This #GivingTuesday support Equality Arlingtonโs advocacy mission for the LGBTQ+ community! You can donate at: www.equalityarlington.org
Learn more about some of our 2025 accomplishments here: www.equalityarlington.org/advocacy
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Equality Arlington is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of the LGBTQIA+ community in Arlington, Virginia through local advocacy and community.
This #GivingTuesday support Equality Arlingtonโs advocacy mission for the LGBTQ+ community! You can donate at: www.equalityarlington.org
Learn more about some of our 2025 accomplishments here: www.equalityarlington.org/advocacy
๐จ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธCALL TO ACTION: Please submit a public comment before 12/17/25 to the Virginia Board of Health to let them know you are opposed to their proposed anti-trans regulation: tinyurl.com/ProtectTrans...
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You can read Equality Arlingtonโs statement here: www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-12...
๐ฅ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฅOpen Enrollment season is upon us! Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace health insurance open enrollment began November 1st and continues through January 31st. Find help with open enrollment with the following resources:
โ๏ธ Out2Enroll: www.out2enroll.org/enrollment-h...
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฏ๏ธOn Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives of all of the trans folks who have been taken from us because of anti-trans violence. Equality Arlington is committed to working to keep our community safe for trans individuals and all LGBTQ+ individuals. Learn more at equalityarlington.org. ๐ฉท
20.11.2025 17:43 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐จ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธEquality Arlington sent a letter to the Arlington County Board and County Manager with recommendations to shore up the public health and healthcare safety nets in Arlington to ensure that LGBTQ+ residents maintain access to lifesaving services.
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-11...
๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Save the date for Equality Arlingtonโs Holiday Social on Thursday, December 11 from 7-10 PM at WHINO in Ballston Quarter! Wear your most festive holiday attire and join us for food, drinks, and community. The event is free and open to all! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐
13.11.2025 20:25 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธOn Tuesday Virginia voters rejectedโfrom the Governorโs race down to our local school board raceโdehumanizing and discriminatory rhetoric and policies against transgender and LGBTQ+ individuals! Thank you, Virginia, for making clear that taking away our civil rights is a losing campaign strategy.
06.11.2025 17:08 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ณ๏ธTODAY IS ELECTION DAY๐ณ๏ธ and this election will have direct impacts on the health, safety, and welfare of LGBTQ+ residents in Arlington!
Find out more about your polling place and the ballot here: vote.arlingtonva.gov/Elections
๐ณ๏ธWe need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates!
๐ณ๏ธEarly voting ends on NOV 1st (Election Day is NOV 4th) and this election will have direct impacts on the health, safety, and welfare of LGBTQ+ residents in Arlington!
๐ณ๏ธโ๐We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates to give all of us a chance to have safer and healthier lives.
โค๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐THANK YOU to the Arlington LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee for requesting a role in selecting the next Director of Arlington Countyโs Office of Human Rights! Equality Arlington has been clear that the county must do more to enforce anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ residents and workers!
28.10.2025 16:56 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ณ๏ธโ๐Would you like a hand painted rainbow brick to display in or outside of your home? Then join Equality Arlingtonโs Rainbow Brick Club and support our LGBTQ+ advocacy mission with a monthly donation! Rainbow bricks are free for our club members. ๐ค ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Join Today: www.equalityarlington.org/donate
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธArlington County's LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee will hold its next quarterly meeting on Monday, October 27 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM. The meeting will be virtual through MS Teams and you can find the information to join the meeting or sign up for public comment here: www.arlingtonva.us/Government/C...
21.10.2025 19:09 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The October Equality Arlington Meeting is Thursday, 10/23 at 6:30 PM at Arlington Central Library (Bluemont Room)! Learn more about Equality Arlingtonโs advocacy efforts and provide your feedback on issues important to the LGBTQ+ community! All are welcome! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
15.10.2025 20:08 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐จEquality Arlington condemns Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Searsโ anti-LGBTQ+ remarks during the gubernatorial debate last night. She said firing workers for being gay and denying a gay marriage license are not discriminationโboth are illegal in Virginia.
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-10...
Equality Arlingtonโs Coming Out Party is TOMORROW from 4-6 PM at Freddie's Beach Bar! Weโll be celebrating National Coming Out Day with:
๐ณ๏ธโ๐Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธEmcee and Drag Performer, Jackson B. Nite
๐ณ๏ธโ๐Remarks from Senator Danica Roem
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธFood and drinks
We canโt wait for Equality Arlingtonโs Coming Out Party THIS SATURDAY, October 11 from 4-6 PM at Freddie's Beach Bar! Weโll celebrate National Coming Out Day with:
๐ณ๏ธโ๐Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธDrag Performance
๐ณ๏ธโ๐Remarks from Senator Danica Roem
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธFood and drinks
Please RSVP on our website!
๐ณ๏ธEarly voting has started and this election will have direct impacts on the health, safety, and welfare of ๐ณ๏ธโ๐LGBTQ+๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ residents in Arlington!
๐ณ๏ธWe need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates to give all of us a chance to have safer and healthier lives.
โค๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธWe are very excited to announce that Senator Danica Roem will be a guest speaker at Equality Arlingtonโs Coming Out Party on Saturday, October 11 from 4-6 PM at Freddie's Beach Bar!
Please RSVP to the free event here: forms.gle/TwEj53gKhtag....
#NationalComingOutDay
๐ฆThank you to Equality NoVa and Freddie's Beach Bar for hosting their 2025 Annual Ice Cream Social for candidates and elected officials to engage with LGBTQ+ constituents! It was great to see Bethany Sutton for Arlington Public Schools, Senator Adam Ebbin, and Senator Danica Roem at the event! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
28.09.2025 23:23 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธ Equality Arlington sent the candidates running for County Board in Novemberโs General Election a questionnaire about issues impacting Arlington, VA. We provided grades based on how their responses could positively affect the LGBTQ+ community. More here:
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-09...
Equality Arlington is at Green Valley Day at Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School until 5 PM today! Come say hi ๐ค๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
20.09.2025 16:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The September Equality Arlington Meeting is Thursday, 9/25 at 6:30 PM at Clarendon Presbyterian Church! Learn more about Equality Arlingtonโs advocacy efforts and provide your feedback on issues important to the LGBTQ+ community. All are welcome! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
18.09.2025 16:28 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Join us for Equality Arlingtonโs Coming Out Party on Saturday, October 11 from 4-6 PM at Freddie's Beach Bar! Weโll be celebrating National Coming Out Day with:
๐ณ๏ธโ๐Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธA Drag Performance
๐ณ๏ธโ๐Remarks from a special guest
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธFood and drinks
Please RSVP on our website!
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธLGBTQ+ RIGHTS ARE ON THE BALLOT IN VIRGINIA! Make a plan to vote to ensure that we elect pro-equality candidates for Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, County Board, and School Board. Learn more about preparing to vote at vote.arlingtonva.gov/Elections ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
04.09.2025 20:07 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐จCALL TO ACTION๐จ- Join us for a rally for trans students at 6:15 PM tomorrow night before the Arlington School Board meeting! Please help us show the School Board that Arlington will never turn its back on any of our students! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
#LGBTQ #TransRights
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธJoin Equality Arlingtonโs Rainbow Brick Club by becoming a monthly donor! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ As our nonprofit looks to grow to meet the increasing advocacy needs of the LGBTQ+ community in Arlington, we invite you to help protect LGBTQ+ residents thrive in Arlington: www.equalityarlington.org/donate.
19.08.2025 16:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โค๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโค๏ธThank you @beyer.house.gov for standing with @apsva.us and our transgender students and families against illegal and discriminatory attacks from the Trump administration! โค๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโค๏ธ
18.08.2025 15:41 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โค๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโค๏ธ Today, Equality Arlington joined parents and community groups across NOVA to thank our school districts for refusing to comply with the Trump administrationโs illegal demands that they begin discriminating against trans students. โค๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโค๏ธ
#LGBTQ #TransRights
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-08...
Screenshot of an article headlined: 'They deserve ot be respected' | Arlington community rallies to support LGBTQIA+ students amid uncertainty. The subtitle reads "Students and parents are coming together to ensure Arlington Public SChools will continue to support the LGBTQIA+ students" At the bottom is a picture of a crowd of people holding trans-supportive signs.
A HUGE thanks to the ~200 people who came out to tell APS to keep supporting trans kids! We heard from students, teachers, administrators, elected officials, and our community yesterday loud and clear: do not give up on our kids!
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