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The Mailroom October 2023
Don’t say ‘Don’t Say Gay?’ I am disappointed in your June 2023 workforce article, “Pride in their work.” In it, you perpetuate misinformation that the left-leaning press has been pushing
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Pride in their work
Employee groups support LGBTQ+ workers
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When Kathryn Fessler interviewed with Altria Group Inc. in 2008, she was disappointed to learn that the Henrico County-based Fortune 500 tobacco manufacturing company didn’t have an employee resource group
Hampton Roads’ LGBTQ chamber relaunches
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After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Hampton Roads Business Outreach (HRBOR) is reviving its mission to empower and support LGBTQ businesses and their allies. HRBOR was established in 2006
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Northam signs LGBTQ protections into law
Virginia Values Act protects against discrimination in housing, employment, public spaces and credit applications.
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced Saturday that he has signed the Virginia Values Act into law, making Virginia the first Southern state to pass sweeping anti-discrimination laws protecting the LGBTQ community.
LGBTQ Groups Celebrate Passage of ‘Historic’ Virginia Values Act
Virginia will be the first Southern state to pass nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ residents.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Legislators wore rainbow, heart-shaped stickers Thursday as the House and Senate passed the Virginia Values Act. LGBTQ advocacy groups and lawmakers held a press conference in anticipation
More than 30 Va. employers send letter to lawmakers asking for LGBTQ protections
Altria, Amazon, Capital One and Dominion all signed the letter.
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More than 30 Virginia employers — including Altria Group Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Capital One Financial Corp. and Dominion Energy — on Monday sent a letter to Virginia lawmakers asking for
Subcommittee advances bill prohibiting LGBTQ discrimination
Bill would prevent discrimination in housing, lodging, employment and credit applications
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RICHMOND — A General Assembly subcommittee advanced a bill Thursday that would prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, public accommodations, employment and credit