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16 May 2013
US: Studies show majority of voters support equal marriage in Michigan and Virginia 3 Polls in two more US states have found that a majority of voters support equal marriage, as Michigan and Virginia join states with a majority in support.
23 April 2013
US: Government says Family Research Council shooter should get 45 years 9 Prosecutors say Floyd Corkins who planned a mass killing at the headquarters of an anti-gay Christian lobbying group should spend 45 years in prison.
26 March 2013
US: Two Democrats add to count of Senators in favour of equal marriage 3 The number of Democratic Senators who announced their support for marriage equality this week has risen to three, with Mark Begich and Mark Warner both making statements to that effect.
5 March 2013
US: Pastor sentenced for kidnap of girl doesn’t regret keeping her from her lesbian mother 23 An American pastor who helped a woman flee to Central America to escape a custody battle with her lesbian partner has been sentenced for aiding in an international parental kidnapping.
4 March 2013
US: Health spa refuses to allow ‘abnormal’ gay and transgender customers 13 A Virginia spa has stated that it has a policy not to accept “abnormal sexually orientated customer” after it kicked out a trans woman.
7 January 2013
US: Gay employee sues airline association after being called a ‘fag’ and ‘bone sucker’ 16 A gay man in Washington DC is suing an airline association after he was subjected to homophobic abuse by a supervisor.
1 December 2012
US: University volleyball coach says he was sacked for being gay, will sue if not reinstated 7 A former university women's volleyball coach who was sacked in November, said his department's decision was based on the fact that he is gay.
7 November 2012
US 2012: Mike Huckabee concedes things are not going to plan for Romney 6 Former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee managed to mention the anti-gay fast food chain Chick-fil-A, during an interview about the latest US 2012 presidential exit polls.
24 October 2012
US: Judges hear gender reassignment appeal from incarcerated trans woman + Attorneys representing a trans woman prisoner made an appeal today to a court in Richmond, Virginia, in an attempt to win her gender reassignment surgery.
11 October 2012
New African American anti-equal marriage group vows to damage Obama’s re-election chances 44 A new anti-equal marriage campaign group of conservative African American faith leaders says it will spend $1 million (£623,100) in an attempt to strip away 25% of President Obama’s support among black voters.
28 August 2012
Gay couple sue airline after dildo taped to top of their luggage and displayed on baggage carousel 79 A gay couple from Virginia is suing Houston-based United/Continental Airlines after baggage handlers allegedly removed a sex toy from one of their checked bags, leaving on show before it went back on the carousel.
22 August 2012
Town rallies to help out victim of homophobic vandalism 12 A student in Virginia who had his car vandalized four times this year with homophobic slurs has had his car restored and fitted with new features when auto-repair shops throughout the town rallied to his aid in a display of solidarity.
15 August 2012
Mennonite pastor charged with aiding kidnapping in same-sex child custody dispute 25 A Mennonite pastor in Vermont has been charged with aiding in international kidnapping after he helped a woman flee the US with her child - because she did not want to share custody with her former lesbian partner.
6 July 2012
Virginia: Gym backtracks on gay family membership ban 10 A Virginia gym has lifted its ban on gay family memberships after telling a gay couple their membership was being revoked.
5 July 2012
Virginia gay couple sue gym over discriminatory ‘family’ policy 23 A gay male couple from Roanoke, Virginia, are suing a gym which allegedly revoked their membership because of their sexual orientation.
19 May 2012
Virginia: Republicans block first openly gay judge 42 Senior Democrats in Virginia have cried foul after Republicans in the general assembly moved to block the appointment of what would have been the state's first openly gay judge.
20 January 2012
Virginia gay adoption battle kicks off 1 At the General Assembly in Richmond, Virginia, a battle is heating up over whether adoption agencies should be allowed to discriminate against prospective parents based on their sexual orientation.
7 June 2011
Trans prisoner files lawsuit after botched self-castration attempt 21 A trans inmate in a Virginia prison has filed a federal lawsuit months after a botched attempt at self-castration, claiming the state failed her because of its refusal to provide a sex-change operation.
5 June 2011
Row after Federal Reserve flies gay pride rainbow flag in Virginia 70 The US Federal Reserve bank's decision to fly the gay pride rainbow flag outside the headquarters of the Richmond Federal Reserve in Virginia has sparked a row in a state where homosexuality is still technically illegal.
26 May 2011
Transgender woman attacked by mob in Virginia 25 A transgender woman in Virginia was attacked by a mob outside a store last Saturday afternoon.

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