All posts tagged "Virginia House of Delegates"
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Danica Roem reacts to her historic Virginia win
Roem focused on issues that mattered to her constituents, not personal attacks or social issues
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Danica Roem becomes first transgender legislator in nation
Defeats incumbent Bob Marshall to become nation's first transgender legislator
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Virginia’s LGBTQ voters head to polls on Election Day
When he stepped out of his house early this morning, Fairfax County resident BJ Bundy was on a mission, making a stop by his local...
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Virginia Democrats holding onto slim lead headed into Election Day
Hotly contested race between Danica Roem and Bob Marshall will be closely watched by LGBTQ advocates
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Event to benefit 3 LGBTQ Virginia delegate candidates in Williamsburg on Friday
Former U.S. Rep. and 2017 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Perriello will be the featured guest speaker at an event hosted by three LGBTQ Democratic nominees...
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Metal Head. Journalist. Politician. Danica Roem is blazing her own awesome trail
Metal head. Journalist. Politician. Here's how Danica Roem plans to oust Virginia's most anti-LGBTQ lawmaker.
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HRC endorses Danica Roem for Virginia House of Delegates
Months after the Victory Fund threw its support behind the woman who could be the first out transgender person to be seated in a state...
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Equality Virginia Advocates backs Roem in Democratic primary
On the same day it announced its endorsement of Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam for governor, Equality Virginia Advocates announced it is backing Danica Roem for the Democratic nomination...
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Danica Roem earns progressive group’s endorsement for Virginia House seat
Roem is the first transgender candidate endorsed by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee
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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,...
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2 pro-equality bills move to Virginia House as advocates hold Day of Action
Two pro-equality bills that passed the Virginia Senate with unanimous support from Democrats and one-third of the Republican Senate caucus have been assigned to a...
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Virginia House subcommittee punts on LGBT bills
A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee voted 5-2, along party lines, to table a number of LGBT-related bills this week, shuffling them off to the Code Commission...
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Pot, Meet Kettle: Virginia, Meet Indiana
Activists puzzled by attempt to portray Virginia as somehow more progressive on LGBT rights than Indiana
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Virginia Lags Behind on Equality Measures
Flanked by supporters, progressive leaders and legislative allies, Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s top LGBT rights organization, held a press conference in the General Assembly House Briefing...
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Va. House Hate Crimes Bill Shuttled to Subcommittee
One day after their Senate counterparts rejected a bill that would have added crimes committed against people because of their real or perceived sexual orientation...
