Tag Archives: Virginia
Majority of LGBT candidates prevail in Tuesday’s elections
More than 100 LGBT candidates were on the ballot Tuesday and 75 percent of them --mostly Democrats-- won, joining a "blue wave" in several states.
Historic wins at the polls for LGBT candidates
Fifty-five percent of the 72 known LGBT candidates Tuesday won their elections, including some stunning historic firsts.
Transgender litigation moving quickly through courts
Transgender people in North Carolina won a temporary and partial reprieve Friday from that state's restrictions on their use of public bathrooms, and other critical lawsuits testing rights for transgender people are also moving quickly toward the Supreme Court.
Clinton picks solid LGBT supporter as running mate
Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate will be U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, who has a solid record of supporting equal rights for LGBT people.
Why a preliminary ruling in a trans student’s lawsuit is such a big deal
Last week's federal appeals panel ruling that said Title IX prohibits schools from discriminating against a student because of gender identity has the potential to reach far beyond one Virginia high school.
Summer Finale: ‘doing this stupid thing’
A Seventh Circuit panel grilled attorneys for Indiana and Wisconsin this week over their reasons for banning marriage for same-sex couples. The Supreme Court extended a stay last week on a Fourth Circuit decision that Virginia's ban on marriage for
Sunday Speed: Va. stay expires Thursday
The Supreme Court could decide this week whether to extend a stay of a Fourth Circuit ruling that, if not extended, will expire Thursday morning, enabling same-sex couples to marry in Virginia and, perhaps, in other Fourth Circuit states. The
Fourth Circuit panel votes 2 to 1 to strike Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban
It was clear from the oral argument that two out of three of the judges on a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel would vote on opposite sides concerning the constitutionality of Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage. The
