A Kentucky wedding photographer has filed a pre-emptive lawsuit to protect herself from the possibility of a hypothetical gay couple trying to hire her for their wedding. And Trump's DOJ is backing her, because of course they are. The U.S. Dept. of Justice...
Gavin Grimm Is The Newest Member of the ACLU’s Board Of Directors
Youthful transgender advocate Gavin Grimm continues to make Virginia proud. Gavin Grimm is still only 20 years old, but he's spent nearly a quarter of his young life at the center of the ongoing struggle for transgender rights in America. As we all should know by now,...
Shining Light Against Oppression and Separation
On July 12, Richmonders joined with protesters across the country, showing their opposition to detention camps and family separations at the US-Mexico border with the nationwide Lights For Liberty vigil. Hundreds of supporters came out to the Lights for Liberty vigil...
Prison Reform Advocates Call for Change to Solitary Confinement in Virginia
David Smith doesn’t cut the figure of a man who’s been to prison, let alone one who spent more than a year in solitary confinement. Dressed in a button-up white shirt, with tan khakis and a blue blazer, the impression Smith gives is more of a white collar worker. This...
The Power Of The Simplest Of Actions
This weekend, I attended Art 180, Performing Statistics, and RISE for Youth's joint event, the Juvenile Justice Parade. It was organized by black and brown youth, all of whom have faced personal discrimination and many of whom have been personally sent through the...
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