MORGANTOWN – In 2016, the Morgantown Human Rights Commission began observing the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by recognizing one individual and one organization upholding its goals […]
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City ranks nationally in annual LGBTQ+ equality index
MORGANTOWN – What if I told you that a metric used to gauge municipal efforts in championing LGBTQ+-inclusive laws, policies and services rated Morgantown ahead of Miami, Portland and San […]
Bob Pirner, Milan Puskar Health Right recognized to open council session
MORGANTOWN — Bob Pirner is, among many other things, a Navy veteran. So it’s somewhat fitting he would be recognized to open the Dec. 7 meeting of Morgantown City Council […]
Morgantown HRC to present awards
Newsroom@DominionPost.com The Morgantown Human Rights Commission will spotlight local residents and organizations that exemplify the spirit of diversity and human rights in the community with its annual Human Rights Day […]
Morgantown Human Rights Commission members reflect on city’s equality index score
MORGANTOWN — Don Spencer, a mainstay on the Morgantown Human Rights Commission, said the commission’s goal has never been overly complicated. “We want everyone welcome here, and we’re showing that,” […]
Oct. 17 letters to the editor
Gov.’s sexist remarks can’t go unchallenged The members of the Morgantown Chapter of the National Organization for Women are dismayed at Gov. Jim Justice’s disrespectful comments made on Thursday, Oct. […]
Goodbye Columbus Day, hello Indigenous People’s Day
On Oct. 1, two members of the Human Rights Commission, Don Spencer and Bonnie Brown, met with The Dominion Post Editorial Board to discuss the commission’s proposal to Morgantown City […]
Conversion therapy ban gets first nod, masks mandated for city meetings
MORGANTOWN — Tuesday’s public input on the banning of conversion therapy was fairly lengthy as a dozen or so speakers addressed the issues — all but one encouraging its removal […]
Commission to ask Morgantown Council to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day
MORGANTOWN — Who was Christopher Columbus? A devout Catholic and working-class man who spent a decade petitioning royal support for a voyage that altered the course of world history and […]
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 change someone’s sexual […]
