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CITY NEWS
Virginia Values Act Goes to Governor’s Desk After Passing Both Chambers
Senate Bill 868 completed its final chamber vote with bipartisan support on Wednesday...
Two Pro-LGBTQ Bills Pass General Assembly Today
The day after hundreds lobbied lawmakers on behalf of LGBTQ rights during Equality...
Second Annual OutWork757 Career Expo Set for March 21
On March 21, prospective LGBTQ job seekers, interns, and...
Transgender Virginians Head to State Capitol to Advocate for LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Bill
Equality Virginia and the Virginia Values Coalition will join transgender Virginians as they...
Incoming House Speaker to Attend Virginia Values Coalition Campaign Kickoff Tomorrow
Tomorrow afternoon in Richmond, incoming House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn will join Virginia Values...
NATIONAL NEWS
Far Majority of Active Duty Servicemembers OPPOSE Transgender Military Ban
Today, the Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) — the nation’s largest non-profit...
Attorney General Herring Sues to Recognize Equal Rights Amendment in Constitution
Following Virginia’s historic vote to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, Attorney General Mark...
HRC President Alphonso David Releases Corporate Equality Index at World Economic Forum in Davos
At an event hosted by the Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality during the annual meeting of the...
Equal Rights Amendment Ratified by Virginia House of Delegates
Earlier today, the Virginia General Assembly voted to pass the Equal Rights Amendment...
Federal Court Upholds Injunction Preventing Discharge of HIV-Positive Airmen by Trump Administration
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a lower...
ARTS
Viva RVA! Hispanic Music Festival Honors Virginia’s LGBTQ Latinx Community
Over the years, Diversity Richmond has evolved into a multi-faceted organization which has distributed more than $850,000 to area non-profits organizations. The...
Sasha Velour’s “Smoke And Mirrors” Tour Comes To Norfolk
Sasha Velour's first one-queen show, Smoke & Mirrors, comes to Norfolk's Harrison Opera House on November 14....
EVENTS
Panel Brings Transgender Issues to Light, Offers Opportunity for Dialogue
“Guess what? I am a transgender woman and I am just like everybody else.”
Keri Abrams was addressing...
Governor Northam Announces Community Forums to Inform Statewide Plan for Diversity,...
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that his administration will host five community forums in March where Virginians can provide input on Virginia’s...
TRAVEL
Virginia Is For Queer Lovers, Too.
Fifty years ago, a $100-a-week advertising copywriter named Robin McLaughlin at Martin & Woltz Inc., in Richmond came up with a new travel advertising...
Mr. Gay Canada 2019 Pays a Visit to the Old Dominion
Josh Rimer, Mr. Gay Canada 2019, came to Virginia under the auspices of the Virginia Tourism Corporation, visiting Norfolk, Richmond, Petersburg, Charlottesville...
