Equality Arlington calls on Governor Youngkin to sign HB174 to protect marriage equality and prevent discrimination
Virginia has a troubled history of denying marriage licenses to marginalized residents including residents of color and LGBTQ+ residents. This bill is a historic opportunity to enshrine in law what the U.S. Supreme Court and Virginia courts have already found in Loving v. Virginia (1967), Bostic v. Schaefer (2014), and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015): that all people, regardless of the color of their skin or the gender of the person they love, are free to celebrate their love through state-sanctioned marriage.
Equality Arlington Applauds VHC Health’s Inclusion of LGBTQ+ Health Needs in 2023 Community Health Needs Assessment!
Equality Arlington applauds VHC Health for including the needs of LGBTQ+ residents in its 2023 Community Health Needs Assessment. For the first time since VHC Health began publishing Community Health Needs Assessments in 2014, they have acknowledged the gaps in healthcare services for LGBTQ+ residents and are committing to work to address them.
Equality Arlington Announces 2024 VA General Assembly Legislative Priorities
Equality Arlington called on the Arlington General Assembly delegation to support 8 bills proposed during the 2024 Virginia General Assembly session that support the health, safety, and rights of LGBTQ+ residents and oppose 6 bills that would do great harm to these residents.
Equality Arlington Condemns Virginia Department of Education’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Model Policies
The Virginia Department of Education’s “Model Policies On Ensuring Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for all Students and Parents in Virginia’s Public Schools'' released this week are an illegal and dangerous attack on LGBTQ+ students. The adoption of these model policies by local school boards will make students less safe, less supported, and continue the Youngkin Administration’s attempts to make our schools and our commonwealth a hostile environment for LGBTQ+ residents.