Equality Virginia

“To solely equate homosexuality with ‘sexual conduct’ is both minimizing and antiquated,” one advocate said.

The state once allowed trans students use bathrooms, pronouns, and play on sports teams matching their gender identities. Not anymore…

The proposals would have banned gender-affirming health care for minors in Virginia, and kept transgender student athletes off school sports teams.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin insisted that how a student will “express their gender” is a choice parents should be making.

Virginia could be the first state in the South to decriminalize HIV transmission.

People believe the state is currently on a Democratic swing- but the transgender delegate’s upcoming election is still too close for comfort.

Roem tweeted she was proud of the board for “unanimously voting to include gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy, so every student and faculty member knows they’re welcomed.”

Governor Terry McAuliffe’s executive order makes anti-LGBTQ discrimination among state employees, contractors and subcontractors illegal.

“Although couched as a ‘religious freedom’ bill, this legislation is nothing more than an attempt to stigmatize,” said Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

RICHMOND, Va. — An advocacy group is calling for changes to Virginia’s tax law. Married same-sex couples in Virginia can file joint tax returns with the federal government but not with Virginia.