Tag: LGBTQ
Biden for President Holds Virtual LGBTQ+ Brunch & Policy Discussion in Virginia...
From the Joe Biden for President campaign:
ICYMI:
Biden for President Holds Virtual LGBTQ+ Brunch & Policy Discussion in Virginia with Adam Ebbin and Danica Roem
Today, Biden for President held...
Just 10-15 Years Ago, Virginia Legislators Were Voting Overwhelmingly to Approve...
How far and how fast has public opinion shifted in just a few years? Recent polls show rapid shifts on Confederate statues (as of...
Stronger LGBTQ+ Rights Soon Enforced in Virginia…Thanks to Virginia Democrats
From the VA House Democrats:
Stronger LGBTQ+ Rights Soon Enforced in Virginia
RICHMOND, VA—July 1 will mark the beginning of wider protections for LGBTQ+ Virginians going...
Virginia AG Mark Herring on Supreme Court Decision to Uphold LGBT...
From Attorney General Mark Herring's office:
STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK R. HERRING ON SUPREME COURT’S DECISION UPHOLDING LGBT PROTECTIONS
~ SCOTUS’s decision today says that...
Human Rights Campaign Endorses Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Abigail Spanberger, Rep....
From the Human Rights Campaign:
HRC Endorses Sen. Warner, Reps. Spanberger and Luria
This morning, in commemoration of the 1 year anniversary of the House passage of...
Governor Northam Signs Virginia Values Act
Good news from Gov. Northam's office:
Governor Northam Signs Virginia Values Act
~ Virginia is first Southern state to provide sweeping anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people...
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...