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Greater Williamsburg community unites for National Day of Racial Healing
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) Tuesday night was a time for healing, love and celebration during the seventh annual Greater Williamsburg National Day of Racial Healing. More than 100 people attended the event, which is sponsored annually by the Virginia Racial Healing Institute to celebrate unity…...
Greater Williamsburg National Day of Racial Healing event scheduled for Tuesday
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (254+ words) Greater Williamsburg National Day of Racial Healing event scheduled for Tuesday'Daily Press The Virginia Racial Healing Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the community, will sponsor the seventh annual Greater Williamsburg National Day of…...
Editorial: Chesapeake school officials shamefully embrace anti-trans panic
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (395+ words) The Chesapeake School Board this month effectively moved to ban transgender people from working as teachers and staff, proudly proclaiming its intolerance in a 7-2 vote that prohibited the use of pronouns that differ from employees" birth certificates. In succumbing to…...
Police are investigating rainbow crosswalk vandalized with slurs in Virginia Beach’s ViBe District
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (407+ words) The rainbow crosswalk in the ViBe Creative District in Virginia Beach was vandalized with homophobic slurs written in spray paint early Tuesday morning, according to a Facebook post from the district's official page. The spraypaint was discovered at the intersection…...
Chesapeake School Board to vote on policy that would prohibit staff from using preferred pronouns
4+ mon, 1+ hour ago (464+ words) CHESAPEAKE " Chesapeake School Board has begun the process of potentially changing policy that would prohibit teachers and staff from using and sharing their preferred pronouns when those pronouns don't match their sex assigned at birth. Chesapeake School Board met Monday…...
Inside Business 2025 Top Forty Under 40: Christopher Reybrouck, LGBT Life Center
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (371+ words) Job: Senior director of strategy and operations,LGBT Life Center Volunteer activities: Giving back has always been a cornerstone of who I strive to be. I've served as co-chair of Ghent Pride, chief of elections for the city of Norfolk,…...
Richmond pridefest returns this weekend with ‘Live Out Loud’ theme
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (836+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " The annual Virginia Pridefest returns on Sept. 27 to Midtown Green with the theme "Live Out Loud" and a full slate of performances. The festival, presented by OutRVA, is Richmond's largest celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. In addition to…...
Virginia Queer Film Festival returns to Norfolk for third year amid growing national division
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (409+ words) For the past couple of years, Eric Hause has been enjoying the fruits of his labors. He founded the popular Virginia Queer Film Festival and directed its first two runs in 2023 and 2024, bringing dozens of films dedicated to the LGBTQ…...
Education Department says Denver’s all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX, Trump administration investigates VA transgender policies
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (356+ words) By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN The finding followed an unprecedented probe of Denver's East High School that marked a sharp departure from the department's investigations under former Democratic President Joe Biden. It's part of a push by President Donald…...
Letters for Aug. 31: VWU’s Methodist beginnings should not be forgotten
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (418+ words) Re "Virginia Wesleyan to change name" (A1, Aug. 21): As an alumnus, I'm disappointed that the handful of people who made this decision didn't canvas the alumni, current students and staff to solicit feedback on this ambitious change. Scott Miller, VWU president,…...