Ralph Northam

It’s the 12th state to ban defendants from arguing they “panicked” when they found out their victim was LGBTQ.

Historic trans lawmaker Danica Roem & the mother of Matthew Shepard helped make Virginia the 12th state to ban the so-called defense.

“No longer will LGBTQ Virginians have to fear being fired, evicted, or denied service in public places because of who they are.”

Virginia’s newly Democratic-controlled legislature continues to pass sweeping legislation to protect the LGBTQ community

40% of U.S. states now ban the pseudoscientific torture, but anti-LGBTQ forces are trying to have them overturned in the courts.

The left hates Donald Trump because he’s just too manly, while Barack Obama was “light in the loafers.”

The state is working on a lot of LGBTQ legislation following Democratic wins last fall.

While Republicans had killed pro-LGBTQ legislation for years, with Democrats in control of all the levers of power, the bills sailed through the state senate with bipartisan support.

Halloween – a holiday centered around costumes and masks – ironically unmasks the face of America’s troubled history with race.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring wore blackface when they were young. But does their history of fighting racism counter the mistakes they made?