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- Fairness West Virginia (Fairness WV) is the statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization for the U.S. state of West Virginia. Founded in 2009 by Stephen Skinner, the organization is currently headed by Andrew Schneider and is headquartered in downtown Charleston. Fairness WV has been at the forefront of many LGBT-related news events in West Virginia, such as aiding over a dozen towns and cities to adopt LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances, helping transgender people execute legal name changes, lobbying for a statewide Fairness Act to bar sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in employment, housing and public places, and rallying support for LGBT issues and causes among the state's faith communities. In 2015, Fairness made national news for its work helping Thurmond (population: 5) pass an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance making it the "smallest town in the nation with a ban on employment, housing and public accommodation discrimination against LGBT individuals." In 2017, the organization made headlines again as a successful party on behalf of a lesbian couple who were harassed as they sought a marriage license in Gilmer County. As part of the settlement, the county agreed to require all officials and employees of the county commission and county clerkâs office to participate in a training program provided by Fairness West Virginia. In 2021, Fairness also successfully advocated for Charleston and Morgantown to become the first cities in the state to ban conversion therapy for minors. (en)
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- Fairness West Virginia (Fairness WV) is the statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization for the U.S. state of West Virginia. Founded in 2009 by Stephen Skinner, the organization is currently headed by Andrew Schneider and is headquartered in downtown Charleston. (en)
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