Virginia state Senator-elect Ghazala Hashmi will be the first Muslim to serve in Virginia's legislature, and a lot of racists on social media just can't stop crying about it. Days after Virginia’s legislative elections, racist comments continued to flood news stories...
Opinion: We Have A Blue Virginia. What Will We Do With It?
GayRVA Editor-In-Chief Marilyn Drew Necci has an extensive wish list for our new Democratic General Assembly, one that starts with LGBTQ civil rights and goes a lot farther from there. Well, it's finally happened -- no matter how your mom or your Trump-loving former...
Snap Out of It: Political Ads Appearing on Snapchat
In the run-up to today's election, political candidates are trying all sorts of novel ways to reach young voters -- including, yes, ads on Snapchat. A candidate for sheriff in a rural Virginia county is trying to reach younger voters by advertising on a social media...
Op-Ed: Best Bet to Solve Climate Change? Vote In Virginia’s Off-Year Elections Today
Voting for Democratic candidates today is our best bet to create a better future for Virginia's climate, writes Virginia environmental activist David Millman. “I thought there would be more people,” I said to myself as I looked over the ragtag team of friends I had...
2018 Report Found Nearly 7,000 Absentee Ballots Mailed Too Late
Your vote should count, even if you have to mail it in. Don't be late! Virginia voters have already returned more absentee ballots in 2019 than in the November 2015 election -- the last time all 140 seats in the General Assembly were up for reelection. In the last few...
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