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3 days agoLesbian Georgia legislator, first LGBTQ+ person elected in the South, is still showing up 25 years later
On the second Saturday in October, during National Coming Out Day, from morning into afternoon, the smell of espresso and the low murmur of conversation filled Joe's Coffee Shop in East Atlanta Village. At a corner table, state Rep. Karla Drenner greeted familiar faces and discussed what it means to stay visible and keep showing up. "I didn't run to be the first," she told The Advocate in an interview at the café.
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