This year's General Assembly session, the second in which Virginia's legislative body has been under Democratic control, saw further improvements over last year's already outstanding push for LGBTQ equality. The Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly worked...
Virginia General Assembly Advances Bill To Modernize HIV Laws
The bill, introduced by state Senators Mamie Locke and Jennifer McClellan, would halt a variety of ways that Virginia's legal system currently discriminates against people with HIV. The General Assembly advanced a bill this week that lawmakers say will modernize...
Author, Activist, ACT UP Founder Larry Kramer Dead at 84
AIDS activist, author of The Normal Heart, and ACT UP founder Larry Kramer will be remembered as a crucial voice in the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Larry Kramer, the playwright, AIDS activist, author, public health advocate, and LGBTQ activist who founded...
The Valentine’s Newest Exhibition Reveals Untold Stories from Richmond’s AIDS Epidemic
A new exhibition from the Valentine helps bring stories from Richmond survivors of the HIV/AIDS epidemic into the public eye. The Valentine latest exhibition opened on Thursday, January 23. Entitled “Voices from Richmond’s Hidden Epidemic,” it displays black-and-white...
Facebook Begins Removing False HIV-Related Ads After More Than 50 LGBTQ Groups Complain
The misleading ads Facebook removed overstated the risks and underrated the benefits of using PrEP as an HIV preventative. But LGBTQ advocates still want the social media mega-corporation to take more action. Facebook has started pulling ads with...
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