Virginia Democrats advance efforts to protect abortion, voting rights, marriage equality
Democratic lawmakers who wield control of the Virginia Legislature are hoping to make good on promises made on the campaign trail, including becoming the first Southern state to expand constitutional
Va. House panel advances amendments on abortion rights, marriage equality and voting rights
A Democratic-led House of Delegates panel on Wednesday advanced three proposed constitutional amendments, including a revised measure seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s highest law. The new proposal would also require third-trimester abortions to be approved by one doctor instead of three,
Virginia House advances constitutional amendments on abortion, marriage equality, felons’ voting rights
The Virginia House of Delegates’ Privileges and Elections committee advanced three Democrat-led constitutional amendments on Wednesday. These proposed amendments would enshrine abortion access and marriage equality,
Virginia Democrats advance controversial abortion, voting constitutional amendments
"The right to vote should be fundamental and should not be subject to ... Narissa Rahaman, the executive director of the LGBTQ+ organization Equality Virginia, told the committee that Wednesday was her and her wife's sixth anniversary.
Virginia Democrats are moving forward with plans to enshrine abortion rights in constitution
Pollster Nate Silver said he believes there is “hidden good news” for Democrats in the 2024 election results, despite the party wondering where its messaging went so wrong. In his newsletter, Silver Bulletin,
Virginia Democrats advance constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights
The Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly is moving forward with plans to amend the state constitution to protect reproductive rights, including abortion.
Virginia Dems to consider abortion amendment
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The gender dimensions of the Gen Z vote: What both parties can learn
Donald Trump’s victory was helped in no small part by the unexpected shift of support he received among Gen Z voters.
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She fought to restore trust in an election system Trump attacked. Then he won.
Voting, she says, is “really the only promise we have of equality in this country, the idea that on Election Day every voice counts as much as any other.” On the final Sunday before the ...
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These Black Americans Were Killed for Exercising Their Political Right to Vote
In the Jim Crow South, activists became martyrs at the hands of white racists, all for the just cause of using the vote to ...
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The Landscape of Voting Rights
Joshua Sellers offers insight on the current state of U.S. election law and voting rights on the eve of the U.S. presidential ...
How Will White Women Vote? It’s a Question With a Fraught History.
White and Black women have joined together to power progressive causes — from abolition to civil rights — but it’s a tenuous ...
Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who backed marriage equality, dies at 84
A legal luminary of the right, Mr. Olson frustrated social conservatives in his legal fights supporting same-sex marriage and ...
12 Top Countries For Women’s Rights And Gender Equality, According To 2024 Reports
The most feminist and female-friendly countries, where gender equality is at its highest and women can rest assured their ...
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California to decide on marriage equality with Proposition 3 vote
Proposition 3 may have lasting ramifications for marriage in California. Whether the impacts are positive or negative remains ...