Virginia Republican leaders kill LGBT protection bills.

February 3, 2019 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, NEWS, POLICIES, US NEWS Comments Off on Virginia Republican leaders kill LGBT protection bills.
Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates on Jan. 31, 2019, once again blocked two nondiscrimination bills from advancing in committee. The move sparked outrage among activists and their supporters. (Image: Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Republican leadership in the Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday removed two nondiscrimination bills meant to protect LGBT people from the House General Laws Committee’s docket. The move prevents the pieces of legislation from getting past committee and squanders any…