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Poll: Support for gay marriage in Va. still 50 percent, no change in past year
Support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Virginia has stands at 50 percent just a little more than a month after a federal judge struck down the state’s gay marriage ban as unconstitutional.
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Opponents file first brief in appeal of Virginia’s same-sex marriage ruling
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge who struck down Virginia’s gay marriage ban usurped the state’s authority to decide whether same-sex unions should be allowed, a lawyer defending the ban said Friday.
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A Christian school kicked an 8-year-old girl out for looking like a boy
An 8-year-old girl has been yanked from a Christian school after her grandparents were warned that her looks “confused” other students.
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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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Va. legislature moves to strike sodomy ban from state code
RICHMOND, Va. — More than a decade after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down sodomy bans across the nation, the Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday voted unanimously to eliminate its ban on oral and anal sex — even between consenting married couples — from the state code.
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Second county clerk files notice of appeal in Va. same-sex marriage case
NORFOLK, Va. — A second clerk plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that declares Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional, according to a notice filed in federal court Tuesday.
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Norfolk Circuit Court clerk says he will appeal Va. same-sex marriage ruling
NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Circuit Court clerk said Monday that he plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling declaring the state’s ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional.
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Freedom to Marry launches $1 million marriage equality campaign in U.S. South
NEW YORK – Freedom to Marry, the advocacy campaign to win marriage equality nationwide, on Monday launched a $1 million multi-state campaign to build majority support for marriage in the South.
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Va. state delegate comes out, becomes second openly gay state lawmaker
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia delegate from Fairfax has become the second openly gay member of the state legislature. Del. Mark D. Sickles announced that he is gay in a Washington Post opinion column on Friday.
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Transgender high school athletes approved by Va. governing board
RICHMOND, Va. — The governing body of high school sports in Virginia has sanctioned the participation of transgender athletes at the state’s 313 high schools, on the condition they undergo gender reassignment surgery.