Which Atlanta City Councilmen Voted Against Marriage Equality and Why?

By On December 13, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Civil Rights, LGBT

What with everyone’s posting about the City Council Vote supporting marriage equality and the Mayor’s signing of the resolution, I was interested in who voted NO on the resolution. Councilmen C.T. Martin and Howard Shook voted “No” against the resolution according to Creative Loafing. Here’s some quotes from our two Atlanta [...]

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Marriage Equality Is Important – Even If You’re Just Mayor of Atlanta

By On November 30, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Georgia Democrats, LGBT

If you think that the Mayor’s approval of Equal Marriage isn’t important, you’re not paying attention. After President Obama came out swinging for equality, opposition to same-sex marriage hit an all-time low.

Today, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed was welcoming Porsche and their new HQ here in Atlanta. If Atlanta wishes to remain [...]

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Wednesday linkology

By On December 7, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Campaigns+Elections, Civil Rights, LGBT

• Savannah elected the first black woman to serve as Mayor of that fine city yesterday.

• Senators Doug Stoner and Horacena Tate draw opponents.

• Vernon Jones says Southern white Democrats are becoming an endangered political species.

• Newt might be at the top of the pack,

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LGBT DEMOCRATS HOST MIXER FOR NEWLY-QUALIFYING DEMOCRATS

By On April 28, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Random

For those of you who remember this from 2006 and 2008 (we were at Front Page News in 2008), this is going to be a fun time. Links to the events pages here, and here. Press release follows:

ATLANTA – Atlanta Stonewall Democrats, Georgia’s largest Democratic LGBT organization, is hosting a mixer [...]

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