en-us http://www.outinnorfolk.com/ LGBT News http://www.outinnorfolk.com/home/news.asp?articleid=33933 A third gay rights bill died Tuesday in a Virginia House subcommittee, the AP reported. Senator Donald McEachin's bill would have banned state agencies from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation. McEachin, a Richmond Democrat, introduced the measure after Republican Governor Bob McDonnell omitted such protections for state workers in an executive order signed on February 5... Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinnorfolk.com/news.asp?articleid=33933 OutInNorfolk.com http://www.outinnorfolk.com/home/news.asp?articleid=33869 "Virginia will not recognize “a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage.” Nor will the state recognize “another union, partnership, or other legal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage... Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinnorfolk.com/news.asp?articleid=33869 OutInNorfolk.com