Georgia Equality

{{Short description|LGBTQ rights advocacy group in Georgia, USA}}

{{Infobox organization

|name = Georgia Equality, Inc.

|image = File:Georgia Equality logo.png

|caption = The Georgia Equality logo

|map = Map of USA GA.svg

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|mcaption = U.S. State of Georgia

|area_served = Georgia

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|type = 501(c)(4)

| status = Corporation

|registration_id = 0044761 (GA)

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|headquarters = Atlanta, Georgia

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|founded_date = 1995

|key_people = Jeff Graham, CEO

Toby Bryan, CFO

Tonya Keith, Secretary

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|homepage = {{URL|http://georgiaequality.org/}}

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{{Infobox organization

|name = Equality Foundation of Georgia, Inc.

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|type = 501(c)(3)

| status = Corporation

|tax_id = 58-2346744

|revenue = $1,230,143{{cite web |title=Nonprofit Explorer Research Tax-Exempt Organizations |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/582346744 |website=ProPublica |date=9 May 2013 |access-date=7 January 2022}}

| revenue_year = 2019

| expenses = $1,118,951

| expenses_year = 2019

|headquarters =

|additional_location = Savannah, Georgia

|founded_date = 1995

|key_people = Jeff Graham, Executive director

Kimberly Krautter, Adv. Chair

Toby Bryan, Treasurer

| board_of_directors = 15

| volunteers = 67

| funding = Gifts; grants

}}

Georgia Equality (previously the Georgia Equality Project) is the largest LGBTQ rights advocacy group in Georgia.{{cite news|title=Candidate says rival supports special rights for gays|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2CpEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KLEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2759,5543711&dq=georgia-equality&hl=en|access-date=14 February 2011|newspaper=Albany Herald|date=31 August 2002|agency=Associated Press|page=2B}} 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 endorsements, boycotts, protests, advertising campaigns,{{cite news|title=Gay Rights Group Unveils Ad Campaign Against Hate Crimes|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DlIiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hqwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2326,5133442&dq=georgia-equality+atlanta-based&hl=en|access-date=14 February 2011|newspaper=Argus-Press|date=25 February 2000|author=Mike Householder}} and lobbying.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XM0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RaYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6673,4271878&dq=georgia-equality-project&hl=en|access-date=14 February 2011|newspaper=Tuscaloosa News|date=23 February 1997|author=Lillian Lee Kim|title=Latest bombing casts shadow of fear over gay community|agency=Cox News Service|page=6A}}

It is based in Atlanta and was founded in 1995.{{cite news|title=About Us|url=http://www.georgiaequality.org/about/|newspaper=Georgia Equality|access-date=14 February 2011}} A Savannah chapter was formed in 1998, and is the only chapter outside of Atlanta.{{cite web |url=https://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/georgia-equality-savannah/Location?oid=2129506 |website=Connect Savannah |access-date=7 January 2022|title=Georgia Equality Savannah }} The organization is a member of the Equality Federation.{{cite web | url=http://equalityfederation.org/members | title=Member Organizations | work=Equality Federation | access-date=January 14, 2014}}