All posts tagged "virginia senate"
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Danica Roem Misgendered by Virginia Lieutenant Governor
Winsome Earle-Sears first refused to apologize for calling trans lawmaker by a male honorific, then said she had "no intent to offend."
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Danica Roem Explains Why She’s Running for the Virginia Senate
Danica Roem, the first out trans elected to a state legislature, is running for a key swing seat in the Virginia Senate in 2023.
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Virginia Senate rejects bill repealing trans student protections
The Virginia Senate rejected a bill to exempt school boards from adopting policies to protect transgender students from discrimination.
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Virginia lawmakers pass Danica Roem’s bill to ban gay and trans “panic” defenses
Bill prohibits criminal defendants from using a victim's LGBTQ status as justification for violence
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Virginia Senate passes House’s version of bill banning conversion therapy
Measure billed as protecting LGBTQ minors moves one step closer to being signed into law
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Virginia Values Act, a bill to guarantee LGBTQ equality, passes Virginia Senate
Bipartisan bill is expected to overwhelmingly pass the House of Delegates and be signed into law
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Virginia House and Senate pass separate bills to repeal laws banning marriage equality
Fourteen Republicans cross party lines to eliminate now-defunct prohibition on same-sex marriage
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Two Virginia Senate subcommittees pass pro-LGBTQ measures
Bills to ban conversion therapy, eliminate surgical requirement for changing gender marker on birth certificate approved
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Virginia Democrats flip the General Assembly, paving a path for LGBTQ rights
Danica Roem, Dawn Adams re-elected; Democrats take all seats on Fairfax School Board, defeating anti-LGBTQ candidates
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Virginia Election: 8 Senate Races to Watch
From candidates who support conversion therapy to those who use sexuality as an attack, these are the races that matter most -- and could ultimately...
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Virginia Senate passes bills on employment protections and fair housing
On Friday, the Virginia State Senate overwhelmingly approved two pro-LGBTQ bills that prohibit discrimination in public employment and in housing, giving both measures their largest...
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LGBTQ ally Jennifer Boysko wins special Virginia State Senate election
HRC-backed Democrat wins by nearly 40 points over former Republican lawmaker
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Virginia Senate votes 29-10 to approve employment and fair housing bills
The Virginia Senate approved two pro-LGBTQ bills that ban discrimination in public employment and housing. The bills, patroned by Sens. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) and Jennifer...
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Virginia Senate committee approves pro-LGBTQ employment and fair housing bills
Nondiscrimination bills pass easily through committee with bipartisan support
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Virginia Senate passes “religious freedom” bill on party-line vote
On Thursday, the Virginia Senate approved a so-called “religious freedom” bill that would prevent the government from imposing any penalty or denying any special tax status, contract,...
