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Va. House panel kills bill that would have allowed widespread LGBT discrimination
A Virginia legislative panel has killed a so-called “conscience clause” bill that would have allowed widespread discrimination against the LGBT community under the guise pf religious freedom.
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Virginia to pay $520K to attorneys in same-sex marriage case
The settlement agreement was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. The attorneys had sought more than $1.7 million.
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Virginia Senate panel votes to leave gay marriage ban in state constitution
On an 8-7 party-line vote Tuesday, a GOP-controlled committee rejected a proposal to begin the process of repealing the amendment approved by Virginia voters in 2006 defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
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Va. Senate panel advances bill to bar LGBT discrimination in public employment
A Virginia Senate committee voted Monday to prohibit discrimination in public employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Va. couple wins legal fight to have both names listed on twins’ birth certificates
A Richmond judge has ordered the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records to amend the birth certificates to show that Maria Hayman and her wife, Joanie Hayman, are the “only parents of the children.”
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Va. Senate panel rejects second parent adoptions for unmarried, same-sex couples
A proposal to allow adoption by the partners of unmarried same-sex parents was rejected Friday by a Virginia Senate committee.
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Virginia Senate committee kills housing bill, defers workplace protections bill
It’s still legal to deny housing to LGBT Virginians after a Senate committee on Monday failed to advance legislation amid concerns that a fair housing bill would violate religious freedoms, while delaying another bill until next week that would protect LGBT workers in public employment.
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Va. lawmakers introduce LGBT workplace protections bills for public employees
It is still legal to fire someone in Virginia because they are gay, but two state lawmakers have introduced legislation hoping to change that for state and municipal workers.
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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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Va. lawmaker wants to allow widespread discrimination against LGBT individuals
The Virginia lawmaker who co-authored the state’s 2006 constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage that was struck down last year, is introducing new legislation that would allow widespread discrimination against the LGBTQ community.