Pro Bike Races Return To Charleston
The 2026 USA Cycling Professional Road National Championships will take place June 16-21 on the roads of downtown Charleston.
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Sexual Orientation
Bills Advance To Restrict LGBTQ-Inclusive Practices At Schools, Hospitals, Shelters
Lawmakers in both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature advanced bills Thursday that center around LGBTQ identity in a variety of settings, from the classroom to health facilities to gender-specific emergency shelters.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenators Debate Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity In Schools
Discussion on Senate Bill 154 took up most of the 30 minute Senate Education committee meeting Thursday. The bill would prohibit public schools from requiring students to participate in sexual orientation instruction, among other requirements.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSchool Board Accountability, Gender Identity And Campus Hunger Focus Of Education Committees
The education committees of both chambers started the week off by advancing bills to improve management of local school districts, as well as bills on gender identity instruction and hunger on college campuses.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHuntington, Morgantown Again Top Cities On LGBTQ Equality Index
Charleston came close, at 92. All three cities were recognized by the organization as “all stars” with at least an 85.
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Group Opposing Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Files Petition
An organization opposing a West Virginia city's newly reinstated human rights commission ordinance has obtained enough signatures on a petition to place…
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