Atlanta Pride turns away HRC sponsorship over trans fight

The Atlanta Pride Committee decided last week to decline a sponsorship from the Human Rights Campaign over the national gay political group’s support for a version of the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act that did not include “gender identity” as a protected category. (See related story, below)

Atlanta Pride Executive Director Donna Narducci said the Pride Committee felt they had to turn down the $5,000 sponsorship in order to make Georgia’s transgender community feel welcome at the Pride festival, slated for the Atlanta Civic Center over the July 4 weekend. HRC will still be allowed to participate in the festival’s market and parade. See  Atlanta Pride turns away HRC sponsorship over trans fight