RICHMOND, VA — On February 2, over 60 LGTBQ+ Virginians and allies from across the Commonwealth gathered at the General Assembly Building in Richmond for Equality Virginia’s annual Lobby Day, urging lawmakers to support policies and a state budget that protects, affirms, and includes LGBTQ+ Virginians.
Today, the Virginia General Assembly passed House Joint Resolution 3 (Sickles), a constitutional amendment to protect marriage equality, with bipartisan support in both chambers. Senate Joint Resolution 3 (Ebbin), which also passed the Senate with bipartisan support, will head to the House next week for final votes. With the passage of HJ3, today’s vote sends the amendment to the November ballot, where Virginians will have the final say on enshrining marriage equality in the state constitution.
As Virginians, we stand unequivocally for the right of transgender people and their families to access medically appropriate, evidence-based health care—free from fear, stigma, or political intrusion. Decisions about health care belong where they always have: between patients, families, and qualified medical professionals, guided by compassion, expertise, and respect—not ideology.
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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,
