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A retired CIA case officer on Abigail Spanberger and the professional line we were taught not to cross | Guest column
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (202+ words) Richmond Times-Dispatch Javascript is required to use this website. Richmond Animation Festival; Southside Re Leaf free tree giveaway; "Feed The Bull" NIL series I am a retired CIA case officer. That training leaves marks on how you see people, power,…...
Appeals court examines Liberty University firing of transgender IT worker
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1328+ words) A federal appeals court on Tuesday wrestled with whether religious colleges can fire employees who violate their beliefs, as judges considered whether Liberty University lawfully fired an employee for undergoing gender transition. Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign…...
Right to Contraception Act on its way to Gov. Spanberger
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (532+ words) The Virginia General Assembly on Friday passed the Right to Contraception Act, which aims to codify the right to use and obtain contraception, including condoms, the pill, IUDs and emergency contraceptives. Del. Marcia "Cia" Price, D-Newport News, seen in October,…...
Richmond Times-Dispatch article nominated for GLAAD Media Award
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (379+ words) "Queer in present danger: Richmond's LGBTQ+ community finding safe spaces in difficult times," an article written by RTD contributor Justin Lo and published in late June, has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. As attacks on gay and transgender…...
Richmond's rapping Grannie teams up with Snoop Dogg in new video
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (358+ words) Remember Urfavgrannie " the rapping granny from Richmond who's been making waves on social media? Rapper Urfavgrannie is seen Friday at Good Peeples Studios. "I have inspired a lot of people who thought they were too old to rap," Grannie said....
Earle-Sears, Reid blast Loudoun schools for keeping trans policy despite federal warning
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1211+ words) The Loudoun County school system once again is the target of conservative outrage because its school board voted to maintain its policies that let transgender students use facilities and play on sports teams that match their gender identity. The Tuesday…...
Vicky Hester, owner of popular lesbian bar Babe's of Carytown, dies at 71
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (549+ words) Vicky Hester, the longtime owner of popular lesbian bar, Babe's of Carytown, has died. She was 71 years old." According to staff there, Hester passed away after a long battle with cancer early Tuesday morning." Hester is survived by her wife,…...
Earle-Sears assails NOVA schools' trans policies in parents' rights push
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (1146+ words) Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is making a high-profile push against Northern Virginia schools" transgender policies, four years after parents" rights was a key to Glenn Youngkin"s win for governor. On Thursday evening, Earle-Sears, the GOP nominee for governor, showed…...
Virginia to write regulation banning trans women from women's sports
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (731+ words) Virginia's State Board of Health has voted to write a new regulation that would ban transgender women from competing on women's sports teams." On Monday, the 15-member board voted unanimously to accept a petition from three female athletes asking the…...
VCU Health to stop medicinal care for transgender youth
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (488+ words) The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System announced Tuesday it will stop providing medicinal care related to gender transition for children under 19, such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers, as the Trump administration continues trying to ban gender-affirming health care for…...