By Matt Hennie | May 17, 2013 | 10:46 AM
Chick-fil-A champion Karen Handel made it official on Friday: She's ramping up her brand of red meat, anti-gay sleaze to run for Georgia's open Senate seat. Oh, joy.
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By Matt Hennie | Mar 21, 2013 | 11:44 AM
A bill to protect gay state employees from discrimination received a friendly hearing from a conservative House subcommittee, including testimony from gay lawmakers on the bias they face.
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By Matt Hennie | Mar 21, 2013 | 10:12 AM
Georgia's senior senator, Saxby Chambliss, explained his opposition to gay marriage in one of the most offensively stupid ways possible. Then again, it's about what you'd expect from him.
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By Matt Hennie | Mar 1, 2013 | 11:34 AM
A conservative Georgia lawmaker calls him a pansy. A Republican leader is chased out of the Gold Dome. Yep, Bryan Long and his progressive watchdog group Better Georgia are making waves.
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By Matt Hennie | Jan 28, 2013 | 11:25 AM
A politics and sports junkie who wants to help Atlanta live up to its "full potential" is gearing up to run against a three-term incumbent and become the second openly gay person on the Atlanta City Council.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Jan 25, 2013 | 11:43 AM
Well glory be. U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, one of Georgia's anti-gay pols, won’t seek a third term. Trouble with that is the long line of anti-gay pols who will fight, kick, scratch and claw to replace him.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Jan 8, 2013 | 11:59 AM
Lesbian enclave Decatur now has something that might help boost its embarrassingly-low score on a recent LGBT ranking: It’s long-serving Queen Dyke, Kecia Cunnigham, is now mayor pro tem.
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By Matt Hennie | Dec 27, 2012 | 10:59 AM
Newt Gingrich, Georgia’s professor of anti-gay extremism, is updating his syllabus. Sort of. He now accepts “the reality” of gay marriage though not quite supporting LGBT folks actually getting hitched.
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By Matt Hennie | Dec 12, 2012 | 2:01 PM
A lesbian backbencher isn’t quietly preparing for her first full term in the Georgia House. Instead, Keisha Waites wants lawmakers to pass a gay-specific hate crimes law and require bullying reports.
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By Matt Hennie | Dec 6, 2012 | 2:06 PM
Waffle fry connoisseur and political waffler Karen Handel may once again force her scorched earth political campaigning on the people of Georgia. You know, since she wasn’t anti-gay enough last time.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Nov 15, 2012 | 3:32 PM
Anti-gay batshit crazy plays well in the Georgia GOP, so why not try and pad your roster with a designated hitter like Allen West. That’s what Sue Everhart says.
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By Matt Hennie | Nov 7, 2012 | 12:43 PM
Georgia voters showed once again Tuesday that lesbian candidates have mastered the playbook for winning elections. Gay men? Not so much. Welcome back to the Gold Dome, state Rep. Simone Bell.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Oct 1, 2012 | 11:52 AM
Married Georgia Democrat Rick Crawford is so concerned that his party will sloppy wet kiss gay marriage that the lawmaker is quitting to start a bromance with Republicans. But first please re-elect him.
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By Project Q Atlanta | Sep 7, 2012 | 11:12 AM
Mayor Kasim Reed’s reluctance to evolve into supporting gay marriage, unlike President Obama, may have cost the campaign surrogate a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention.
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By Matt Hennie | Sep 7, 2012 | 10:34 AM
Young gays, old gays and drag queen gays converged on Charlotte this week for the Democratic National Convention. Sure, they listened to some speeches. At least when they weren’t burning up Grindr.
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By Matt Hennie | Sep 5, 2012 | 11:50 AM
Two gay political geeks from north Georgia are bathing in a sea of blue politics known as the Democratic National Convention a few hours up I-85, a trek made possible by donations from LGBT supporters.
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By Matt Hennie | Aug 15, 2012 | 11:50 AM
Gary Harrell’s path to elected office goes through a three-term incumbent Republican in a conservative north Georgia county. But this gay Democrat is up to the challenge.
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