The Tidewater LGTBQ community is bracing for tough times. Tough because Pres. Trump is getting rid of programs that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion - D-E-I. Julie Snell with Norfolk's LGBT Life Center tells New-10 it is.....Preview: It also means people who identify as transgender can no longer serve in the military. Another Trump order gets rid of the term "gender." Instead the government will use the term "sex" with only 2 choices: male or female.
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87 Virginians get clemency from Pres. Trump for their involvement in the January 6th riot. NPR reports one of them is Mechanicsville’s Geoffrey Sills. Found guilty of grabbing a police baton from a Capitol Police Officer and using it to strike repeatedly at officers in the police line.
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University of Virginia Medical School researchers are gathering personal stories about spiritual reincarnation and other unusual experiences. Thomas Cage reports.....Preview: ###
The push to require all school board members in Virginia to be elected, not appointed, hits a dead end. Legislation to prohibit appointment of school board members failed to make it out of a State Senate subcommittee Thursday evening. A similar bill failed 2 yrs ago.