{"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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Andy Cohen mistaken for his daughter\u2019s grandfather on her first day at school<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">September 11, 2026<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-2f7ebef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f7ebef\" 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-c67bfce\" data-id=\"c67bfce\" 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-b1c229b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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The following link provides information about these cruises and how to register for them.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/e321a410d002\/prime-men-alaska-glacier-cruise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7-Night Alaska Cruise. June 21 - 28, 2024<\/a>\u00a0- There is also a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1941590419481669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">private Facebook group<\/a>\u00a0for these Prime Men's Cruises.\u00a0<strong>The organizer will be holding cabins\/rooms until February.\u00a0Last call at the discounted group rate is February 2024.<\/strong>\u00a0The Cruise is on Celebrity Edge. If you have not been on Celebrity Edge, we advise GOOGLING the ship. It is over the top impressive. As in all of Celebrity cruises it is inclusive, free WI-FI, no tips, free Drink package.\n\n<strong>Alaska would be a great way to beat the summer heat, and an opportunity to build comradery!<\/strong>\n-->\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local, Regional, and International News of Interest Local Richmond Organizations Here are some links to other organizations that may be of interest. 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