Governor Northam has voiced his support for abolishing the death penalty in Virginia, and now both houses of the General Assembly have voted in favor of abolishing it as well. After over 400 years of conducting more executions than any other state, Virginia may become...
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...
Birth Certificate Modernization Bills Pass Both Houses of General Assembly
Good news for Virginia's trans and non-binary community -- bills allowing non-binary gender markers on state IDs and changing of name and gender markers on birth certificates are headed to the governor's desk. Being transgender or non-binary in our less-than-accepting...
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...
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...
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