MORGANTOWN — Make room, Huntington. The city of Morgantown has become the second in West Virginia to achieve a Municipal Equality Index top score of 100. The MEI […]
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Oct. 31 letters to the editor
W.Va. moves to change laws instead of people West Virginia passed conversion therapy bans in two major cities this year. In August, Charleston was the first city […]
Orchestra comes out with LGBTQ+ composers
Newsroom@DominionPost.com At 4 p.m. Sunday at the Monongalia Arts Center, the Black Diamond Philharmonic, Morgantown’s startup orchestra, will highlight the contributions of genre-defining composers in the LGBTQ+ […]
Morgantown Council to consider ban on conversion therapy
MORGANTOWN — Child abuse, torture, medical malpractice. All, Andrew Schneider of Fairness West Virginia explained, are apt descriptors for conversion therapy — the practice of attempting to […]
City Council can — and should — ban conversion therapy
In the Constitution’s preamble, the Founding Fathers laid out the promises of the government they were forming: establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, […]
Schools must provide LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education
by Delilah Gray I came out to my family in 2012, when I was 12 years old. The members of my immediate family have been great allies, […]
Anti-LGBTQ+ law’s economic impact
Last week, California added West Virginia to its list of places where state-funded travel is no longer permitted. In 2016, California lawmakers passed a ban on non-essential […]
LGBTQ+ groups provide support and raise awareness
Several area LGBTQ+ organizations strive to prevent discrimination as well as provide support, resources and a sense of belonging to members of the LGBTQ+ community who choose […]
Being LGBTQ+ in W.Va.
Local members of the LGBTQ+ community shared their experiences being openly queer in a conservative state, the challenges they’ve faced and what Pride Month means to them. […]
Happy Pride to the L, G, B, T, Q and everyone in the ‘+’
Asexual: An individual who does not experience sexual attraction. Each asexual person experiences relationships, attraction and arousal differently. Bisexual: A person who acknowledges in themselves the potential […]