Liliana Bakhtiari could become Georgia's first out queer Muslim elected official
Community organizer Liliana Bakhtiari (D) says they were born political.
The Atlanta City Council Candidate told LGBTQ Nation that they come from generations of political activists.
Their father, in fact, fled from Iran to the United States after being blacklisted for fighting for a free and fair democracy. It was he who taught Bakhtiari the importance of standing up for your community.
“I was raised marching in the streets,” Bakhtiari said. “I was raised serving in homeless shelters and seeing extreme levels of poverty.”
Bakhtiari’s extensive community organizing and social justice work have taken them to 26 countries, where they have helped refugees build new homes, worked with sex-trafficking victims, volunteered at orphanages, and more.
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