Georgia Democrats' frustration with anti-transgender bills boils over into a walkout

Amidst Flood of Anti-Trans Bills, Georgia Democrats Walk Out

DXR // Wikimedia CommonsErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.They didn’t have the votes. Even if Georgia Democrats had been able to round up every single party member in the State House, the Republican supermajority in both chambers—coupled with a Republican governor—could overrule them. It may seem like nothing can stop the torrent of anti-trans bills bei…

Dem Lawmakers in GA Walk Out for Taxpayer Funds for Transgender Surgeries for Inmates

Democrat lawmakers staged a walkout to protest a measure that would stop taxpayer dollars from going toward transgender surgeries for inmates.

Bill denying gender-affirming care to Ga. inmates prompts House walkout

Legislation denying gender-affirming care to inmates in Georgia’s prison system gained final passage in the Republican-controlled General Assembly Wednesday after state House Democrats walked out of the chamber in protest.

Senate Republicans are trying to tie Democrat Jon Ossoff to anti-trans smear

In a move straight from President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign playbook, Senate Republicans are launching a multimillion-dollar ad blitz against Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff — and once again, they’re targeting transgender kids to do it.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.Timed to hit Georgia’s airwaves during the NCAA Final Four, the Masters tournament, and Atlanta Braves games, …

Georgia’s GOP Scores Victories on Religious Freedom and Defunding Trans Procedures

On Wednesday, Georgia’s State Capitol was the stage for a “heated debate” over legislation aimed at sparing taxpayers from funding gender transition procedures for inmates—including “sex change surgeries, hormone replacement therapies, and cosmetic procedures designed to alter sexual characteristics.” While the measure garnered strong support from Republicans, Democrats voiced their displeasure with the bill and the financial protections it offe…

Georgia Dems walk out in stunt backing transgender inmate sex change surgery · American Wire News

Georgia House Democrats walked out in protest of a bill that bans taxpayer-funded sex change surgeries for prison inmates, an issue that has little public support outside of the party’s activist base. The leftist lawmakers staged their futile Wednesday stunt to get media attention for their dissatisfaction over a series of bills that they claim are attacks on transgenders, a minuscule demographic. The protest, which all but two Democrats took pa…