All posts tagged "virginia"
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Sugarloaf Crafts Festival In Chantilly, Virginia
Annual festival is considered one of the top craft experiences in the country
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Virginia House panel defeats hate crimes bill on party-line vote
A Virginia House subcommittee has defeated a bill that would have considered crimes against people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity as hate crimes....
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These 7 States are a Threat to LGBT Rights this Year
As the national press fixates on every action, statement, and tweet from the nation’s incoming 45th president, much of their coverage is unsurprisingly Washington-centric. Donald...
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Virginia LGBT advocates call on General Assembly to nix bathroom bill
LGBT advocates and allies are calling on legislative leaders within the General Assembly from both political parties to reject a bill that seeks to restrict...
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Transgender rights may depend on Supreme Court makeup
Transgender people's ability to access restrooms may rely on how Justice Anthony Kennedy votes
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Advancing Equality: AGLA to honor Gavin Grimm’s family
Gavin Grimm to give keynote address at AGLA's 35th anniversary reception
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Voicing Opinions: The Results of Metro Weekly’s 2016 Election Survey
What our survey respondents had to say about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
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Virginia newspaper trolls Pat McCrory with “endorsement” over HB 2
Poor Pat McCrory. He’s down in the polls, his social life is in the toilet, and has become the butt of jokes for defending North Carolina’s anti-LGBT...
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Virginia Launches New LGBT Tourism Marketing Efforts
It has been nearly two years since Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the creation of a LGBT Tourism Task Force — and now it has finally...
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Gavin’s Story: Gavin Grimm is the new face of the transgender movement
When his high school offered Gavin Grimm a modified broom closet as a restroom, he not only refused to use it, he sued the school...
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Virginia AG Herring: Anti-LGBT discrimination “can” constitute sex discrimination
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, in responding to requests from members of the General Assembly, issued an opinion finding that anti-LGBT discrimination could — and...
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Virginia Supreme Court rules cohabitation law applies to gay couples
The Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled in favor of a Fairfax County man who was seeking to stop paying spousal support after learning his...
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Cuccinelli says he won’t run for Virginia governor in 2017
The Old Dominion’s LGBT community got some welcome news over the weekend after former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) announced he would not seek the...
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Virginia Democrats uphold McAuliffe’s veto of anti-gay bill
The political truism “Elections have consequences” has never been true more than in the Old Dominion this year, after Senate Democrats upheld a veto by Gov....
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Religious exemptions bill marches toward a McAuliffe veto
In the final days of this year’s legislative session, the Virginia General Assembly approved a bill that provides religious exemptions that would allow individuals and...
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