Metro Weekly magazine: 2019-05-09 edition (PDF)
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May 9, 2019
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The Human Rights Campaign PAC has endorsed Democrat Abigail Spanberger to be the next governor of Virginia.
The endorsement by the nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy organization comes at a time when some Democrats are urging members of their party to distance themselves from the LGBTQ community.
Spanberger, one of the more conservative members of the Democratic House Caucus during her six years in the U.S. House of Representatives, has been praised by some pundits for her criticism of left-leaning voices within the Democratic Party, especially on issues like public safety, national security, and support for Israel.\
Yeshiva University announced that it had reached a settlement with an LGBTQ student-run club that the university, for years, had refused to recognize as an official campus organization.
In the surprise move, the Orthodox Jewish educational institution said that it would end litigation related to its refusal to recognize the group, which it initially claimed was due to religious objections.
As part of the settlement, the club -- formerly known as the Yeshiva University Pride Alliance -- would be renamed "Hareni" and would be allowed to operate with the same rights and privileges guaranteed to other student groups.
John Reid angrily rebuffed demands to withdraw from Virginia's Lt. Governor race over allegations that he posted sexually explicit photos online.
Reid, a gay man and conservative talk show host in Richmond, is running unopposed for the second-highest office in the commonwealth after Republican Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity dropped out of the race.
Reid is the first openly gay nominee of either major party to seek statewide office in the Commonwealth. He is running alongside current Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the sole Republican seeking the governorship, and Attorney General Jason Miyares, who is running for re-election.
