All posts tagged "virginia general assembly"
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Virginia’s New Resistance: Meet the LGBTQ Democrats fighting back against the GOP
Opposition to Trump and GOP dominance is pushing a record number of LGBTQ candidates to seek political office
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Equality Virginia enlists pro-LGBTQ business coalition
Equality Virginia has launched a new program enlisting support from the commonwealth’s business community as the organization attempts to amend Virginia’s laws to prohibit discrimination...
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Virginia Democrats sustain McAuliffe’s veto of anti-LGBTQ bills
The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate sustained vetoes of two so-called “religious freedom” measures that would have permitted discrimination against LGBTQ people and same-sex...
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Virginia Republicans introduce 3 more bills targeting LGBT community
Some Virginia lawmakers seem intent on testing Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s promise to veto any anti-LGBT legislation that lands on his desk. In the past week,...
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Del. Bob Marshall introduces bathroom bill in Virginia
Virginia lawmakers may spend their time during the 2017 legislative session debating a “bathroom bill” that would impose North Carolina-style restrictions on public sex-specific restrooms...
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Transgender journalist announces run for Virginia House of Delegates
Danica Roem, a former journalist for the Montgomery County Sentinel and a lifelong resident of Manassas, Va., has announced she will run as a Democrat against longtime...
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McAuliffe vetoes Virginia religious exemption bill
Activists in Virginia are breathing a sigh of relief, after Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) vetoed a bill that would give people leeway to discriminate...
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Anti-gay Virginia lawmaker discovered cruising Grindr
College student tipped off news outlet; editor declined to reveal man's identity
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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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Equality Virginia PAC rounds out endorsements
EV PAC is backing 39 candidates for seats in Virginia's General Assembly
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Better Know a Committee: House General Laws
Meet 22 Virginia lawmakers who get to decide whether you can be fired for being LGBT
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Virginia General Assembly's LGBT Agenda
The Virginia General Assembly kicked off its 2014 session Wednesday, Jan. 8, with legislators from both parties introducing bills that could positively impact LGBT people,...
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All or Nothing
It would be overly dramatic to say that Adam Ebbin is in the race of his life. Still, Aug. 23 will be a defining moment...
