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Transgender Discrimination Is Legal in Virginia, But That Could Be About to Change

By Chris Dovi

Style Weekly | April 30, 2009

Virginia state and federal laws don't prohibit discrimination against sexual minorities. But the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act evidently stands a far greater chance than in the previous decades.

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Author of 'Ten-Cent Plague' Explores Outlaw Comicsnew

The '40s and '50s were a time of political persecution for the authors of early alternative comic books -- of congressional hearings, of blacklists and of book burnings only dimly remembered by history. But it's a time worth remembering, if not for its art, then for its lessons, says David Hajdu.

Style Weekly | Chris Dovi | 09-17-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: comic books, comics, history, David Hajdu, The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America

Virginia's Special Ed Crisis is Pushing Out the Ones Who Need it Mostnew

Adriana Long's case illustrates what happens when the special needs of one student meet headlong the harsh reality of a school system on a fixed budget that simply can't accommodate a growing population of students eligible for special education services.

Style Weekly | Chris Dovi | 06-11-2008 | Education

Tags: Education, Virginia, ADHD, special education, ADD, Adriana Long, parental rights, school funding

The Peacemakersnew

Some of Richmond's funeral directors remind us that while you'll need them when you leave this world, it's the people you leave behind who need them more.

Style Weekly | Chris Dovi and Amy Biegelsen | 04-23-2007 | Culture

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The McDonnell Trial Activity Booknew

Games and puzzles to guide you through the courtroom commotion of the former Virginia governor and first lady.

Style Weekly | Ned Oliver and Ed Harrington | 07-31-2014 | Cartoons

Lost Artnew

Why does Richmond, Va. continue to stifle artistic expression?

Style Weekly | Melissa Scott Sinclair | 04-10-2012 | Art

Tags: Art in Richmond Virginia, Monument Avenue Richmond

Library Seeks to Save Jefferson’s Papersnew

In three years, Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Articles of Confederation, helped secure French aid for the Revolutionary War and deployed soldiers to fight Native Americans on Virginia’s western frontier. Now, the Library of Virginia is restoring all 2,500 of Jefferson’s executive papers, which date from 1779 to 1781, to ensure they survive as long as his legacy.

Style Weekly | Melissa Scott Sinclair | 08-17-2011 | History

Tags: History, Thomas Jefferson, Artifacts