Liliana Bakhtiari

Liliana Bakhtiari is a community organizer who placed first in the November 2 non-partisan election to Atlanta City Council in 2021. She won the November 30 runoff for District 5,[1] becoming the "first out queer Muslim elected official in Georgia history".[2]

Early life

Bakhtiari was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.[3]

Personal life

Bakhtiara uses she/they pronouns.[3]

References
  1. Riley, John (December 3, 2021). "Nonbinary Atlanta City Council candidate becomes first out LGBTQ Muslim elected in Georgia". Metro Weekly.
  2. 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.
  3. "8 LGBTQ candidates who could make history in November". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-03.


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