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Watch This Virginia Dad Call Out His Trans Kid's School Board for Its Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies

Cody Conner is going viral after speaking out during a Virginia Beach school board meeting. His trans daughter is a student in the district.

Virginia Beach School Board Adopts Youngkin’s Anti-Transgender Policy Amid Statewide Dispute

In a 9-1 vote, the board revised transgender student guidelines, sparking intensified local dialogue amid a broader debate on transgender rights and education policies in Virginia.

Virginia Beach Parents Sue to Force Schools to Adopt Glenn Youngkin's Anti-Trans Policies

The school board in Virginia's largest city recently deadlocked on whether to enact the Republican governor's model policies.

Virginia Beach Students Push Back Against Glenn Youngkin's Anti-Trans Policies

The students have been attending every school board meeting for the past year to speak out.

Beloved Virginia Beach-area LGBTQ+ advocate killed by drunk driver, police say

Shelby Riddick-Walker was struck and killed by a vehicle going the wrong way in a tunnel.

Virginia Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler Comes Out as Bisexual

"I wanted to speak my truth, and it just felt right in the moment to say it," said Convirs-Fowler, who came out at a Pride event in Virginia Beach.

GOP Politician Targets Barnes & Noble With Legal Action for Queer Book

The book, Gender Queer: A Memoir, has been banned in a number of school libraries as districts across the country restrict access to LGBTQ+ content.

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Virginia Court Rejects Effort to Ban Books Including 'Gender Queer'

The law that allows any citizen to petition for a book to be declared obscene is most likely unconstitutional, a judge ruled.

Virginia Republican Leaders Kill LGBTQ Rights Bills

Bills to ban anti-LGBTQ discrimination in housing and public employment won't get a House vote this year.

WATCH: Virginia Man Says 7-Eleven Fired Him for Being Gay

Bradley Kindrick says he was assaulted by a customer at the 7-Eleven where he worked, and after reporting the incident, was fired for being gay.

Former College Football Player Accused of Killing Man He Met on Tinder

Jerry Paul Smith of Blacksburg, Va., was beaten to death May 31. A man he met on Tinder is charged with second-degree murder.

Lesbian Couple Shot Point-Blank Protecting Pregnant Daughter

The daughter's boyfriend has been charged with murdering the couple and another woman who came to help.

Virginia Schools Defy State Mandate for Trans-Inclusive Policies

School boards are seeing heated discussions and transphobic comments, such as a parent saying trans restroom access will lead to "gang rape."