In the first session in over two decades with the governor's office and both houses under Democratic control, the General Assembly passed extensive legislation affecting everything from LGBTQ rights to gun control and marijuana decriminalization. Virginia lawmakers...
It’s Official: Conversion Therapy Is Now Illegal In Virginia
Governor Northam signed a bill outlawing the practice on Monday, bringing years of struggle by LGBTQ advocates to a victorious end. Virginia has officially become the 20th state to prohibit conversion therapy for minors, and the first in the American South. House Bill...
A Ban On Conversion Therapy Has Now Passed Both Houses of the General Assembly
Virginia's as close as it's ever been to banning conversion therapy for minors. And it seems likely we'll get there before the end of the current General Assembly session. On January 24, Virginia Senator Scott Surovell's bill banning conversion therapy for minors...
Virginia LGBTQ Advocates Hoping For Big Gains in General Assembly This Year
For the first time in over a generation, Democrats control both houses of the General Assembly, and advocates are working to ensure that this has positive results for Virginia's LGBTQ community. It hasn't been all that many years since the dawn of a new General...
Panel Brings Trans Issues to Light, Offers Opportunity for Dialogue
“Guess what? I am a transgender woman and I am just like everybody else.” Keri Abrams was addressing an audience of about 35 people at the “Ask a Trans Person” panel at Chesterfield Central Library earlier this week. Equality Virginia -- an advocacy organization for...
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