This year's Commonwealth Dinner may have been cancelled, but Equality Virginia's OUTstanding Virginians of 2020 still deserve recognition. The COVID-19 pandemic is messing everyone up, and Virginia's LGBTQ community is certainly not immune. Equality Virginia's 17th...
How Central VA’s LGBTQ Community Is Responding To Coronavirus
Plans are changing. Alternate arrangements are being made. Around Richmond and central Virginia, LGBTQ organizations are adjusting to the restrictions required by coronavirus. Here's what you need to know. From the tediousness of sheltering in place to the terrifying...
LGBTQ Groups Celebrate Passage of ‘Historic’ Virginia Values Act
After years of struggling, advocates for Virginia's LGBTQ community have received a clear victory, as the Virginia Values Act passes both houses of the General Assembly. Legislators wore rainbow, heart-shaped stickers Thursday as the House and Senate passed the...
Hundreds of LGBTQ Advocates Lobby Lawmakers for Protections
Equality Virginia and the Commonwealth's LGBTQ community continue to lobby state legislators for important LGBTQ protections. Now that Democrats control the General Assembly, they're having some success. The day after hundreds lobbied lawmakers on behalf of LGBTQ...
Bill Prohibiting Discrimination Against LGBTQ Virginians Advanced by Subcommittee
The Virginia Values Act represents a collaborative effort by a number of General Assembly legislators and LGBTQ advocacy groups to end discrimination against LGBTQ Virginians on many fronts, including housing, employment, and more. A General Assembly subcommittee...
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