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PROUD Savannah - LGBTQIA+ Taskforce
P: Principles
R: Resources
O: Outreach
U: Unity
D: Dedication
Mission:
PROUD Savannah is a LGBTQIA+ focused intersectional taskforce, created by the City of Savannah, that is dedicated to ensuring that its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities can work and live in a welcoming and safe environment.
The PROUD taskforce envisions the City of Savannah as leading the way in addressing its LGBTQIA+ community’s diverse needs. The term LGBTQIA+ refers to individuals, including, but not limited to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and two-spirited. The taskforce’s use of the terms LGBTQIA+ or in the alternative, sexual and gender minorities, recognizes individual differences in self-identification, attraction and expression.
Non-Discrimination Laws:
All City of Savannah non-discrimination laws prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, familial status, national origin, age, and disability. The non-discrimination laws are outlawed in Savannah's Code of Ordinances.
Any person aggrieved by a potential violation of this ordinance may file a complaint with the City Clerk on a form to be provided by the City. Any such complaint must be filed within ninety (90) calendar days after the alleged act of discrimination. A filing fee of $50 shall be paid by the complainant at the time of filing and may be refunded upon a finding in the complainant's favor. Any person financially unable to pay the required filing fee may be permitted to file without paying filing fees; provided, however, such person submits a Pauper's Affidavit on a form to be provided by the City Clerk.
Taskforce Members
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Candace Hardnett
Taskforce Chair
Nick Zoller
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications/ City LGBTQIA+ Liaison
Email
912-651-6410Full Taskforce Member List
Mayor Van R. Johnson II
Alderman Kurtis Purtee
Erika Hardnett
Pam Miller
Angie Celeste
Evonia Pollard
Travis Coles
Eric Paulk
DeMarcus Beckham
Dusty Church
Star Cpl. Tracy Walden
Cpl. Barry Lewis
Officer Samantha Heard
Captain Maria Gutierrez
Parking Services Director Sean Brandon