by Steven Roberts In 1986, The New York Times announced it would begin using the honorific “Ms.” “Until now,” the Times explained in an editor’s note, “’Ms.’ […]
Tag: lgbtq
When health care is more inclusive, it saves more lives
Last week, public health nurses with the Monongalia County Health Department underwent LGBTQ+ “safe zone” training. The adjacent term “safe space” is too often met with eyerolls […]
MCHD public health nurses take online course in LGBTQ+ Safe Zone training
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Visiting a health care provider can be nerve wracking for anyone, but members of the LGBTQ+ community often face additional challenges, said Brad Grimes, program director […]
Morgantown joins Huntington with top marks in annual equality index
MORGANTOWN — Make room, Huntington. The city of Morgantown has become the second in West Virginia to achieve a Municipal Equality Index top score of 100. The MEI […]
Oct. 31 letters to the editor
W.Va. moves to change laws instead of people West Virginia passed conversion therapy bans in two major cities this year. In August, Charleston was the first city […]
Orchestra comes out with LGBTQ+ composers
Newsroom@DominionPost.com At 4 p.m. Sunday at the Monongalia Arts Center, the Black Diamond Philharmonic, Morgantown’s startup orchestra, will highlight the contributions of genre-defining composers in the LGBTQ+ […]
Morgantown Council to consider ban on conversion therapy
MORGANTOWN — Child abuse, torture, medical malpractice. All, Andrew Schneider of Fairness West Virginia explained, are apt descriptors for conversion therapy — the practice of attempting to […]
City Council can — and should — ban conversion therapy
In the Constitution’s preamble, the Founding Fathers laid out the promises of the government they were forming: establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, […]
Schools must provide LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education
by Delilah Gray I came out to my family in 2012, when I was 12 years old. The members of my immediate family have been great allies, […]
Anti-LGBTQ+ law’s economic impact
Last week, California added West Virginia to its list of places where state-funded travel is no longer permitted. In 2016, California lawmakers passed a ban on non-essential […]
