An Open Letter To Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Virginia and Children’s Hospital of King’s Daughter Health Board of Directors and Executive Leadership
An Open Letter To Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Virginia and Children’s Hospital of King’s Daughter Health Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Thursday, February 13, 2025 Executive Leadership and Board of Directors at VCU Health, UVA Health and Children’s Hospital of King’s Daughter, We, the undersigned, write to express our unequivocal opposition […]
Equality Virginia: New ACLU of Virginia Lawsuits Would Block Governor Youngkin’s Anti-Trans Education Policies
Equality Virginia: New ACLU of Virginia Lawsuits Would Block Governor Youngkin’s Anti-Trans Education Policies RICHMOND, Va – Equality Virginia, the Commonwealth’s leading advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) equality, applauded two new lawsuits filed by the ACLU of Virginia that seeks to overturn the Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) guidelines for […]
GLAAD, Equality Virginia on What’s at Stake for LGBTQ Voters in Critical 2023 Election
GLAAD, Equality Virginia on What’s at Stake for LGBTQ Voters in Critical 2023 Election Today GLAAD, the world’s leading LGBTQ media advocacy organization; and Equality Virginia, the leading statewide LGBTQ group advocating and organizing across the Virginia Commonwealth, released a fact sheet for reporters and Virginians on key issues and considerations for LGBTQ voters and […]
Equality Virginia: Youngkin Administration Targets LGBTQ+ Youth in Newly Released Virginia Department of Education Policies
RICHMOND, VA – Today, Equality Virginia, the Commonwealth’s leading advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) equality, released the following statement in response to the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) decision to finalize its model policies on the Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for All Students in Virginia’s Public Schools after an eight […]
Letter to Bedford County School Board RE: Proposed Revisions to INB “Teaching About Controversial Issue” Policy
Dear Bedford County School Board,
I am writing to you on behalf of Equality Virginia, the leading advocacy organization in Virginia seeking equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people in all corners of our Commonwealth.
Virginia is Still for Lovers: Why the Marriage Equality Ban Should Be Repealed
This June will mark eight years since the U.S. Supreme Court declared marriage equality to be the law of the land, but Virginia still has a ban on same-sex marriage in its constitution.
In the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges, the court found that the right to marry must be extended to couples of the same sex, and since then,
Virginia Senate Committee Kills Remaining Anti-Trans Bills; No Anti-Trans Legislation Will Pass in Virginia This Legislative Session
Today, Equality Virginia, the Commonwealth’s leading advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) equality, praised the Virginia Senate Education
Equality Virginia Launches School Board Policy Tracker
In total, 552,065 Virginia K-12 students attend school in divisions that have fully adopted the VDOE model policy for transgender students RICHMOND, VA – Today Equality Virginia, the Commonwealth’s leading advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) equality, launched a school board policy & meeting tracker to provide parents, advocates and students […]
