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'Citizen' Barrett made civil rights an everyday reality

by Hedy Weinberg

"The Citizen is on the line," an American Civil Liberties Union staffer would frequently announce, sticking her head into my office. "The Citizen" was George Barrett, and the nickname was more than a moniker to him — it was a life's work.

September 4, 2014

Weinberg: Vote for the Chattanooga's domestic partnership ordinance

By Hedy Weinberg

Last November, Chattanooga embraced fairness and equality by adding protections for sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression to the city's nondiscrimination ordinance and offering domestic partnership benefits to city employees.

August 3, 2014

ACLU's work for LGBT community has broad reach

by James Gilliam

I still remember feeling nervous giddiness walking into Nashville's Centennial Park on that hot, humid June day 21 years ago when I attended my first LGBT Pride celebration.

June 11, 2014