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Republicans hope to make Virginia the next state to ban trans youth from sports
The Commonwealth would become the eleventh state to enact legislation attempting to stop trans youth from participating in sports as they are.
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Richmond trans woman Chae’Meshia Simms shot & left for dead while driving home
The record year of violence against trans people didn’t stop for the holiday, with a separate murder in Miami possibly marking a record 40th violent death tallied so far this year.
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Virginia asks Supreme Court to decide transgender bathroom battle
The timing of the request means Gavin Grimm will probably not be able to use the boys’ bathroom when school resumes later this year.
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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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Appeals court allows all Va. same-sex couples to join marriage challenge
RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday granted a motion filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the ACLU of Virginia to intervene in Bostic v. Rainey, the federal court challenge to Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Federal court rejects motion to dismiss challenge to Va. same-sex marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal court on Monday rejected a motion from the Staunton Circuit Court Clerk seeking to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Hearing held in lawsuit challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A federal judge heard arguments Tuesday on whether to certify as a class action a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Two lesbian couples file federal lawsuit challenging Va. gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — Two couples from the Shenandoah Valley filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban.
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ACLU, Lambda Legal to file federal challenge to Va. gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — The ACLU of Virginia says it will file a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s gay marriage ban.