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Liliana Bakhtiari | |
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| Member of the Atlanta City Council from Post 5 At-Large | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Natalyn Mosby Archibong |
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Liliana Bakhtiari is a community organizer who placed first in the November 2, 2021, non-partisan election to Atlanta City Council in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. She won the November 30 runoff for District 5.[1]
Bakhtiari was born to Iranian immigrants and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] She is non-binary[3] and queer, and uses she/they personal pronouns.[2]
On November 30, 2021, she became the first out queer Muslim elected official from Georgia[4] and is in a non-monogamous relationship with two partners.[3]
References
- ^ Riley, John (December 3, 2021). "Nonbinary Atlanta City Council candidate becomes first out LGBTQ Muslim elected in Georgia". Metro Weekly.
- ^ a b "8 LGBTQ candidates who could make history in November". NBC News. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Samantha, Riedel (September 29, 2022). "Georgia's First Muslim and Nonbinary Legislator Is Also Proudly Non-Monagamous". Them. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ Sprayregen, Molly. "Liliana Bakhtiari could become Georgia's first out queer Muslim elected official". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
