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Local Richmond Organizations
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The Social Security Administration is now processing survivor’s benefits claims for ALL surviving same-sex partners and spouses who were barred from marriage, regardless of whether they had applied for those benefits in the past. For a full explanation and a series of Q&As, log into ssa.gov/people/lgbtq/couples.html.
Activism and LGBTQ Support
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Metro Weekly
- ‘High Tide’: Shirtless and Seeking Love January 8, 2025
- ‘The Room Next Door’ is Almodóvar’s Latest Gem January 8, 2025
- Filet o’ Cowardice: McDonald’s Rolls Back DEI Practices January 8, 2025
- Apple’s Gay CEO Tim Cook Donates $1 Million to Trump January 8, 2025
- The Vivienne, Winner of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’, Dies at 32 January 8, 2025
- Costco Board Stands Up to MAGA’s Anti-DEI Bullies January 7, 2025
- Man Stabs Transgender Teen After Stealing Her Phone January 7, 2025
- Polish Ski-Jumper Comes Out in Heartbreaking Instagram Post January 7, 2025
- Gay Man Killed by Stray Bullet After New Year’s Kiss January 7, 2025
- 8 Deputies Fired in Trans Man Assault Scandal January 7, 2025
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Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News
- New Meta guidelines include carveout to allow anti-LGBTQ speech on Facebook, Instagram January 8, 2025
- Lawmakers return to Annapolis facing challenging 2025 session January 8, 2025
- Detienen a Romeo Vásquez por asesinato de Isy Obed: ¿cuándo pagará por Vicky Hernández? January 8, 2025
- Baltimore Safe Haven announces expanded services in new building January 8, 2025
- Pope names LGBTQ supportive Cardinal as head of Archdiocese of Washington January 8, 2025
- As Jimmy Carter is eulogized at the Capitol, his daughter Amy wears a Pride pin January 8, 2025
- McDonald’s becomes latest major company to roll back DEI efforts January 7, 2025
- Tammy Bruce to become next State Department spokesperson January 7, 2025
- Pentagon settles with LGBTQ veterans discharged under discriminatory policies January 7, 2025
- Longtime D.C. librarian, LGBTQ rights advocate Turner Freeman dies at 64 January 7, 2025