On the heels of LGBTQ+ protections passing out of committee for the first time ever, LGBT Life Center joined Hampton Roads Pride, Transgender Assistance Program of VA, and New Life…
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LGBT Life Center Welcomes Two New Members to Board of Directors
We are delighted to welcome Roxie Hoven and Miles Burcher to the LGBT Life Center Board of Directors. We are fortunate to add such high caliber people to our Board….
TIES Pop-Up: Norfolk Edition
TIES Pop-Up Comes to Norfolk Last fall we told you about TIES, the Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit, happening in Richmond. That event was a huge success (we sent 8…
LGBT Life Center at Equality Virginia’s 15th Annual Commonwealth Dinner
This past Saturday, April 14, LGBT Life Center staff members joined over 1,000 other community members, government figures, leaders and advocates at Equality Virginia’s 15th Annual Commonwealth Dinner in Richmond….
LGBT Life Center Talks to Legislators in Richmond
LGBTQ Advocates Head to Richmond LGBT Life Center staff and members of the community headed to Richmond on February 5th to advocate at Equality Virginia’s “Day of Action.” Each year,…
It’s Okay to be You at RISE
What does it mean to be a gay or bisexual man? At the RISE Men’s Retreat, attendees enjoy a day full of discussion, self-understanding and activities tailored around defining this…
Exploring the Diversity of LGBTQ Families
Love Defines A Family Every day, members of the LGBTQ community challenge traditional definitions of what it means to be a family. With recent strides in marriage equality, the definition…
“Controversial” Ads? We Don’t Think So.
Conversation, Not Controversy Like much of the US, our community has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic. In Virginia last year, over 800 people fatally overdosed. The epidemic has…