All posts tagged "virginia"
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Virginia Senate kills second-parent adoption bill
A bill that would have allowed same-sex couples, as well as other adults not in a legally recognized marriage, to jointly adopt by means of...
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Virginia House of Delegates steamrolls more pro-LGBT bills
A Virginia House subcommittee Thursday continued the lower chamber’s annual rampage against LGBT rights by voting to table four bills, including two patroned by Republicans,...
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Virginia attorney general refuses to defend state’s same-sex marriage ban
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) announced at a press conference Thursday that he would no longer defend the state’s ban on recognizing same-sex relationships,...
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HRC Backs Wexton in Virginia's District 33 Race
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest LGBT civil rights group, is endorsing Democrat Jennifer Wexton in her bid to replace Attorney General-elect Mark...
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Virginia LGBT License-Plate Bill Pre-Filed
As part of Equality Virginia's campaign to secure an ''Equality for All'' branded license plate in the state, Del. K. Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria, Fairfax Co.)...
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GOP's Mark Obenshain Concedes in Virginia
At a Richmond press conference Wednesday afternoon, Virginia state Sen. Mark Obenshain (R) conceded the attorney general's race to state Sen. Mark Herring (D). Herring's...
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LGBT Strategy To Stay the Course in Richmond
LGBT allies and advocates in Virginia say they are committed to permanently banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public employment and...
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Certification Gives Herring Virginia AG Win
The Virginia State Board of Elections today certified Democrat Mark Herring as the winner in the commonwealth's attorney general race, giving Herring, an LGBT-supportive candidate,...
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Virginia Caucuses Continue Through Saturday
Despite regional differences between the Tidewater and Northern Virginia exurbs, Democrats and Republicans – so far – seem to be adopting a traditional ''red-blue'' divide...
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UPDATED: Creigh Deeds Stabbed, in Critical Condition
Virginia state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath, Alleghany, Rockbridge, Nelson, Albemarle counties, Covington, Lexington, Buena Vista, Charlottesville), a longtime legislative ally to the LGBT community,...
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Herring gains 164-vote edge in Virginia AG race ahead of recount
A tabulation of provisional ballots in vote-rich Fairfax County, coupled with a statewide re-canvass of votes from other areas, has given state Sen. Mark Herring...
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Elections a Mixed Bag for LGBT Virginians
LGBT Virginians can breathe a little easier following Tuesday's statewide and local elections, but the community still faces daunting challenges in Richmond. Democrat Terry McAuliffe...
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Focused on Cuccinelli-McAuliffe matchup, Virginians head to polls
Voters of all stripes flocked to polling places in Virginia Tuesday to select the next governor who will lead the commonwealth, as well as voting...
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Dialing for Democrats
Every Wednesday evening in recent weeks, about 10 people meet at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) headquarters in downtown D.C. and get straight to work....
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National Organization for Marriage pleads for last-minute Cuccinelli support
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), a primary group leading the opposition to marriage equality, is going all in for Ken Cuccinelli with a week...
