12/31/2020
Gay people can finally get domestic violence protections in NC, court rules
It’s about time!
North Carolina had been the only state in the country to restrict gay people from getting domestic violence protections, until today’s ruling.
Northern VA Pride (NOVA Pride) - LGBTQ+ Pride for the Greater Northern Virginia area Northern VA Pride (NOVA Pride) exists in order to bring together the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered) community of the greater Northern Virginia area, including Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington and Prince William Counties and its independent cities therein.
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NOVA Pride is the trade name for Fairfax Pride Inc, which is a recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
NOVA Pride is the trade name for Fairfax Pride Inc, which is a recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Mission: The primary purposes of Northern VA Pride (NOVA Pride) are to: 1. Build towards an Annual Northern Virginia Pride Festival, showcasing the talents and assets of the LGBT community and its allies, and sharing LGBT culture with the community at-large. 2. Educate the community at-large about LGBT issues, raising awareness and mitigating prejudice and discrimination. 3. Educate the community at-large about scientific findings regarding the LGBT community and LGBT individuals. 4. Empower the LGBT community to defend its human and civil rights secured by law, and promote the expansion of these rights. 5. Enhance the visibility and involvement of the LGBT community, both within the LGBT community and with the community at-large, fighting neighborhood tensions through social activity and volunteerism.
Operating as usual
It’s about time!
North Carolina had been the only state in the country to restrict gay people from getting domestic violence protections, until today’s ruling.
Congratulations Elliott! We can’t wait for season 3 either!
Netflix and other websites were quick to correct Page's name in TV and film credits...
Stonewall Sports
Today is #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance. Every year, we observe #TDOR by remembering those we have lost due to racism, sexism, and transphobia.
In 2020 we have seen record numbers of violent crimes and murders of trans and gender non-conforming people in the US.
Our mission and goal at Stonewall Sports is to provide safe spaces for queer athletes and people to feel respected, appreciated, and valued. It is through advocacy and allyshhip that we are able to create and ensure this kind of safety.
Please join us in observing Transgender Day of Remembrance. Together, we must all work to be better allies and advocates for our trans and nonbinary family.
For more information on how to be a better trans ally, visit https://www.glaad.org/amp/beginners-guide-being-ally-to-trans-people.
#StonewallProud #StonewallSports
As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, we do not endorse candidates or legislation.
HOWEVER. We ABSOLUTELY endorse VOTING. And this is a very important election!
SO. 🏳️🌈 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈 🇺🇸 DO YOUR CIVIC DUTY AND VOTE! 🗳
*SHARE* this FAR and WIDE, Northern Virginians!!!
For the November 3, 2020 General Election, Early Voting has begun through 10/31!
If you requested an absentee ballot, YOU CAN STILL VOTE EARLY IN PERSON! You will just need to fill out a form (they have them at the locations) saying you didn’t receive or lost it - or you can bring in your absentee ballot to be destroyed. PLEASE NOTE: if you receive an absentee ballot and do not vote early, on Election Day you will have to vote provisionally (not good) if you don’t turn in your absentee ballot.
WHEN AND WHERE TO VOTE EARLY:
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA:
Early voting M-F, 8:00am - 5:00pm at the Office of Voter Registration & Elections.
Address:
132 North Royal Street, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
ARLINGTON COUNTY:
Early voting M-F, 8:00am - 5:00pm at Courthouse Plaza.
Address:
2200 Clarendon Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH:
Early voting M-F, 9:00am - 4:00pm at City Hall.
Address:
300 Park Ave
Falls Church, VA 22046
CITY OF FAIRFAX:
Early voting M-F, 8:30am - 5:00pm at City Hall Atrium (east entrance facing George Mason Blvd)
Address:
10455 Armstrong St
Fairfax, VA 22030
FAIRFAX COUNTY (INCLUDES TOWN OF HERNDON RESIDENTS):
Early voting M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm and Saturdays 9:00am - 5:00pm at Fairfax County Government Center.
Address:
12000 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22035
Suite 323
CITY OF MANASSAS:
Early voting M-F 8:30am - 5:00pm in the Old Town Hall building.
Address:
9025 Center St
Manassas, VA 20110
CITY OF MANASSAS PARK:
Early voting M-F, 8:30am - 4:30pm at City Hall.
Address:
One Park Center Ct
Manassas Park, VA 20111
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY:
Early voting M-F, 8:30am - 5:00pm, and Saturdays 8:00am - 12:00pm (noon)
Addresses (you can go to ANY location):
Prince William County Office of Elections, 9250 Lee Ave., Suite 1, Manassas
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, 2731 Caton Hill Road, Woodbridge
Haymarket Gainesville Community Library, 14870 Lightner Road
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THIS is the love we love to see! via @inthenow by mamajillwallace (TikTok) #dqsh #dragqueenstoryhour #protecttranskids #protecttranslives
Loudoun United PRIDE NIGHT is TOMORROW, 8/29!
Loudoun United and NOVA Pride would like to welcome the LGBTQ+ Community of Northern Virginia to a special PRIDE NIGHT match TOMORROW, 8/29 at 6:30pm! NOVA Pride members enjoy a special $15 ticket price by visiting https://bit.ly/LoudounUnitedPrideNight2020.
Feel free to share this with all the Soccer Fans in your life!
Full Event Details:
• Match: Loudoun United FC vs. New York Red Bulls II
• Cost: $15 via the button/link provided in this email
• Date: Saturday, August 29th, 2020Time: 6:30pm
• Location: 42095 Loudoun United Drive, Leesburg, VA 20175
• SAFETY INFORMATION:
Masks Required for All Fans
Socially Distant Assigned Seating
Fan Capacity Limited to 20%
For more information, please contact Michael Pugh with Loudoun United at [email protected] or 202-655-288.
We hope you're staying safe and healthy during these challenging times. We can't wait to celebrate with you again!
-NOVA Pride
PS: Feel free to share this post!
Join Loudoun United for their Pride Night match on Saturday, August 29th, with discounted tickets for NOVA Pride members! Masks required, socially distant assigned seating, reduced capacity.
For tickets, visit https://bit.ly/LoudounUnitedPrideNight2020
We are sickened and outraged. This is murder. #BlackTransLivesMatter
“They killed Alejandra ... Because of the stigma that her body carried, for being trans, for being Black, for being poor, for living with HIV, for being a sex worker.”
Today is the 50th Anniversary of the first pride march! 🏳️🌈
Michelle Obama
Five years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the right to same-sex marriage. That evening, thousands of people gathered to celebrate in front of the White House, decked out in every color of the rainbow. Malia and I couldn’t just sit inside and watch this moment pass us by. So we snuck past the Secret Service agents in the White House, past our wonderful kitchen staff and into the humid air of a D.C. summer night. We joined in with everyone as anonymously as we could, just two more proud Americans cheering on progress and the simple—and newly constitutionally protected—fact: love is love.
I’ll never forget that evening. Not only was it the culmination of decades of hard work and struggle from countless LGBTQ+ activists, it had come during a particularly heavy week for many Americans. Earlier that day, Barack and I had attended the funeral of Reverend Clementa Pinckney in Charleston, South Carolina. Here was another instance of thousands of people coming together—this time in mourning of the nine beautiful souls we lost at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church—to share in their grief, their resilience, and their hope for a better world. It was a terrible tragedy, bound up in the sin of racial hatred. And yet—we all left that service overwhelmed by grace. Amazing grace.
Thinking back to that day reminds me of how much strength we can find in one another, in good times and in bad. We’ve seen it again over these past few weeks. Our grief and anger have been channeled into passionate protests. Lifelong organizers and first-time marchers of all backgrounds are joining hands and pushing for change. And we’re beginning to have new conversations, and see the start of some real, measurable progress. It makes me think back to nights like this one, five years ago today—a night that reminds us that the fight is worth it. Because a fairer, more just, and more loving world is always possible.
After yesterday’s SCOTUS ruling (which was arguably a bigger deal than marriage equality), we’ve been thinking a lot about the implications of the broad interpretation of how the law applies over time, even if in an unintended way.
We believe the path to securing housing protections for LGBTQ+ folks was essentially established as a result of the ruling, and encourage the ACLU of Virginia / ACLU and other organizations to make this case.
We also want to make sure that we reiterate, every time a “win” happens for our community, that we take a moment to celebrate, but also to reflect on other groups that have been denied justice repeatedly over the course of history.
Please take this win and apply the energy you feel to the continued fight for justice - not only LGBTQ+ equality, but also true justice and change for our black and brown brothers and sisters, citizenship for our DACA neighbors, an end to voter suppression, services for those experiencing mental illness, an end to over-incarceration, the underpaid, accessibility for those with physical and sensory challenges, impairments, or disabilities... housing for the homeless, sanctuary for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking, humanity and compassion for refugees and immigrants, assistance and compassion for individuals experiencing addiction struggles...
...ultimately anybody - ANYBODY - that is still not experiencing the full benefits of citizenship in a society that is poised to be the leader when it comes to progress and diversity, but often falls short.
We are fighting for a just society. This is cultural change that does not end with LGBTQ+. We are only as free as the least free among us. Being an advocate requires allyship for those experiencing other injustices. Allyship is a part of the package. It is also a lifelong commitment.
Commit. Keep up the fight. We certainly will. Please join us.
Love hard. Fight hard. Live free and proud. You are WORTHY of love and equality no matter who you are.
#BlackLivesMatter #NotDoneFighting #CitizenshipforDACArecepients #PrioritizeMentalHealth #IncarcerationIsNotTheSolution #CommunitySupportMatters #FindTheFunds #AllyshipIsForever #KeepMovingForward #RightAndWrongNotRightAndLeft #Intersectionality #LGBTQ #MakeGoodOnThePromiseOfAmerica #ImmigrantsMakeAmericaGreat #UnityThroughDiversity #JusticeForAll #InclusionAndCompassion #Vote #EndVoterSuppression
GREAT news after a pretty nerve racking morning waiting to hear the decision. This is HUGE!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-existing-civil-rights-law-protects-gay-lesbian-n1231018
The decision said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it illegal for employers to discriminate because of a person's sex, also covers sexual orientation and transgender status.
Pride month is about equality and justice.
We will not tolerate injustice anywhere we see it.
Black Lives Matter.
We may not have festivals and parades this year, but we will have Pride and stand up for what we are all about.
Diversity. Inclusion. Justice. Love.
This year, the LGBTQ+ community is PROUD to focus on intersectionality and stand with our black and brown brothers and sisters.
https://giphy.com/gifs/art-black-social-justice-Yq9CkRxxpEGheccm4c
Have you purchased your Pride month merch? Show your solidarity and support by wearing your colors loud and proud as a cape (upon request we will include a fastener!) or by hanging your flag at your front door... or as a not-so-subtle gift to a less than affirming neighbor. It’s Friday - anything goes!
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In honor of Pride Month, we are proud to partner with Equality Loudoun to bring pride to your doorstep. Pride as we know it began when black trans women pushed back against the bigotry and oppression showed by police at Stonewall. Today and every day we need to loudly and proudly honor those who gave us our freedom and ensure that we remember and those lives lost in the name of hate while actively working to prevent violence on black and brown humans.
Pictured here: Philly Trans Flag, Hate Will Not Win, and Coexist.
Available at www.novapride.org/merch
In honor of Pride Month, we are proud to partner with Equality Loudoun to bring pride to your doorstep. Pride as we know it began when black trans women pushed back against the bigotry and oppression showed by police at Stonewall. Today and every day we need to loudly and proudly honor those who gave us our freedom and ensure that we remember and those lives lost in the name of hate while actively working to prevent violence on black and brown humans.
Pictured here: Philly Trans Flag, Hate Will Not Win, and Coexist.
Available at www.novapride.org/merch
The #LGBTQ+ Movement and Pride as we know it began with a riot. Black, brown, and trans persons who risked their lives at Stonewall to defend our rights to live authentically. We stand in solidarity with the recognition that one’s race should not endanger them, one’s gender should not hinder them, one’s sexuality should not isolate them. Equality and equity are essential for freedom.
To all those protesting, we wish you safety.
#BlackLivesMatter
Richmond drag queens are making it WERK y’all!
https://www.facebook.com/Driveway-Drag-Show-111302327254730
Driveway Drag Show is Social Distancing with Fierceness!!! The most unique way to experience drag queens.
https://wtop.com/dc/2020/05/dc-pride-organizers-announce-reworked-series-of-pride-month-events/
The traditional Pride Month celebrations set for June in D.C. may be off because of the public health emergency, but organizers have unveiled a schedule of revamped events.
“If it’s already been more than two days since the last time you had sex, you can stop straight away,” said Hodson.
If you need to start taking PrEP again the advice is to take two tablets at least two hours, but ideally 24 hours, before sex.
Another dose should be taken 24 hours after sex, and another 24 hours after that. This is referred to as the 2-1-1 strategy.
Hodson said: “The evidence suggests that ‘event based’ PrEP, adopting a 2-1-1 strategy, is as effective for cis men as daily PrEP.”
PrEP can be taken on demand by certain people during periods when you aren't having sex, including when you're self-isolating because of coronavirus.
Cute!
Sent in by @max._.istrans!
@northernvapride is proud to represent LGBTQ+ youth and their families @HRC ‘s #TimetoTHRIVE ! Come see us at Table 24!
I’m not crying, you’re crying!
I’m crying.
Beautiful!
This is so heartwarming and beautiful 😭
Thanks to: https://www.tiktok.com/@fluffiestboy
5pm today is the voter reg deadline for the March 3rd primaries!
https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation
Access your Virginia Voter Record to update registration, apply to vote absentee, and view your voter-related information.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/virginia-lawmakers-pass-protections-lgbtq-people-n1132301
The legislation bans discrimination in housing, employment, public spaces and credit transactions on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
WOW. Go Danica! Make this viral, NOVA!
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“Take three minutes and watch @pwcdanica give an AMAZING speech defending a bill to ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Virginians. This is what Democratic leadership looks like. https://t.co/cpt1JgL91r”
It’s about damn time! Woohoo!
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/01/28/va-house-approves-bill-to-repeal-same-sex-marriage-ban/
The state Senate approved companion measure last week.
Today is #WorldAIDSDay . As an organization centered around advocacy, education, & celebration we advocate for the end of archaic practices seen by the 90s fear, we support informed education about safe-sex practices, and we celebrate the lives saved while honoring those lost. In solidarity with the victims AND the survivors we will always stand.
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For #transformationtuesday - the last 3 years, 4 months at a time. Transition is a marathon run in slow motion. I remember taking my first dose of HRT, and immediately thinking - now what? Turns out this process is about 99.9% waiting. That said, the rest of the time isn’t wasted. Work on yourself - therapy, meditation, friends, relationships - and continue to live your life. It’s incredible how the changes still are happening at almost 3 years on HRT.
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#transformation #beforeandafter #timeline #transgender #trans #transwoman #transvisibility #transisbeautiful #transvengers #thisiswhattranslookslike #girlslikeus #wontbeerased #transpride #pride #lgbt #lgbtq #life3point0
Vowing to create a “sanctuary of hope and healing,” the onePULSE Foundation announced Wednesday morning a design for the Pulse memorial that includes a tranquil reflecting pool and 49 trees encircling the remains of the club and a separate, towering museum that “rises like a budding flower,”...
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Northern VA Pride (NOVA Pride) intends to rally Northern Virginia as a part of the greater Commonwealth, turning attention, at times throughout the year, away from DC and instead towards Richmond, where many decisions regarding LGBT life in VA are made. The use of the NOVA Pride page is governed by the NOVA Pride Acceptable Use Policy -- www.novapride.org/terms
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#NOVAPride was excited to share Pride Month with Macy's in #TysonsCorner! Thanks for joining us for their gift bag giveaway, amazing DJ, and dance party on the 3rd Floor!
#NOVAPride was excited to share Pride Month with Macy's in #TysonsCorner! Thanks for joining us for their gift bag giveaway, amazing DJ, and dance party on the 3rd Floor!
All set at Portside in Old Town, Alexandria! Join us for bubbles, arts and crafts, and fun field games! You will also find music, beer from Port City Brewing Company, pizza from Pizzeria Paradiso (Old Town) and BBQ from Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling Company!
The stage banner is going up. Thank you @andrupooledesigns for designing all the banners this year!!! 😍😍🌈🌈 . . #novapride #pridefestival #unitedinpride #novapridefestival #pridefest #loveislove #festival2018 #lgtbq #lgtb #allarewelcome #straightallies #festival #pride #northernvirginia #inclusive #loveislove #youth #family #transgender #healthscreenings #testing #dogs #dogpark #pridecocktails #lifeatvisa #mix1073
NOVA Pride’s board of directors is hard at work planning the Fifth Annual Northern Virginia Pride Festival on 9/29 @bullrunregionalpark. We are so excited for this year’s festival..it is going to be epic! Want to volunteer? Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2wQfKMB and visit www.novapride.org for info. on vending or sponsoring. . . #novapride #pridefestival #unitedinpride #novapridefestival #pridefest #loveislove #festival2018 #lgtbq #lgtb #allarewelcome #festival #pride #northernvirginia #inclusive #loveislove #youth #family #transgender
DJ Tanner made this one memorable night for our 400 students from 46 schools from all over Northern Virginia. Your talent gave these students a night to remember. We can not thank you enough for your support of the #lgbtqyouth and the #lgbtq community. ❤️❤️🌈🌈
Carolers from T.C. Williams High School just came to sing us some songs at 116 King Holiday Pop-Up to spread some holiday cheer! #loveislocal
Gavin Grimm, telling his story at AGLA - Serving Northern Virginia LGBTQ and Allies 35th Anniversary party and inspiring us all. #703pride #loveislove
Ever since leaving the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), NOVA Pride Board Member Johnny has always had a beard... No-Shave November #NoShaveNOVA #letitgrow
Shuttle service is on! Meet our driver, Eugene, at the north parking lot for your free ride to the festival!
Share our new promo video - the festival is just days away!
Hey everyone! My name is Johnny Ahern. Tonight we are doing Pride Trivia here at Marble and Rye (Arlington). If you want to join, come on! We will get started around 8pm. We will ask a bunch of questions and you answer them. This event occurs on the first Thursday of every month. If you want to join, let me know. Contact me and if need be, I will be there to interpret. I hope you join and see you soon!
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8000 Galleria Dr, Tysons Corner