Georgia Equality (previously the Georgia Equality Project) is the largest
LGBTQ rights
Rights affecting lesbian, gay, Bisexuality, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the Capital punishment for homosexualit ...
advocacy group in
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
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. Their mission is to advance fairness, safety and opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and allied communities in Georgia. Their work has included
political endorsement
A political endorsement is a public declaration of one's personal or group's support of a candidate for elected office
An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with ...
s,
boycotts
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,
protests
A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration or remonstrance) is a public expression of objection, disapproval or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one.
Protests can be thought of as acts of coopera ...
,
advertising
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campaigns,
and
lobbying
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.
It is based in
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
[ and was founded in 1995. A Savannah chapter was formed in 1998, and is the only chapter outside of Atlanta.]Equality Federation
Equality Federation is a social justice, advocacy and capacity building organization serving and supporting state-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy organizations in the United States.
History
In 1997, a group of stat ...
.
See also
* LGBT rights in Georgia (U.S. state)
LGBT residents in the U.S. state of Georgia enjoy most of the same rights and liberties as non-LGBT Georgians. LGBT rights in the state have been a recent occurrence, with most improvements occurring from the 2010s onward. Same-sex sexual activi ...
* LGBT history in Georgia (U.S. state)
The state of Georgia mostly improved in its treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents in the years after 1970, when LGBT residents began to openly establish events, organizations and outlets for fellow LGBT residents and increa ...
* List of LGBT rights organizations
This is a list of LGBT rights organizations around the world. For social and support groups or organizations affiliated with mainstream religious organizations, please see ''List of LGBT-related organizations and conferences''. For organizations ...
References
External links
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LGBT political advocacy groups in Georgia (U.S. state)
1995 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Organizations based in Atlanta
Organizations established in 1995
Charities based in Georgia (U.S. state)
Equality Federation
LGBT culture in Atlanta
LGBT in Georgia (U.S. state)
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