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Virginia lawmakers establish more LGBTQ protections
By CIERRA PARKS of Capital News ServiceApril 2, 2021 GMT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly worked in its second year to establish more protections for LGBTQ people.
Lawmakers tackled LGBTQ inequity in criminal justice and health care, reforming laws that advocates said were rooted in discrimination and could block access to needed services. An advisory board will be established to continue Virginia’s work with the LGBTQ community.
Though some key legislation failed, advocates said the state is moving forward.
“Virginia continues to be a safer and more welcoming place for LGBTQ people and their families,” said Vee Lamneck, executive director of Equality Virginia, a nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ people. “This is the second year in a row that we have seen significant life-changing legislation passed.”
PHOENIX America is starting to claw its way out of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, but food insecurity persists, especially for children and older adults.
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U.S. hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults
Jackie Robinson shows the contents of meal boxes he received that were delivered by Revolution Foods in New Orleans on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Robinson, a 66-year-old retired cook who once worked at a French Quarter restaurant in New Orleans, struggled to get by on his Social Security benefits before the pandemic, occasionally visiting a food pantry. But over the summer he signed up for a city-run delivery program and now gets two meals a day, seven days a week. Things were getting kind of tough, a little rough and . I needed a little extra assistance, he said. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)