Virginia

In 2006, Virginia voters passed an anti-relationship recognition constitutional amendment. State advocacy groups continue to work to overturn such discrimination and move towards true fairness and equality for Virginia's families.

Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment

Groups Actively Working on Marriage

Equality Virginia: Virginia's central statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization 

Blog Posts Related to Virginia

Remembering a “Loving Spirit” This Valentine’s Day

Rev. Irene Monroe takes the occasion of Valentine's Day to remember the 1967 Loving v. Virginia U.S. Supreme Court decision that "set the stage for defining marriage as a civil right. May the 'Loving -spirit' of Mildred Loving and the justice acts of St. Valentine be with us on this day."

Virginia Delegate Hopes to Reverse Denial of Freedom to Marry

Editorial: Allow marriage equality to stand in D.C.

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Resources Related to Virginia

Virginia Census Snapshot

Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Virginia.

Geographic Trends Among Same-Sex Couples in the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey

Groundbreaking research showing a huge increase in same-sex couples identifying themselves as "unmarried partners".

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