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Federal judge grants class action status for challenge to Va. gay marriage ban
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia has certified as a class action a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Va. House panel kills bill banning conversion therapy for LGBT youth
RICHMOND — A Virginia House of Delegates committee killed off proposed legislation Thursday that would have banned controversial gay-to-straight conversion therapy for LGBT youth.
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Voters seek to oust hate group leader from Va. county public office
LEESBURG, Va. — A group of voters are asking a Virginia court to oust Eugene Delgaudio, leader of the anti-gay hate group Public Advocate of the United States, from his public office as a Loudoun County, Va., Supervisor.
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Va. governor rejects call to appoint prosecutor to defend gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe on Monday rejected a request from dozens of Republican lawmakers asking him to appoint a special prosecutor to defend the state’s same sex marriage ban.
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Hearing scheduled for Thursday in challenge to Va. same-sex marriage ban
NORFOLK, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia will hear oral arguments on Thursday in one of two lawsuits challenging Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Va. lawmakers split along party lines on AG’s plan to fight gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — Republican lawmakers are reacting angrily to Attorney General Mark Herring’s announcement that his office won’t argue in favor of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Va. AG says gay marriage ban unconstitutional, joins fight against it
RICHMOND, Va. — Following a seismic political shift in Virginia, the new attorney general has concluded that the state’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, and on Thursday he joined a lawsuit challenging it.
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Va. tables bill to ban discrimination against LGBT state workers
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia Senate committee on Monday tabled a bill that would have banned discrimination against state employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Va. Assembly tables bill to repeal gay marriage ban as lawsuits move forward
RICHMOND, Va. — While two federal lawsuits challenging Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage are moving forward, a House committee voted Monday to table the only bill aimed at repealing the ban, effectively ending the fight from the legislative front in this session.
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Va. quickly emerging as key battleground state in marriage equality fight
Almost overnight, Virginia has emerged as a critical state in the nationwide fight to grant gay men and women the right to marry. This purple state was once perceived as unfriendly and even bordering on hostile to gay rights. That’s changed after a seismic political shift in the top three elected offices, from conservative Republicans to liberal Democrats who support same-sex marriage.