Tag: LGBTQ
Governor Northam Signs 49 Bills into Law
From Gov. Ralph Northam's office:
Governor Northam Signs 49 Bills into Law
~ Newly-approved measures give additional authority to localities, address hate crimes, increase protections for...
Virginia Values Act Advances to Gov. Northam’s Desk
Excellent news from the Virginia Senate Democrats:
VIRGINIA VALUES ACT ADVANCES TO GOVERNOR'S DESK
RICHMOND –Today, Senate Democrats applaud the passage of the Virginia Values Act, an...
Video: Del. Danica Roem Calls Out Use of Stigmatizing Terms Like...
Thank you to Del. Danica Roem for calling this out; would love to see more people do it, and not "normalize" the use of...
Video: Virginia Senate Education and Health Sub-Committee Votes to Ban “Conversion...
Yet another example of how "elections have consequences," in this case of this morning's meeting of the Senate Education and Health Sub-Committee: Health Professions, and...
Sen. Adam Ebbin Introduces Virginia Values Act Legislation to Protect LGBTQ Virginians...
From the Human Rights Campaign:
Virginia Values Act Legislation Unveiled to Protect LGBTQ Virginians from Discrimination
Legislation also includes comprehensive protections for Virginians in public accommodations and...
Video: Speakers at Fairfax County Legislative Delegation Briefing Speak on Wide...
I believe there were (well) over 100 speakers signed up to speak at this morning's Fairfax County delegation legislative briefing - which is still...
Senator Surovell and Delegate Hope Introduce Bill Prohibiting Conversion Therapy Practices.
Good stuff by Sen. Scott Surovell and Del. Patrick Hope. See their press release, below:
Senator Surovell and Delegate Hope Introduce Bill Prohibiting Conversion Therapy...
In 2020, Virginia Should Pass Legislation to Protect Trans Students
by Robert Norris Rigby, a teacher in the Fairfax County Public Schools and the leader of FCPS Pride
Come 2020, Virginia could finally pass legislation...
Virginia Dems Introduce First Bills for 2020…Plus the Equal Rights Amendment...
UPDATED 5:48 pm - See below for *lots* more bills.
Yes, elections really *do* matter, as we're going to start seeing here in Virginia very...
Video: GOP Fairfax School Board Candidate Calls LGBTQ Students the “Loudest...
Check out the following audio (we now have video) courtesy of Bryan Scrafford, of right-wing Fairfax School Board candidate Andrea Bayer at a forum...