{"id":1698,"date":"2020-01-02T14:33:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T19:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/centralvirginia\/?page_id=1698"},"modified":"2025-07-08T14:58:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:58:34","slug":"news-lgbt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/centralvirginia\/news-lgbt\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#8211; LGBT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1698\" class=\"elementor elementor-1698\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92d22fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92d22fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-881a90d\" data-id=\"881a90d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd635d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acd635d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local, Regional, and International News of Interest<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-add1b47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"add1b47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f7a3e3\" data-id=\"6f7a3e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90313f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90313f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Richmond Organizations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ed61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6ed61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are some links to other organizations that may be of interest. These links will open a new browser window:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stonewallrichmond.leagueapps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stonewall Sports | Richmond is a sports league for LGBTQIA+ individuals and allies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/diversityrichmond.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diversity Richmond &#8211; A catalyst, a voice, a place, and a resource for Richmond&#8217;s LGBTQ+ community<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/rtriangle.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richmond Triangle Players &#8211; The leading performing arts company in the mid-Atlantic rooted in LGBTQ+ experiences.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6045a1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6045a1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb72be9\" data-id=\"eb72be9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268180d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"268180d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Social Security Administration is now processing <strong>survivor&#8217;s benefits claims for ALL surviving same-sex\u00a0partners and spouses who were barred from marriage<\/strong>, regardless of whether they had applied for those benefits in the past. For a full explanation and a series of Q&amp;As, log into <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ssa.gov\/people\/lgbtq\/couples.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ssa.gov\/people\/lgbtq\/couples.html<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-316afb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"316afb7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e5107c\" data-id=\"7e5107c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b84cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b84cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activism and LGBTQ Support<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294564c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"294564c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbusfamilylaw.org\/news\/how-to-protect-and-support-lgbtq-youth-and-families\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Protect and Support LGBTQ Youth and Families<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-706c74c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"706c74c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e9a4c0\" data-id=\"2e9a4c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d964d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d964d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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