Equality Arlington
@equalityarlington.bsky.social
Equality Arlington is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of the LGBTQIA+ community in Arlington, Virginia through local advocacy and community.
🎄🏳️🌈 Save the date for Equality Arlington’s 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! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎅
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🎄🏳️🌈 Save the date for Equality Arlington’s 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! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎅
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️On Tuesday Virginia voters rejected—from the Governor’s race down to our local school board race—dehumanizing 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.
Democrats say Virginia voters rejected anti-trans platforms • Virginia Mercury
For much of 2025, Democrats in Virginia campaigned on addressing affordability issues and federal funding cuts handed down by President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. Virginia’s ...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️On Tuesday Virginia voters rejected—from the Governor’s race down to our local school board race—dehumanizing 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.
🗳️TODAY IS ELECTION DAY🗳️ 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
🗳️We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates!
Find out more about your polling place and the ballot here: vote.arlingtonva.gov/Elections
🗳️We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates!
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🗳️TODAY IS ELECTION DAY🗳️ 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
🗳️We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates!
Find out more about your polling place and the ballot here: vote.arlingtonva.gov/Elections
🗳️We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates!
🗳️Early 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!
🏳️🌈We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates to give all of us a chance to have safer and healthier lives.
🏳️🌈We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates to give all of us a chance to have safer and healthier lives.
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🗳️Early 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!
🏳️🌈We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates to give all of us a chance to have safer and healthier lives.
🏳️🌈We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates to give all of us a chance to have safer and healthier lives.
❤️🏳️🌈THANK YOU to the Arlington LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee for requesting a role in selecting the next Director of Arlington County’s 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!
October 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
❤️🏳️🌈THANK YOU to the Arlington LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee for requesting a role in selecting the next Director of Arlington County’s 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!
🏳️🌈Would you like a hand painted rainbow brick to display in or outside of your home? Then join Equality Arlington’s Rainbow Brick Club and support our LGBTQ+ advocacy mission with a monthly donation! Rainbow bricks are free for our club members. 🤗 🏳️🌈
Join Today: www.equalityarlington.org/donate
Join Today: www.equalityarlington.org/donate
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🏳️🌈Would you like a hand painted rainbow brick to display in or outside of your home? Then join Equality Arlington’s Rainbow Brick Club and support our LGBTQ+ advocacy mission with a monthly donation! Rainbow bricks are free for our club members. 🤗 🏳️🌈
Join Today: www.equalityarlington.org/donate
Join Today: www.equalityarlington.org/donate
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Arlington 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...
October 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Arlington 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...
The October Equality Arlington Meeting is Thursday, 10/23 at 6:30 PM at Arlington Central Library (Bluemont Room)! Learn more about Equality Arlington’s advocacy efforts and provide your feedback on issues important to the LGBTQ+ community! All are welcome! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
October 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The October Equality Arlington Meeting is Thursday, 10/23 at 6:30 PM at Arlington Central Library (Bluemont Room)! Learn more about Equality Arlington’s advocacy efforts and provide your feedback on issues important to the LGBTQ+ community! All are welcome! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🚨Equality Arlington condemns Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears’ anti-LGBTQ+ remarks during the gubernatorial debate last night. She said firing workers for being gay and denying a gay marriage license are not discrimination—both are illegal in Virginia.
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-10...
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-10...
October 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🚨Equality Arlington condemns Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears’ anti-LGBTQ+ remarks during the gubernatorial debate last night. She said firing workers for being gay and denying a gay marriage license are not discrimination—both are illegal in Virginia.
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-10...
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-10...
Equality Arlington’s Coming Out Party is TOMORROW from 4-6 PM at Freddie's Beach Bar! We’ll be celebrating National Coming Out Day with:
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️Emcee and Drag Performer, Jackson B. Nite
🏳️🌈Remarks from Senator Danica Roem
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️Emcee and Drag Performer, Jackson B. Nite
🏳️🌈Remarks from Senator Danica Roem
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
October 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Equality Arlington’s Coming Out Party is TOMORROW from 4-6 PM at Freddie's Beach Bar! We’ll be celebrating National Coming Out Day with:
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️Emcee and Drag Performer, Jackson B. Nite
🏳️🌈Remarks from Senator Danica Roem
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️Emcee and Drag Performer, Jackson B. Nite
🏳️🌈Remarks from Senator Danica Roem
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
We can’t wait for Equality Arlington’s Coming Out Party THIS SATURDAY, October 11 from 4-6 PM at Freddie's Beach Bar! We’ll celebrate National Coming Out Day with:
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️Drag Performance
🏳️🌈Remarks from Senator Danica Roem
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
Please RSVP on our website!
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️Drag Performance
🏳️🌈Remarks from Senator Danica Roem
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
Please RSVP on our website!
October 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We can’t wait for Equality Arlington’s Coming Out Party THIS SATURDAY, October 11 from 4-6 PM at Freddie's Beach Bar! We’ll celebrate National Coming Out Day with:
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️Drag Performance
🏳️🌈Remarks from Senator Danica Roem
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
Please RSVP on our website!
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️Drag Performance
🏳️🌈Remarks from Senator Danica Roem
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
Please RSVP on our website!
🗳️Early voting has started and this election will have direct impacts on the health, safety, and welfare of 🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🏳️⚧️ residents in Arlington!
🗳️We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates to give all of us a chance to have safer and healthier lives.
🗳️We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates to give all of us a chance to have safer and healthier lives.
October 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🗳️Early voting has started and this election will have direct impacts on the health, safety, and welfare of 🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🏳️⚧️ residents in Arlington!
🗳️We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates to give all of us a chance to have safer and healthier lives.
🗳️We need YOU to vote for pro-equality candidates to give all of us a chance to have safer and healthier lives.
❤️🏳️⚧️We are very excited to announce that Senator Danica Roem will be a guest speaker at Equality Arlington’s 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
Please RSVP to the free event here: forms.gle/TwEj53gKhtag....
#NationalComingOutDay
September 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
❤️🏳️⚧️We are very excited to announce that Senator Danica Roem will be a guest speaker at Equality Arlington’s 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
Please RSVP to the free event here: forms.gle/TwEj53gKhtag....
#NationalComingOutDay
🍦Thank 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! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
September 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
🍦Thank 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! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🗳️ Equality Arlington sent the candidates running for County Board in November’s 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...
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-09...
September 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🗳️ Equality Arlington sent the candidates running for County Board in November’s 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...
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 🤗🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
September 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Equality Arlington is at Green Valley Day at Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School until 5 PM today! Come say hi 🤗🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The September Equality Arlington Meeting is Thursday, 9/25 at 6:30 PM at Clarendon Presbyterian Church! Learn more about Equality Arlington’s advocacy efforts and provide your feedback on issues important to the LGBTQ+ community. All are welcome! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
September 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The September Equality Arlington Meeting is Thursday, 9/25 at 6:30 PM at Clarendon Presbyterian Church! Learn more about Equality Arlington’s advocacy efforts and provide your feedback on issues important to the LGBTQ+ community. All are welcome! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Join us for Equality Arlington’s Coming Out Party on Saturday, October 11 from 4-6 PM at Freddie's Beach Bar! We’ll be celebrating National Coming Out Day with:
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️A Drag Performance
🏳️🌈Remarks from a special guest
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
Please RSVP on our website!
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️A Drag Performance
🏳️🌈Remarks from a special guest
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
Please RSVP on our website!
September 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Join us for Equality Arlington’s Coming Out Party on Saturday, October 11 from 4-6 PM at Freddie's Beach Bar! We’ll be celebrating National Coming Out Day with:
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️A Drag Performance
🏳️🌈Remarks from a special guest
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
Please RSVP on our website!
🏳️🌈Coming Out Stories from Arlingtonians
🏳️⚧️A Drag Performance
🏳️🌈Remarks from a special guest
🏳️⚧️Food and drinks
Please RSVP on our website!
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️LGBTQ+ 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 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
September 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️LGBTQ+ 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 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
🚨CALL TO ACTION🚨- 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! 🏳️⚧️
#LGBTQ #TransRights
#LGBTQ #TransRights
August 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🚨CALL TO ACTION🚨- 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! 🏳️⚧️
#LGBTQ #TransRights
#LGBTQ #TransRights
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Join Equality Arlington’s Rainbow Brick Club by becoming a monthly donor! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 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.
August 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Join Equality Arlington’s Rainbow Brick Club by becoming a monthly donor! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 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.
❤️🏳️⚧️❤️Thank you @beyer.house.gov for standing with @apsva.us and our transgender students and families against illegal and discriminatory attacks from the Trump administration! ❤️🏳️⚧️❤️
August 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
❤️🏳️⚧️❤️Thank you @beyer.house.gov for standing with @apsva.us and our transgender students and families against illegal and discriminatory attacks from the Trump administration! ❤️🏳️⚧️❤️
❤️🏳️⚧️❤️ Today, Equality Arlington joined parents and community groups across NOVA to thank our school districts for refusing to comply with the Trump administration’s illegal demands that they begin discriminating against trans students. ❤️🏳️⚧️❤️
#LGBTQ #TransRights
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-08...
#LGBTQ #TransRights
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-08...
August 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
❤️🏳️⚧️❤️ Today, Equality Arlington joined parents and community groups across NOVA to thank our school districts for refusing to comply with the Trump administration’s illegal demands that they begin discriminating against trans students. ❤️🏳️⚧️❤️
#LGBTQ #TransRights
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-08...
#LGBTQ #TransRights
www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-08...
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!
March 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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!
Tomorrow, March 1st is the Transgender Unity Rally in DC! The Trans Unity Coalition is organizing their 10th annual rally that will meet at 9:30 AM for a rally at the Capitol, then concludes with a march to the White House. Please consider joining them to march for trans rights!
Transgender Unity Rally in Washington, D.C.
Join us March 1st at the US Capitol as we rally for trans rights and march to the White House in solidarity with our community!
Join us March 1st at the US Capitol as we rally for trans rights and march to the White House in solidarity with our community!
February 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Tomorrow, March 1st is the Transgender Unity Rally in DC! The Trans Unity Coalition is organizing their 10th annual rally that will meet at 9:30 AM for a rally at the Capitol, then concludes with a march to the White House. Please consider joining them to march for trans rights!