Virginia

Four years after Charlottesville, bullies brought together entirely by the hatred of people remains too common in northern Virginia. Now that children, educators, and even librarians aren’t even off limits, who is safe?

Virginia’s Republican, Trump-endorsed candidate for governor finally mustered the courage to answer the question after previously dodging the topic.

It’s all just politics, right? Maybe we just need to out-strategize them you say?

“Building back better starts in the states,” Biden says. And Danica Roem is part of that process.

Glenn Youngkin has made attacking LGBTQ people the center piece of his campaign. If you believe the polls, it might just be working, too.

Tanner Cross was suspended after he derided trans children in public testimony at a school board meeting. Courts have reversed the suspension and ordered the school to allow him back to work.

Gavin Grimm has been fighting a court case against trans discrimination at his school for years. The school district finally gave up.

Struggling to push their agenda in other arenas, conservatives are bringing their buffet of grievances to schools – turning board meetings into an endless parade of ignorance, misinformation and just plain hatred.

“Homosexuality is a special kind of sin,” one “Stand Up Virginia” protestor said about schools accepting trans students.

LeeQuan McLaurin says he was expected to “profess an understanding that God hates LGBTQIA+ people” and take a bus full of evangelicals to see Candace Owens “like I was in a horror movie.”