Pride Month is about honoring the LGBTQ+ trailblazers who have bravely fought for our rights throughout history. It’s about celebrating the joy, authenticity, and freedom that every LGBTQ+ person deserves. It’s about recognizing how far we’ve come, and how far we have left to go. Don’t forget, Pride began as a protest. 

Fair Fight Action’s vision for Georgia — and our democracy — includes everyone. That means making sure our laws protect our queer, trans, and nonbinary neighbors, not target them. But once again, right wing extremists have waged relentless attacks on LGBTQ+ folks across the country this year — including right here in Georgia.

Nearly 20 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced during this past legislative session, including hateful and discriminatory bills like Senate Bill 88 and House Bill 1128 that could have furthered anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in our state:

• Senate Bill 88, a “Don’t Say Gay'' bill, singled out the topic of gender identity in schools for specific regulation — a practice that could stigmatize LGBTQ+ youth and would have set the stage for public school districts to force teachers to out transgender students to their parents.
• House Bill 1128 opened the door for discrimination against people whose gender does not match their sex assigned at birth; and sought to remove sexual orientation and gender from Georgia’s hate crimes criteria and investigative procedures. It would have effectively removed equitable protections for LGBTQ+ people who are victims of crimes.

Thankfully, these bills did not pass — but that doesn’t mean they won’t keep trying. A gift from you today can help mobilize against harmful legislation and respond to future threats to our fundamental rights and more.

It’s no surprise that the same lawmakers working to restrict the right to vote are also attacking the LGBTQ+ community. When we have the freedom to make our voices heard at the ballot box, we have more power to protect LGBTQ+ rights and stop anti-LGBTQ+ extremism. 

We won’t let these attacks rain on our Pride parade — here’s to showing up fully and authentically this month!

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