'Proud' pro-LGBTQ+ Democrat flips Republican state House seat in Georgia electoral upset
Democrat Eric Gisler flipped Georgia House District 121, narrowly winning a Trump-carried seat by fewer than 200 votes, marking a rebuke of far-right politics.
Lesbian Georgia legislator, first LGBTQ+ person elected in the South, is still showing up 25 years later
Openly LGBTQ+ Rep. Karla Drenner used persistent visibility and service to change hearts, build partnerships, and sustain representation in a predominantly Black Georgia district.