Virginia
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Issues
- Marriage
2006 – Anti-same-sex marriage constitutional amendment banned marriage for same-sex couples 2004– Anti-same-sex marriage statute banned marriage and any other forms of partnership recognition for same-sex couples - Domestic Violence
Has domestic violence laws that explicitly exclude same-sex survivors of domestic violence - Second-Parent Adoption
It is unclear whether the state adoption law permits second-parent adoptions. - Hate Crimes
Has hate crime laws that do not include crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity
1997 – Anti-same-sex marriage statute banned marriage for same-sex couples
Statewide LGBT Organizations
Equality Virginia
http://www.equalityvirginia.org [1]
Bisexual
BiNET USA
http://www.binetusa.org [2]
LGBT Youth
Outright Roanoke
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/outright_roanoke [3]
Richmond Organization for Sexual Minority Youth
http://www.rosmy.org [4]
Religious Organizations
Soul Force
http://www.soulforce.org [5]
Campus Resources
George Mason University - Office of Diversity Programs and Services
http://www.gmu.edu/student/msaf [6]
University of Virginia - Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center
http://indorgs.virginia.edu/lgbtrc [7]
Health and HIV/AIDS
Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM)
http://www.novam.org [8]