GEORGIA’S GAY and lesbian bar association is protesting the Atlanta Bar Association’s decision to honor former Georgia Attorney General Michael J. Bowers with its prestigious annual leadership award.

In a Sept. 12 letter, Stonewall Bar Association President Lori Surmay asked Atlanta Bar President Richard Blum Herzog Jr. and his board to reconsider honoring Bowers. The Stonewall bar supports the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people, according to the organization’s Web site.

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