Liliana Bakhtiari
Member of the Atlanta City Council
from Post 5 At-Large
Assumed office
January 3, 2022
Preceded byNatalyn Mosby Archibong
Personal details
BornAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.

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

  1. Riley, John (December 3, 2021). "Nonbinary Atlanta City Council candidate becomes first out LGBTQ Muslim elected in Georgia". Metro Weekly.
  2. 1 2 "8 LGBTQ candidates who could make history in November". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  3. 1 2 Samantha, Riedel (29 September 2022). "Georgia's First Muslim and Nonbinary Legislator Is Also Proudly Non-Monagamous". Them. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. Sprayregen, Molly. "Liliana Bakhtiari could become Georgia's first out queer Muslim elected official". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
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