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Virginia Senate committee approves nondiscrimination bills
A Virginia Senate committee has approved two measures that would prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination in public employment and housing, with both bills earning bipartisan support as...
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4th Circuit to hear Virginia transgender student’s appeal
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday will hear the appeal of a Virginia transgender student who is challenging his school’s restroom policy requiring...
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Furies Collective gains ANC approval as it seeks historic status
A lesbian feminist separatist collective has inched closer to its goal of being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, after ANC officials approved...
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Nine anti-gay bills loom large over Virginia in 2016
Marriage equality may be the law of the land following last year’s Supreme Court decision, but anti-gay lawmakers in the Virginia General Assembly are hitting...
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Equality Virginia grants four employers Fairness Accreditation
LGBT rights organization Equality Virginia is honoring four more Richmond-based companies with its Virginia Fairness Accreditation on Thursday, Jan. 7 for their commitment to internal...
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Merger announced between Equality Maryland and FreeState Legal
Organizations hoping to have a new organization in place by June.
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Lawsuit: Fairfax LGBT nondiscrimination policy is unlawful
Several Fairfax County residents have filed a lawsuit against the Fairfax County School Board, alleging that the board’s decision to amend its nondiscrimination policy to...
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Latino GLBT History Project elects new executive officers
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP), the nonprofit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving and educating the public about the history and contributions of D.C.’s LGBT...
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Metro Transit Police investigating anti-gay Green Line attack
Victim was kicked and beaten by a dozen teenagers after intervening to stop a robbery
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Medical provider “cultural competency” bill passes committee
The D.C. Council Committee on Health and Human Services on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill requiring medical professionals to receive ongoing cultural competency training in...
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Virginia delegate re-introduces hate crimes reporting bill
“One of the things you learn when you get sent to Richmond is that sometimes you have to take the long view,” says Virginia Del. Rip...
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“Family Values” delegate to run for Virginia AG post
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville, Elkton, Cunningham) will challenge Attorney General Mark Herring to be Virginia’s top law enforcement officer in 2017. Bell, who was first...
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Barred from Bathrooms
A mother's struggle as her Missouri school district bars her trans children from restrooms
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Gay former Ehrlich aide officially jumps into U.S. Senate race
Chrys Kefalas, an openly gay former aide to former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich (R), on Tuesday officially entered the 2016 race for the GOP nomination...
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Capital Pride Alliance pledges $1K to Rainbow History Project
Capital Pride Alliance has pledged to donate $1,000 to Rainbow History Project to help the organization preserve recordings of the “Friends” radio show, one of the...
