Search results for "Virginia House of Delegates"
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Marshall’s Parting Shots
If the last week proved anything to Virginia’s LGBT community, it’s that one always needs to keep an eye on the machinations of the commonwealth’s...
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Tackling Surrogacy Laws a Tricky Business
Local jurisdictions' restrictions can prove difficult to navigate, requiring legislative fixes to protect all parties
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Northam Saves Employment Nondiscrimination Bill
LGBT advocates in Virginia breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after the Senate narrowly passed two pro-LGBT bills, chief among them a measure to...
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Stand by Your (Gay Marriage) Ban
The Marshall-Newman Amendment will stay embedded in Virginia's constitution for at least 3 more years
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Senate Committee Approves Employment Nondiscrimination
A Virginia Senate committee narrowly approved a bill prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public employment, moving the measure out of...
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Va. Senate Nixes Second-Parent Adoption Bill
A Virginia Senate committee voted 8-7 on Friday, Jan. 23, to reject a bill that would have allowed adults other than a person’s legally recognized...
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Fortune 500s Earn Fairness Accreditation
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s top LGBT rights organization, recognized five Richmond-area Fortune 500 companies for workplace policies that do not discriminate against LGBT people, presenting...
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2015: A Look Ahead
Dates You'll Want to Circle on This Year's Calendar of LGBT Events around D.C.
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LGBT Allies Brace for Discrimination Bills
Even with the advent of marriage equality in a majority of U.S. states, LGBT allies remain on high alert as they brace for the introduction...
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Hope Bill Targets Conversion Therapies
Amid the controversy surrounding a billboard in the Richmond area that claims that “nobody is born gay,” as well as the District of Columbia’s historic...
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LGBT Ally to Face Off for Comstock’s Seat
Get ready for an expedited campaign season in Washington’s backyard. Following Del. Barbara Comstock’s (R-Fairfax, Loudoun counties) landslide victory over Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust...
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Senate Power Shifts Yet Again
Virginia Republicans seized control of the state senate on Tuesday, Aug. 19, giving them complete power over the operations of the state’s General Assembly and...
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20 Great Features from the pages of Metro Weekly
At any given time in our history, Metro Weekly has never relied upon an army of writers or photographers to get things done. It’s always...
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Congressional Candidate Sickles Comes Out
Virginia Del. Mark Sickles (D-Fairfax Co.) came out as gay in a Feb. 21 column in The Washington Post, making him the third out gay...
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Insurance bill passes Va. Senate with bipartisan support
A bill that would allow public institutions of higher education and localities in Virginia to expand health insurance coverage to a spouse, partner or other...
