Virginia’s Constitution bans same-sex marriages and has since 2006, when voters approved a ballot measure that reads: “Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or ...

On March 8, Equality Virginia Advocates, the public policy and advocacy arm of the Commonwealth’s leading advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) equality, ...

The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals hearing Tuesday was, as Judge Paul Niemeyer characterized it, just one step along the way to an eventual U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether states, like ...

Protections for reproductive rights, marriage equality and the restoration of voting rights for some felons could be enshrined in the Virginia state constitution if measures that a committee ...

In a campaign defined by scandal and contradiction, Virginia lieutenant governor candidate John Reid, an out gay Republican, confirmed that his running mate, gubernatorial candidate Winsome ...

RICHMOND — Only a few bills out of the thousands introduced this General Assembly session tackle love. Lawmakers resumed the longstanding effort to codify same-sex marriage protection, but there are a ...

Narissa Rahaman and her fiancé, who both work in political advocacy with busy schedules, are likely holding off on their wedding celebration until next year — but they will probably “do the legal ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — On Thursday,Senator Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) and Delegate Mark Sickles (D-Fairfax) introduced Senate Joint Resolution 11 and House Joint Resolution 9, proposed amendments to ...

Child marriage is probably one of the last topics on Virginians’ minds these days. But as a Virginia resident and as someone who serves people threatened with forced and child marriage every day, this ...

Brigitte Combs lives outside of Richmond and said she came to the Virginia state capitol when she heard legislators were discussing the issue of minors and forced marriage. Taking a deep breath, she ...

The bill passed the legislature and is awaiting action by the governor. Advocates say allowing minors to marry leads to abuses. Lawmakers in Virginia voted this month to require people to be 18 years ...