Important Update from Equality Virginia

Executive Director announces departure at the end of 2021

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Letter to the Editor, March 30, 2021: HIV penalty clause hurts bill’s effectiveness

March 30, 2021

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Biden Repeals Trump-era ban on Transgender Troops

January 26, 2021

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Biden HHS pick Dr. Rachel Levine possibly first openly transgender Senate-confirmed federal official

January 21, 2021

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Biden signs EO implementing Supreme Court ruling for LGBTQ rights

January 20, 2021

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Transgender Student Policy Public Comment Guide

January 12, 2021

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Richmond City Council passes trans-affirming shelter policies

January 11, 2021

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2021 General Assembly Session Kickoff

January 11, 2021

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Black Trans Woman Chae’Meshia Simms Killed in Virginia

January 10, 2021

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Governor’s budget would ensure Medicaid covers transition-related care

January 4, 2021

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Thank you to everyone who attended the 8th Annual

Thank you to everyone who attended the 8th Annual Transgender Information & Empowerment Summit! After four days of resources and connections, we are invigorated by all the ways people came together, shared information, and had fun!

This year, TIES welcomed over *700* participants, presenters, and community partners! It was an event we’ll never forget -- here’s TIES in a nutshell: we hosted 4 keynote discussions with young adult changemakers and Black trans leaders, 18 workshops on everything from HIV advocacy to asylum to the name change process, 4 social events including a talent show and dance party, 2 recovery meetings, and over a dozen appointments with our Wellness Center! All events were accessible in Spanish, American Sign Language, and English.

We’d like to send a heartfelt thanks to our conference participants, keynote speakers, workshop presenters, community voices, volunteers, ASL and Spanish interpreters, Spanish translators, Wellness Center healthcare providers, Legal Clinic attorneys, everyone who donated to keep TIES free, and our sponsors: Gilead Sciences, Virginia Pride, Mosaic Interpreting Services, and Kaiser Permanente. See you next year!

This week, folks will also meet with lawyers for free assistance with the Name & Gender Marker Change Process at the TIES Legal Clinic put on by the Virginia Equality Bar Association and BaryLaw!

Stay tuned for the recordings of our keynote discussions and our official event recap!

Don’t forget! We are currently searching for a n

Don’t forget! We are currently searching for a new Executive Director to lead Equality Virginia into the next phase of our work.

If this role sounds like a fit for you or someone you know, we encourage you to apply or share the opportunity within your network!

View the overview and application at the link in bio.
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What an incredible first day we had yesterday at t

What an incredible first day we had yesterday at the Transgender Information & Empowerment Summit! We had informative workshops, we had lots of fun “speed friending” and connecting on the Whova conference app, and we ended with a can’t-miss keynote discussion with Charley Burton!

Make sure you don’t miss the rest of the conference - 3 more days full of opportunities! Registration is still open -- sign up here in English: bit.ly/TIES2021register or here in Spanish: bit.ly/TIES2021registro

Once you register, you can also join our Whova app where you can view the whole agenda, make a personalized agenda, chat with other attendees, engage on our community boards, and join a virtual meet up. Here is the link to download the app: https://whova.com/portal/tiest_202110/?source=download_page (Note you will need to register to receive the code to join the app for security purposes).

Join our executive director on IG Live with @bobby

Join our executive director on IG Live with @bobby about the work we are doing to get out the vote in this year's election.

All 100 seats in the House of Delegates are up for election this November, plus the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.

Please tune in at 4pm ET to learn more! And, remember, the last day to vote is November 2nd.
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