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Plaintiffs in Va. same-sex marriage lawsuit say minds changing
Seven years ago, Virginians voted 57 percent to 43 percent to approve the gay marriage ban. But Carol Schall and Mary Townley believe the tide is changing. Their view is supported by a Quinnipiac University poll in July that found that 50 percent of registered Virginia voters support same-sex marriage, while 43 percent oppose it.
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VCU students distribute LGBT-themed coffee sleeves to promote equality
RICHMOND, Va. — A group of students at Virginia Commonwealth University created 1,000 coffee sleeves with depictions of local LGBT individuals that it distributed Tuesday at Richmond area coffee shops in an effort to support equality.
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Va. lawmakers introduce bills to repeal state’s ban on same-sex marriage
RICHMOND, Va. — Two Virginia lawmakers have introduced a measure aimed at repealing that state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Va. governor-elect McAuliffe to reinstate order protecting LGBT state employees
TYSON’S CORNER, Va. — Virginia’s newly elected Democratic governor said Wednesday that among his first priorities when he takes office is to reinstate an order prohibiting discrimination against LGBT state employees.
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Cuccinelli defeated, McAuliffe elected governor of Virginia
TYSONS CORNER, Va. — Democrat Terry McAuliffe has been elected Virginia’s next governor, defeating Republican Ken Cuccinelli after pledging to expand the state’s Medicaid rolls and portraying his rival as someone who would turn back years of progress.
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Anti-gay minister defeated in Virginia race for Lt. Governor
RICHMOND, Va. — Democratic state Sen. Ralph Northam defeated Republican E.W. Jackson in a race sharply defined by social issues.
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Profiles in extremism: The Virginia GOP’s tea party ticket
This year, after switching its nominating process from a primary election to a convention system, the Virginia Republican Party selected three candidates for statewide office who are far out of the mainstream.
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Biden: Whole nation looking to Virginia governor’s race
ANNANDALE, Va. — The entire nation is watching the state’s election for governor, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday, adding that a critical decision is at stake: whether Virginians choose progress or turn back the clock on women, gays and the middle class.
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Va. Lt. Gov. candidate resorts to lying to duck questions about anti-gay rhetoric
The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia has contorted himself in all sorts of ways to dodge questions about his extremist record, arguing that anyone who simply quotes his past statements is violating the Constitution or persecuting him or misrepresenting him.
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Hearing held in lawsuit challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A federal judge heard arguments Tuesday on whether to certify as a class action a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban.