Posts Tagged LGBTQ+
State officials have so far denied a request to ban conversion therapy among Virginia adults
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 17, 2022
State regulators are not barring medical professionals who want to perform what’s known as conversion therapy from doing so. Michael Pope has details.
Effort to Abolish the Panic Defense in Virginia Clears Hurdle in House of Delegates
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 29, 2021
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would create new protections for people based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Michael Pope reports.
At Least Two Virginia Lawmakers Want LGBTQ-Related Questions on the 2020 Census
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 26, 2019
As 2020 draws closer, the debate in Washington about the Census is heating up. Michael Pope has this report on questions about sexual orientation and gender identity.
Conference in Richmond Brings Together Transgender Community
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 18, 2019
Hundreds of members, and allies, of the transgender community will be in Richmond this weekend for one of the only trans conferences on the East Coast. Mallory Noe-Payne has details.
VCU to Offer New Minor in LGBTQ Studies
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 11, 2019
Students at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond will have the opportunity next year to pursue a new minor in LGBT+ and Queer Studies. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
Transgender Murder in Lynchburg Not the First in the Region
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 7, 2017
From left to right: Ebony Morgan, Noony Norwood and India Monroe (Credit: VAVP)
Police in Lynchburg are currently investigating the murder of Ebony Morgan, a transgender woman. Morgan had been shot multiple times before she was found and taken to the hospital last Sunday. But Morgan is not the first transgender victim in Virginia, and it has the region’s LGBTQ community shaken. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
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