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Sexual orientation, gender identity won’t be added to Virginia hate crimes law
A GOP-controlled Senate committee killed the bill which would have added sexual orientation and gender identification to an existing state law requiring that hate crimes be reported to the State Police.
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Richmond LGBT community responds to anti-gay billboard with positive message
The billboard, from the Gay Community Center of Richmond (GCCR), proclaims “We are all born to love,” a message it hopes counters the “Nobody is born gay” billboard by conversion therapy proponents.
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Sorry PFOX… The model on the ‘ex-gay’ billboard is ‘out and proud,’ not a twin
The “twins” whose photographs appear on a Virginia billboard declaring “nobody is born gay” is actually one “out and proud” gay man who is not a twin.
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Lawmaker responds to anti-gay billboard with bill to ban ‘ex-gay’ therapy for minors
The announcement by Virginia Del. Patrick Hope comes just days after a controversial billboard was erected in Richmond by a group that supports the practice.
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‘Ex-gay’ group erects billboard in Richmond declaring ‘nobody is born gay’
A group supporting gay-to-straight conversion therapy has put up a billboard along a Virginia interstate declaring “nobody is born gay.”
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Bullied teen found guilty of assault in fight that left him with traumatic brain injury
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A Virginia teen who was brutally beaten and left with a traumatic brain injury following a school melee in September, was found guilty Friday on one count of simple assault.
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Building Bridges: One gay Mormon who has found his voice
Rand Irons looks ready for a black name tag and matching conservative grey suit. But you won’t see him walking door to door with Mormon Church pamphlets in hand, nor will he get his chance to travel the world in the name of his faith spreading the message of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints…
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Hospitalized teen charged with assault after fighting back against bullying
HENRICO, Va. — A Virginia teen is facing assault charges despite being brutally beaten in an altercation at his high school that left him hospitalized for nine days. Eric Martin a student at Highland Springs High School in Henrico, Va., suffered a long list of injuries, including a head injury and a broken hand, according to his mother Mary Martin…
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McAuliffe becomes Virginia’s first sitting governor to attend LGBT pride
RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Saturday became the first sitting governor of the state to attend Virginia’s annual LGBT Pridefest. “It’ a new day in Virginia, I can tell you that folks,” said McAuliffe, speaking in front of thousands of enthusiastic and LGBT Virginians and allies. “I was the first elected official in the south to come out to come out for marriage …
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‘Richmond is Out’ campaign targets LGBT travelers
RICHMOND, Va. — “Richmond is out!” That’s the message of a new tourism campaign aimed at LGBT travelers. The goal is to let them know the city is open, accepting and a great place to visit. The campaign is set to run through October 31 to correspond with the pride festival at the end of September.