Welcome LGBT Democrats of Virginia

We are the official organization under the Democratic Party of Virginia. Our role is to be the champion organizer for the LGBT+ community in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Thursday, March 7th @ 8:30 PM. LGBT+ Democrats of Virginia chairperson Joel McDonald is hosting a virtual State of the Union Watch Party, and we'd love for you to join us! We also hope to have some very special guests joining us for a discussion leading up to President Biden's address. Join us on Facebook or YouTube.

Remembering Cragg Hines, a “Democrat’s Democrat”

December 19, 2023

Virginia Democrats lost a fixture in the Party with the passing of Cragg Hines on December 16th, 2023. Hines was a longtime supporter of LGBT+ Democrats of Virginia as an early caucus member. He was also a member of Virginia Partisans, the predecessor to the caucus, helping to raise funds to support LGBT+ and pro-LGBT+ candidates for elected office in Virginia. In addition to his Democratic activism, Cragg Hines had a storied and award-winning career as a journalist. He was a correspondent, bureau chief, and columnist for the Houston Chronicle.

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Thoughts and an Ask as We Close 2023

December 14, 2023

It’s been quite the year as we battled for the soul of the Commonwealth. Maintaining Democratic leadership over the Virginia Senate was critical in continuing to thwart the efforts of Glenn Youngkin to delegitimize, demonize, and restrict freedoms of individuals who don’t share his right-wing ideology. We did more than maintain control of the Virginia Senate. We won control of the Virginia House of Delegates as well.

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Why We’re Leaving Twitter

November 28, 2023

We cannot tacitly endorse the ideology at the helm of Twitter/X as the platform becomes less safe for the LGBT+ community. After over 12 years and over 800 posts, it’s time for us to leave. Fortunately, many other ways exist to stay connected with LGBT+ Democrats of Virginia.

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