Fighting for my Nonbinary Child in Hanover County

"We are as much a part of Hanover as anyone else who lives here."

a group of parents and community advocates standing in front of Studio Two Three truck with a banner in the center that reads "Don't Tread on Trans Kids". Community members held pro-trans rights signs like "Let students thrive" and "Trans kids are our kid

Why We Use Inclusive Language to Talk About Abortion

Women aren’t the only people impacted by the fall of Roe v. Wade.

People holding a rainbow flag banner reading "Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights" while marching at the 2022 San Francisco Pride parade of 2022.

It’s 2022 and Two Books Are on Trial for ‘Obscenity’

These obscenity proceedings are in line with a history of attacks on our First Amendment rights to read, learn, and think for ourselves.

A bookshelf full of books.

With Roe Overturned, What Comes Next for Abortion Rights?

The impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade will be devastating. Here’s what comes next.

Pro-abortion signage in front of the Supreme Court.

The Fact and Fiction of Abortion Rights in Virginia

Even if Roe v. Wade is overturned, abortion will still be legal in Virginia. However, equally true, Virginia is one vote away from banning abortion.

By Mary Bauer

Abortion is still legal in Virginia red text over yellow background

Fostering Inclusive Schools for All Hanover Students

A Joint Open Letter to Hanover County School Board and Board of Supervisors

Fostering inclusive schools for all Hanover County students," with a bookshelf in the background and  stuffed animals to the right and left of the newspapers.

Why Virginia needs second chances

Virginia touts one of the lowest recidivism rates in the country, meaning that once people are released from prison, they generally don’t return. Yet there is no meaningful way to give people a second chance, even when it’s in the community’s best interest for someone like me to go home.

A quote from Courtney's blog post on light green paper with the text "People can and do change. I am not an anomaly, many people who are incarcerated have done the work and earned that second chance."

ACLU-VA Files Lawsuit Against Hanover County School Board For Failure to Protect Transgender Students

"These students are compelled to attend a school in a school system that refuses to protect them, and each weekday morning, our plaintiffs say goodbye to their kids while fearing for their safety. No parent should be forced into that position."

a protest sign with the message: My daughter exists, was born this way, is LOVED. She won't be erased.

Statement on Unite the Right Rally Verdict

Today in Sines v Kessler, the civil case against the organizers of the Unite the Right event in August, 2017 in Charlottesville, a jury reached a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, finding that white nationalists conspired to travel to Charlottesville, Virginia with the express purpose of inciting violence.

By Mary Bauer

A graphic with a quote from the statement.