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Protection against Discrimination Next on Georgia’s LGBTQI Policy Agenda

Campaign supplied photo of Karla Drenner (D), Georgia House, District 86, 2010.

With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale.   (APN) ATLANTA — 2015 was a watershed year for the LGBTQI equality movement in the U.S., with the ruling of the Supreme Court of the U.S. in favor of same-sex marriage as a fundamental right under the U.S. Constitution.   But LGBTQI advocates lament that the State of Georgia has a long […]

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Sen. Fort, Activists Unveil Law Enforcement Policy Reform Package

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(APN) ATLANTA — On Tuesday, January 21, 2015, State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) today introduced to the public a broad Law Enforcement Reform package.  It is sponsored by a bipartisan group of Georgia legislators.   Events in the news have prompted an outcry across the nation for police reform and the demilitarization of the police: From the death of Michael […]

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