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Chefs for Equality lays out a spread to benefit HRC Foundation
For the eighth consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation will team up with prominent food writer David Hagedorn, and Christopher Vazquez and Rick Davis...
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Virginia Beach will ask General Assembly to ban conversion therapy next year
Republican lawmakers have consistently thwarted efforts to ban therapy, deemed "ineffective" by most experts
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SMYAL celebrates 35 years of serving LGBTQ youth at annual fall brunch
Event will celebrate successful programs, and honor the work of LGBTQ immigration lawyer Ava Benach
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Impulse Group DC offers an entertaining twist on sexual health education
Nonprofit uses an "entertainment-based" approach to educate on HIV and AIDS, mental health, and substance use
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The DC Sisters bring flamboyance and fun to the serious fight for LGBTQ equality
The DC Sisters bring flamboyance and fun to the serious fight for LGBTQ equality
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West Point, Va., teacher sues over firing for refusing to use trans student’s correct pronouns
A Virginia teacher who was fired for insubordination after he refused to refer to a transgender student using male pronouns is suing his former employer....
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Out & Equal helps companies make their workplaces more LGBTQ-affirming
The organization's 2019 Workplace Summit helps businesses network and promote diversity
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LGBTQ advocates deliver letter to D.C. councilmembers calling for sex work decriminalization
A coalition of LGBTQ activists and advocates has dropped off copies of a letter addressed to members of the D.C. Council, signed by 72 different...
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DC’s rideshare drivers more likely to cancel on LGBTQ, black riders
Study into rideshare apps found LGBTQ people and allies were twice as likely to have a ride request canceled
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Police arrest suspect accused of attacking trans women in Northwest D.C.
Suspect allegedly used anti-trans rhetoric, telling one victim "I am going to kill you" and "I hate transgender female"
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Equality Virginia to host Virginia Values Forum in McLean
Forum will speak to importance of passing LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections in the Old Dominion
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Maryland’s ban on youth conversion therapy
Liberty Counsel says they'll appeal ruling, alleging ban violates therapists' free speech rights
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Bet Mishpachah strives to provide a “radically inclusive” space for LGBTQ Jews
The synagogue has been involved in an ongoing conversation about its LGBTQ-affirming role
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Queer woman arrested in Towson after discharging her gun during altercation with hotel security
A queer woman was arrested for discharging a gun during an altercation with a security guard at a Towson Days Inn Hotel after she and...
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Stafford County School Board passes LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination policy
The Stafford County School Board has approved two new policies that prohibit discrimination against students and staff in the county’s schools based on sexual orientation...
