John, I’m thrilled to invite you to kick off the New Year with a fantastic group of LGBT advocates and allies at our Crowd the Capitol lobby days, starting this January. We’re setting our sights on winning LGBT nondiscrimination protections in 2020, to ensure that LGBT Virginians can live their lives free from discrimination in employment, housing, and public spaces. With your help, I believe we can get this done. Will you join us for one of our lobby days, John? Learn more here and sign up to join us at our Crowd the Capitol series in 2020. It’s important for our legislators to see that support for LGBT freedom comes from people from all walks of life and from all corners of this state, and that the LGBT community is as broad and diverse as any other community. For that reason, each Crowd the Capitol lobby day will have a different theme. All are welcome at any event, but definitely consider RSVPing if that day’s ‘theme’ applies to you. Allies are absolutely welcome. Crowd the Capitol Schedule of Events 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM January 14 – Trans community members January 21 – People of faith February 11 – Business leaders & owners February 18 – Families & LGBT youth February 25 – Public safety & anti-violence advocates RSVP for meeting location and other details. It’s time for our legislators to pass statewide legislation that protects LGBT Virginians from discrimination in our daily lives. Let’s make 2020 our year. Sincerely, Vee Lamneck, Deputy Director |