Georgia has succeeded in blocking every new anti-LGBTQ+ bill on the docket for the state’s 2026 legislative session.
Georgia Equality reports nearly 15 pieces of anti-queer legislation were shot down. The organization which pushed for the dissolution of these bills is Georgia’s largest LGBTQ+ rights advocacy organization.
“This session we stopped every bill targeting LGBTQ Georgians, even in spite of underhanded political manoeuvres deployed over the last few weeks. Thousands of Georgians from over 60 counties came together to successfully defeat every last one,” said Georgia Equality executive director Jeff Graham.
Bills nixed from the session included HB 54, a home healthcare workers bill that Republicans used to attempt to ban puberty blockers. SB 1, the Riley Gaines Act, which attempted to ban trans student athletes from using lockers rooms aligned with their gender identity, and SB 74, which would have criminalized librarians who gave minors access to LGBTQ+ books, according to PinkNews.
Georgia Equality did not act alone to clinch this victory. According to their Instagram post celebrating the win, over 2,500 Georgians contacted legislators and nearly 400 people went to the Capitol to voice their concerns.
“Georgians want more than culture war distractions; we deserve solutions addressing healthcare access, cost of living and more affordable housing,” Graham continued.
The win comes at a poignant moment for the national LGBTQ+ community, which continues to see attacks at the federal level. A fixation on stripping trans folks of their rights has plagued the country. According to TransLash, in 2025 nearly 800 anti-trans bills made their way from American legislative bodies.
“Despite state leadership fixating on restricting LGBTQ+ rights as their core priority over the past years, we made it clear that scapegoating LGBTQ+ Georgians is not a winning political strategy, said Jeff Graham.
