, Voting Rights Tagged With: Georgia, Gov. Deal, gov. nathan deal, medical marijuana georgia, nathan deal, religious freedom georgia, rural hospital crisis

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