Equality Virginia’s James Parrish Named to Northam’s Transition Team
Yesterday, Governor-Elect Ralph Northam announced his Transition Committe, a bipartisan group of Virginians who will work with the Governor-Elect in the coming months to help ensure that his...
View ArticleHB 407 Seeks To Reduce The Bureaucratic Nightmares of Gender Transition in VA
To be seen and respected for who you truly are is a struggle that defines the lives of transgender people everywhere. One of the major stumbling blocks for trans people to have their identity...
View ArticleSetting Protections In Stone: Senator Adam Ebbin Champions Equality in Public...
Last Friday, January 26, the Senate of Virginia took a step in the right direction. In a floor vote, the Senate passed SB 202, which will ban discrimination in public employment on the basis of sexual...
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Equality Virginia’s Day Of Action Takes Advocacy To a One-On-One Level
If there’s one thing we have learned repeatedly since the 2016 elections, it’s that representation matters. This is what makes an event like Equality Virginia’s Day of Action so important; it gives us...
View ArticleVirginia Anti-Violence Project Offers Support Tailored To the Needs of the...
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project (VAVP) is an organization working to create a strong support system for the LGBTQ community in Virginia by striving for a world free from violence. The VAVP came...
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Equality Virginia Honors 2018 OUTstanding Virginians at Annual Equality...
While in this political climate it can seem as if every day brings some new horrible news for the LGBTQ community, sometimes there is a small light amidst all of the dark. Equality Virginia is doing...
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Longtime LGBTQ Rights Advocate Guy Kinman Has Died
An incredibly important figure in the struggle for LGBTQ rights in Central Virginia has left us. Guy Kinman, former president of Richmond-Virginia Gay Alliance and the man behind a groundbreaking...
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2018′s VA PrideFest Was A Smash Hit
Saturday was the first day of fall, otherwise known as the autumnal equinox, and it was the perfect day for VA Pride’s annual celebration of LGBTQ life and love in our home state. While last year’s...
View ArticleHere’s How Trans And Gender Non-Conforming Virginians Can Ensure Their Right...
According to a recent Williams Institute study, as many as 78,000 transgender citizens may be prevented from voting in 2018. In eight states including Virginia, voting law requires voters to show a...
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Equality Virginia’s Ask A Trans Person Panel Takes On The Important Questions
On Wednesday, October 24th, Trace Hernandez, the Program Coordinator for Equality Virginia, hosted an event called Ask A Trans Person, one of a series of events of the same name Equality Virginia have...
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