All posts tagged "virginia"
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Virginia House overcomes GOP opposition, passes cohabitation bill
Forget the budget or transportation. Some Richmond lawmakers went to the mat to prevent unmarried couples from living together and having sex without breaking the...
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D.C. Is Tops in Gallup's LGBT Tally
An analysis of recent Gallup polls surveying those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender has found the District has the highest percentage in...
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Virginians Rally for Marriage
It's a bittersweet Valentine's Day for Virginians like Janice Canterbury and Nadia Malley. The Arlington couple of 14 years has weathered a bout with cancer,...
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Kimpton wants more than a one-night-stand
A one-night-stand has its place, but Kimpton is seeking guests with staying power. From now through March 3, the über gay-friendly hotel chain is...
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Virginia House passes anti-bullying bill, 93-6
The Virginia House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed a bill Monday that would define the term “bullying” and instructs individual school boards to adopt policies and...
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Va. House passes bill giving student groups more leeway to discriminate
The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill Thursday that could allow student organizations at Virginia public universities to openly discriminate against potential members without...
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Bill repealing Virginia’s ban on unmarried cohabitation set for Senate vote
If Virginia legislators take action this week, “living in sin” with one’s boyfriend or girlfriend will be a step closer to legalization in the commonwealth....
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Virginia nondiscrimination bill moves forward, vote expected Friday
The Virginia Senate moved forward Thursday with the second reading and introduction of amendments for SB701, a bill that would prohibit discrimination in public employment...
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Nondiscrimination bill passes committee, will get floor vote in Va. Senate
LGBT-equality advocates in Virginia are celebrating a small victory after SB701, a bill prohibiting discrimination in public employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity,...
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Gay Judge Confirmed by Virginia Legislature
The Virginia General Assembly voted today to confirm Richmond General District Court Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland, Virginia's first out gay judge, to the bench. Thorne-Begland has...
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Cynthia Nixon, Sandra Fluke to Appear at Obama Falls Church Headquarters
Actress, breast cancer survivor and out lesbian Cynthia Nixon, best known for her role as Miranda from Sex and the City, and Sandra Fluke, the...
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Local Elections Count!
The United States might be in the grips of election fever, as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney duke it out in cash-covered campaigns. In the...
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Signs of the Times
{There goes the neighborhood (Photo by Sean Bugg)} My neighborhood these past two weeks has become an incessant reminder of why this is the most...
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Equality Virginia Praises Krupicka’s Victory in Special Election
Equality Virginia, the major nonpartisan LGBT rights organization in the commonwealth, praised the election of former Alexandra City Councilman K. Rob Krupicka to the Virginia...
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A Progressive Pushes Back
Karen Gautney has always been a fighter. And bullies – whether neighborhood troublemakers or legislators in Richmond – don't scare her. A lesbian resident of...
