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Add this share Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Mariah Parker and Columbus City Councilmember Walker Garrett (Photos courtesy Parker and Garrett) Two of Georgia’s six largest cities stand poised to adopt sweeping LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances, bringing protections to some 300,000 more residents. But a similar effort in the state’s second-largest city stalled amid concerns over how to enforce the policy. Such policies are in place across Georgia in 12 municipalities, with 11 passing in the last three years. The policies ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender...

"I'm just not African-American. I'm LGBT," Beckham said. As the southern field organizer with Georgia Equality, one of the largest organizations advocating for LGBTQ+ rights in the state, Beckham lobbies state representatives to bring LGBTQ+ issues forward. Georgia is one of three states that has no form of state level protection for people in the LGBT community. Last year mayor Robert Riechert vetoed a local anti-discrimination ordinance.  "I do not like to give up a fight very easily. We're going to bring this back," Beckham said. He is also making sure more voices like his are heard at th...