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Norfolk church boycotts St. Patricks parade after pro-LGBT governor named Grand Marshal
Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s support for same-sex marriage was listed among the reasons the church would no longer take part in the event.
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Va. Delegate speaks out on discrimination as last two LGBT bills are killed
As a Virginia state House committee on Thursday shot down the last hope for any expansion in LGBT rights in this year’s General Assembly session, Richmond’s own black female delegate compared the struggles faced by the LGBTQ community to her own.
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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 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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Discrimination complaint filed against Va. school district over restroom policy
The complaint stems from a new policy that requires transgender students to use restrooms according to their “biological gender.”
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Chelsea Handler on Netflix: Laughs, humiliation, full-frontal male nudity
Chelsea Handler is no stranger to raunchy, offensive, and sometimes terrible jokes, and her new stand up special on Netflix is no exception. “Uganda Be Kidding Me,” the hour-plus stand-up special (based on her best-selling book) brings Handler back before the cameras for the first time since her departure from E!’sChelsea Lately in August…
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McAuliffe becomes first Va. governor to issue LGBT Pride proclamation
RICHMOND, Va. — In a private reception held at the Governor’s Mansion earlier this week, Gov. Terry McAuliffe proclaimed June LGBT Pride month, making him the first ever Virginia governor to do so. Equality Virginia’s Executive Director James Parrish was in attendance at the event, thanked McAuliffe for taking this step and showing his support …
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Va. transgender woman granted routine name change after 5 months of ‘scrutiny’
LYNCHBURG, Va. — A Virginia transgender woman whose routine name change request was stalled by a Lynchburg, Va., judge who flagged it for “extra scrutiny,” has been granted her request and will not be subjected to a second hearing to justify the change.
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Va. judge flags transgender woman’s name change request for ‘extra scrutiny’
LYNCHBURG, Va. — A Virginia transgender woman who was denied a name change by a Lynchburg, Va., circuit court judge earlier this year is due back in court on Friday for a second hearing on her request..
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Federal appeals court hears Va. same-sex marriage case
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage entered the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday, and judge’s questions and comments seemed to demonstrate a lean towards supporting marriage equality in the commonwealth.
