Republican Senate hopeful says U.S. military needs ‘alpha males and alpha females,’ not LGBTQ+ people
Hung Cao made the inflammatory remarks during Wednesday’s Virginia U.S. Senate debate.
October 3, 2024
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GOProud Slams Victory Fund for Dan Savage Collaboration
A group representing gay conservatives charged that a new partnership between the It Gets Better cofounder and the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund called the latter's bipartisan mission into question.
July 18, 2012
What Virginia's State Elections Could Mean for LGBTQ+ People
Virginia is the only state in the South that has more protections for than discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ people.
November 6, 2023
Danica Roem Makes History Again and Is Elected Virginia's First Transgender State Senator
Danica Roem was the first transgender person seated in any state legislature. During her campaign for state Senate, she faced transphobia but emerged victorious on Election Day.
November 7, 2023
Is Virginia Really For Lovers?
Equality Virginia takes stock of state politics since the marriage ban passed in 2006 and finds that even conservative Republicans are starting to think twice before targeting LGBTs.
October 24, 2008
Here Are the LGBTQ+ Races to Watch on Election Day 2023
The election could mean LGBTQ+ firsts in Virginia, New Jersey, and Mississippi, along with important progress elsewhere.
November 6, 2023
Toxic Republican Loses in West Virginia, But Winner's Anti-LGBT
Don Blankenship won't be the state's Republican Senate nominee, but its anti-LGBT attorney general will.Â
May 8, 2018
Who Is U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin?
Manchin has been one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, with a mixed record on LGBTQ+ issues.
November 9, 2023
VA State Senate Committee Kills Anti-LGBTQ+ Religious Freedom Bill
The bill failed in an 8-7 vote after passing the state's House of Delegates last week.Â
February 24, 2022
Obama Takes Lead Over Clinton With Three Big Primary Wins
Barack Obama powered past Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, taking the lead in delegates for the first time with three commanding victories in and around the U.S. capital. Clinton, considered the overwhelming Democratic favorite just a few weeks ago, has now lost eight straight contests with her defeats Tuesday in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. She was shaking up her staff and turning her attention to must-win races next month in Texas and Ohio. Obama is counting on wins in Wisconsin and his birthplace, Hawaii, next week.
February 14, 2008
Virginia Makes History by Passing LGBTQ-Inclusive Civil Rights Bill
The action will make Virginia the first Southern state to protect LGBTQ people against discrimination.
February 6, 2020
The Advocate's Big Four Report: Virginia
The Advocate continues its coverage of four swing states this week with Virginia, a traditionally red state where some recent polls give Sen. Barack Obama a dougle-digit advantage. Today's story is the first of four pieces focusing on the state's political dynamics, LGBT concerns, and how it all will play out on Election Day.
October 21, 2008
Another Antigay Republican Enters Presidential Race
Jim Gilmore's announcement brings the total number of Republican presidential candidates to 17.
July 30, 2015
Virginia Dems Block 12th Republican Bill Targeting Transgender Kids
In the Commonwealth of Virginia, Democrats are standing in the way of Republican-led efforts to legislate transgender people out of existence.
February 16, 2023
Virginia Bill Seeks to Restrict Trans Students' Restroom Access
John Avioli, a Republican member of the House of Delegates, introduced the legislation last week.
January 18, 2022
McAuliffe, Christie Win Governors' Races
LGBT issues figured in both closely watched elections.
November 5, 2013