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This is a historic moment — and we couldn’t have gotten this far without you!

We just made history in Virginia, Friend!

Today, both houses of the Virginia General Assembly officially passed the
Virginia Values Act — a comprehensive bill that provides non-discrimination
protections for LGBTQ people and expands protections for all Virginians — and it
will head to the governor for his signature later this month.

When this bill becomes law, Virginia will be the first state in the south to
have non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people … the first state in over a
decade to add sexual orientation and gender identity to existing
non-discrimination law … and the first state since 1993 to add a prohibition on
discrimination in public accommodations (protecting all Virginians) where none
existed before.

THIS IS A HISTORIC MOMENT — AND WE COULDN’T HAVE GOTTEN THIS FAR WITHOUT YOU!
Wins like this show the power we have when we work together and fight. And we'll
need more power than ever as we push forward other pro-equality legislation and
combat negative bills like the ones we're seeing right now in states like South
Dakota and Tennessee — unnecessary, hateful bills targeting the most vulnerable
among us and we need you with us in order to stop them.

Will you chip in and help power our work even more across the country?
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Last year, HRC made a six-figure investment in Virginia’s state legislative
elections to mobilize the 1.2 million Equality Voters in Virginia. HRC
volunteers like you knocked on over 13,500 doors in priority areas, made over
10,000 calls and sent thousands of texts to turn out voters — while 10 staff
were deployed across the Commonwealth to work in key districts.

Alongside Equality Virginia and local advocates on the ground, we helped flip
both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly and opened up the door to the
progress we’re seeing today. All while HRC members and supporters — like you —
completed thousands of actions statewide!

I am so proud of what we’ve done in Virginia. But our work isn’t over.

State legislatures across the country are still in session and, in the weeks
ahead, we’ll be fighting coast to coast to pass pro-LGBTQ bills and stop
anti-LGBTQ legislation from becoming law. At the same time, our 2020 electoral
work is ramping up to ensure we maintain a pro-equality U.S. House majority,
make gains in the U.S. Senate, elect a pro-equality president, and set us up to
achieve full legal equality at the federal level by passing the Equality Act in
2021.

With this much on the line, I hope you'll be inspired and make a small gift to
HRC now to fuel the work ahead.
[[link removed]] Thank you as always for all you do!

Onward,


[[link removed]]Geoff Wetrosky

National Campaign Director

Human Rights Campaign

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