From the Human Rights Campaign:
ICYMI: Photos from the Human Rights Campaign VA Day of Action with Delegate Roem, Delegate Joshua Cole and upcoming VA Lieutenant Governor Ayala
VIRGINIA- On Saturday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the country’s largest LGBTQ + civil rights organization, held its LGBTQ + Day of Action ahead of the November 2 election. The day of action featured campaign launches in Leesburg, Manassas, Richmond, Stafford and Virginia Beach and included two events led by Delegate Danica Roem, Delegate Joshua Cole and Virginia’s next Lieutenant Governor Hala Ayala. HRC volunteers knocked on more than 1,240 doors across the Commonwealth, adding to the 21,373 phone calls and doors knocked by HRC volunteers in Virginia for the 2021 election. Volunteers reminded voters to support the full list of HRC-approved candidates including Terry McAuliffe for Governor, Attorney General Mark Herring and over 20 candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates.
All photos (attributable to Kevin Wolf / AP for the Human Rights Campaign) are here, including a selection below:
From left to right: JoDee Winterhof, Senior Vice President for Politics and Political Affairs, Del. Joshua Cole, Del Ayala at Cole’s Campaign Office, Stafford, VA
From left to right: Del. Joshua Cole, Del Ayala at Cole’s Campaign Office, Stafford, VA
The Day of Action took place a few days after new poll by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) found unprecedented support – 82% – among U.S. voters for federal laws protecting LGBTQ + people from discrimination.
The full approval slate and Virginia LGBTQ + Day of Action continues human rights campaign multi-year investment mobilize the 1.2 million voters for equality in the Commonwealth. In 2020, HRC’s long-term efforts in Virginia culminated with the passage of the monument bipartite Virginia Values Act, making Virginia the first southern state to adopt protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.