Search results for "Virginia House of Delegates"
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McAuliffe Fulfills LGBT Campaign Promise
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) was sworn into office in Richmond on Saturday, sparking hope among equal-rights advocates that his position as an LGBT ally may...
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LGBT Strategy To Stay the Course in Richmond
LGBT allies and advocates in Virginia say they are committed to permanently banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public employment and...
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Va.’s Family Foundation legislative ratings highlight LGBT partisan divide
The anti-gay Family Foundation of Virginia last week released its 2012-2013 General Assembly ratings providing overall “pro-family scores” for Virginia legislators ahead of this year’s...
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Senate committee unanimously passes bill amending Va. law to allow cohabitation
A Virginia Senate committee unanimously approved a bill that would allow unmarried couples to cohabitate without fear of prosecution by the Commonwealth. All fifteen members...
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Nondiscrimination bill passes committee, will get floor vote in Va. Senate
LGBT-equality advocates in Virginia are celebrating a small victory after SB701, a bill prohibiting discrimination in public employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity,...
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Support building among Va. General Assembly members for SB701
Senators A. Donald McEachin (D-Richmond, Henrico, Hanover, Charles City counties) and Adam Ebbin (D-Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax counties), the chief co-patrons of SB701, the bill that...
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2012: The Year in Review
The year may have at times seemed like little more than a presidential campaign, but 2012 saw its share of sorrows and bright spots. By...
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Lay of the Legislative Land
Equality Virginia last month released a scorecard listing where Virginia legislators stand when it comes to anti-LGBT discrimination. Among the specific items on which legislators...
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Setting the Richmond Stage
LGBT rights groups, led by Equality Virginia, the largest such group in the state, are rallying around an antidiscrimination bill ahead of the 2013 legislative...
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Local Elections Count!
The United States might be in the grips of election fever, as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney duke it out in cash-covered campaigns. In the...
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Local Gay Legislators Win Fellowships
Two local LGBT legislators will be Harvard-bound this summer. The Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute, the educational and research arm of the Gay & Lesbian...
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Romney Ends Up With Five States on Super Tuesday, Including (Eventually) Ohio — But Santorum Takes Three
With former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) winning primary races...
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Romney Wins Both Arizona and Michigan Primaries, After a Slight Wait on Michigan
Tonight, voters in Michigan...
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BREAKING: Maryland Senate Passes Marriage Equality 25-22, Bill Heads to O’Malley for Signature
The Maryland Senate passed HB 438, a bill legalizing marriage equality in the Free State, by a 25-22 margin after its third reading Thursday afternoon,...
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Lobbying Legislators in Richmond
On the surface, Election Night 2011 looked bad for supporters of LGBT rights in Virginia. Republicans, many of them social conservatives, picked up two seats...
