Joined by LGBTQ rights advocates from around Virginia, Governor Northam held a ceremonial signing of the Virginia Values Act last Thursday at Diversity Richmond. Last Thursday, Governor Ralph Northam got together with LGBTQ advocates from all over Virginia to host a...
The Work Is Never Done
Equality Virginia's Vee Lamneck talks to GayRVA about Title VII, The Virginia Values Act, and the connections between LGBTQ and BLM. On June 15th, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed three historic cases and came to one monumental decision: that Title VII of The Civil...
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...
Senate Advances Bill Allowing Transgender People to Change Birth Certificate Without Undergoing Surgery
Senator Jennifer Boysko has introduced her bill to modernize the gender-marker change process for Virginia's trans community before, but with Democrats in control of the General Assembly, it might actually become law this time. The Senate passed a bill earlier this...
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