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Newly elected Virginia lieutenant governor appoints LGBTQ+ advocate to transition team

Narissa Rahaman, executive director of Equality Virginia, was named as a counselor to Ghazala Hashmi.

Spectacular Republican losses prove MAGA's transphobic playbook doesn't win elections

Across the country, voters chose inclusion, empathy, and competence over cruelty and division.

Advocates condemn graphic anti-trans ad targeting leading Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger

"Voters want elected officials and candidates to show how they can improve lives and make our communities and country stronger and safer. Campaigns like this do the exact opposite,” a GLAAD spokesperson said.

Virginia Democrats call for Republican John Reid to exit lieutenant governor race in Nazi porn scandal

It’s not the first time the gay former radio host has been accused of posting questionable online content.

Donald Trump’s offensively anti-LGBTQ+ military ad draws sharp criticism

The former president seemed keen on banning LGBTQ+ people from serving in the U.S. military in his second term.

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 Goes After Transgender Kids in Revised School Policies

His administration’s “model policies” roll back protections the previous Democratic governor implemented to affirm the identities of vulnerable transgender kids.

Virginia Democrats Block 6 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills

Democrats stood in the way of some of the draconian Republican-proposed bills that would have harmed LGBTQ+ children.