Hoping to use the bathroom? If you're a transgender student in Hanover County, you'll need the School Board's specific approval. That's the result of a vote held by Hanover County's School Board on Tuesday night, in which the school board voted 5-2 in favor of a...
Equality Virginia’s Week Of Action In Support Of Hanover LGBTQ Youth Begins Tonight
It's been a tough time for the LGBTQ community around the United States lately -- especially for LGBTQ youth. From Florida's infamous "Don't Say Gay" bill, which attempts to restrict all discussion of non-hetero sexual orientations and non-cis gender identities from...
Republican-Backed Bill Seeks To Address ‘Cancel Culture’
A bill aiming to protect the right of government employees to oppose government policies advanced to the House floor this week. “The cancel culture has gotten to such that if you don’t agree, society wants to go and push that you’re penalized, even though it has...
Virginia Lawmakers Establish More LGBTQ Protections
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...
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