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Major Virginia medical center stops gender-affirming care for minors after Trump’s executive order

The treatment remains legal in Virginia, but at least one medical provider is complying with the anti-trans presidential directive.

Arsonist sets popular Northern Virginia gay bar ablaze

A person was seen on video setting fire to three Arlington businesses, including Freddie’s Beach Bar.

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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.

Beloved Virginia gay couple dies in plane crash heading home from New York

Friends in the communities of King George and Fredericksburg were stunned over the loss.

A GOP school board member tried to ban a student's art for being 'offensive' to Christians

Conservative Timothy Simmons tried (and failed) to get his Virginia district to turn on a queer student's moving art piece about religious trauma.

Wherever drag queen Tara Hoot goes, bomb threats seem to follow

The Washington, D.C., drag queen has been the target of at least eight bomb threats in recent months.

Transgender Rep. Sarah McBride calls out 'weird' obsession by Republicans in whose minds 'I appear to live rent-free'

Conservatives are obsessed with her gender identity. She is focused on helping Americans.

No, a transgender military Black Hawk pilot didn’t fly the helicopter involved in the crash near D.C.

Jo Ellis posted a “proof of life” video on Facebook after right-wingers accused her of flying the Black Hawk that crashed into a passenger jet.

Winsome Earle-Sears: The anti-LGBTQ+ ultraconservative Republican trying to replace Virginia's governor

LGBTQ+ advocates warn that elevating the lieutenant governor to the governorship would be detrimental to the community.

Virginia voter registration portal outage fuels election concerns amid lawsuit over Youngkin’s roll purges

Voters were met with a message indicating they weren’t registered when trying to access the Citizen Portal.

LGBTQ+ parents share the importance of reproductive technology access amid IVF challenges

This lesbian couple and gay man discuss the joy of parenthood in uncertain times.

Jill Biden calls Donald Trump a ‘bully’ and ‘dangerous to our country’ at Human Rights Campaign event

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden did not hold back as she spoke to fired-up LGBTQ+ advocates and allies at a campaign event in Virginia.

FBI responds to spate of bomb threats against Planet Fitness after right-wing transphobic campaign

Chaya Raichik, the right-wing extremist behind the account, has been targeting the gym chain over its inclusive stance on transgender members.

VA psychologist resigns over worry about Trump’s ‘unethical’ orders restricting care for trans vets

“It seems like directives don’t matter, [and now] I feel like I gave people false reassurance,” psychologist Dr. Mary Brinkmeyer told The Advocate.

Fugitive sex offender posed as LGBTQ+ journalist for years, authorities say

Authorities in California say that George Paul Bishop went by the name Brody Levesque to avoid being arrested.

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Virginia lawmakers pass marriage equality, abortion & voting protections

Democrats are hopeful they can amend the state’s constitution to protect hard-fought rights.

Virginia Republicans vote to take control of local library after losing fight to remove LGBTQ+ books

After successfully defending LGBTQ+ titles from conservative bans, the Samuels Public Library in Front Royale now faces a governance overhaul aimed at increasing taxpayer oversight.

Virginia LGBTQ+ advocates and allies come together to celebrate 10 years of marriage equality

Equality Virginia's annual black-tie affair at Richmond’s Main Street Station was extra special as attendees celebrated same-sex couples’ right to get married.

Glenn Youngkin appoints ‘failed Moms for Liberty candidate’ to Virginia Board of Education

Democrats are sounding the alarm over the daughter of late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, Meg Bryce, who they say is a right-wing extremist.

Federal authorities are investigating attacks on transgender and Latino students in Virginia

Norview High School officials in Norfolk are accused of looking the other way toward harassment of some students who were targeted for their identity.