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 to enact such an ordinance, while Morgantown followed in October. These bans are in line with surrounding states, such as ...
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+ community by performing Jennifer Higdon’s “Southern Harmony,” ...
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 change someone’s sexual orientation from lesbian, gay or bisexual to straight, or their ...
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, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our ...
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, but despite their support, they didn’t know what to teach me about my sexuality. They had no idea what to do; neither, it seems, did my ...
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 state employee travel to states that have anti-LGBTQ+ laws on the books. That list of now 17 states includes West ...