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 ...

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, ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- An appeals courts' decision to strike down Virginia's same-sex marriage ban adds to the growing list of decrees on a hot-button issue that will likely end up being decided by the U.S.

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 ...

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 ...

Virginia state legislators are considering a bill that would establish the legal marriage age to be 18 without exception. Under the current law, children ages 16 and 17 can marry in the commonwealth ...

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 ...

RICHMOND — The Virginia House of Delegates passed three state constitutional amendments Tuesday that would enshrine in state law reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and automatic restoration of ...

West Virginia will no longer allow children under 16 to marry, after the governor signed a compromise bill Wednesday.The law signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice continues allowing children ages 16 ...