Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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Facing Uphill Legislative Battle, LGBTQ Advocates Call Local Organizing Crucial
LGBTQ advocacy groups tabled at the State Capitol rotunda on Monday as part of an annual event known as “Fairness For All Day.”
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSpeakers Clash Over Religious Freedom Bill At Hearing
Some people said West Virginia needs a law to codify the right of residents to challenge government regulations that interfere with their religious beliefs because of growing threats to their constitutional freedoms. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBeckley Officials Give Preliminary Approval To Add LGBTQ Protections
Another West Virginia city has given preliminary approval for an ordinance that would include “sexual orientation” and “gender identification” to legally…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them: Revisiting the Grand Palace
Trey Kay has observed how things have changed significantly for LGBTQ people where he lives in New York. But he’s not sure if anything’s changed in a more…
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Baptist Group Ejects Church for Pastor's Gay Rights Support
A church in West Virginia has been voted out of its local Baptist association because its pastor says gays and lesbians should be welcomed.The Times West…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them: Sodomy, Stonewall & Pride
Not that long ago, you could get locked up for being gay. A West Virginia man tells "Us & Them" host Trey Kay about being sent to a mental institution for…
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