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Former Virginia football star Kevin Grayson comes out as gay
RICHMOND, Va. — Kevin Grayson, a star wide receiver for the University of Richmond from 2008-2011, and one of the most decorated football players in Central Virginia history, has come out as gay.
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Transgender man denied name change by Virginia judge
A transgender man from Louisa County, Virginia, has been denied a name change by Circuit Judge who, contrary to current Virginia law, said medical documentation was required for legal name changes.
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Federal appeals court rejects Va. AG’s request to reconsider ban on sodomy law
RICHMOND — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has denied a request by the Virginia Attorney General’s office to appeal to a March decision that struck down state sodomy laws.
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Va. AG petitions federal appeals court to reinstate sodomy law
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, challenging a recent court ruling that struck down Virginia’s sodomy laws.
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SPLC moves to add pro-gun groups to ongoing lawsuit over anti-gay mailings
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Two pro-gun groups conspired with an anti-gay hate group to create political mailers that used a gay couple’s copyrighted engagement photo to attack candidates in the 2012 Colorado Republican primaries, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
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Poll: Virginia voters still opposed to marriage equality
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — As the nation’s highest court deliberates two critical cases that will set legal precedence for same-sex couples in the U.S., across the river in Virginia a new poll shows little support for marriage equality.
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U.S. Senator Mark Warner reverses position, now supports gay marriage
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia has announced his support for same-sex marriage, the second prominent Democrat in the past 24 hours to announce a reversal of opinion of the issue.
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Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals strikes down Va. sodomy laws
RICHMOND, Va. — A long-standing “Crimes against Nature” law, which criminalized anal and oral sex in Virgina, has been found unconstitutional by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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Va. man guilty in fraud scheme; claimed he was developing AIDS treatment
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia man has been found guilty of defrauding investors through a project purportedly developing a treatment for the virus that causes AIDS.
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Virginia’s first openly gay judge sworn in after being rejected last year
RICHMOND, Va. — Tracy Thorne-Begland, a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot and Deputy Commonwealth’s attorney for the city of Richmond, was sworn in Friday as Virginia’s first openly gay judge.