People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Who We Are:
We are an interfaith network of people who all share one thing- a deep commitment to our faith tradition, which kindles our deep commitment to social justice. As rabbis, ministers, priests, and lay people, we are all dedicated to working for equal rights for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community in Virginia. We recognize that LGBT citizens are not faceless and nameless, but are members of our religious communities and our families, friends, neighbors, and people with whom we do business. We also recognize that God loves and sustains all of creation and that we must act when any part of that creation is endangered- physically, emotionally, or spiritually- by misunderstanding, hate, and discrimination.
Equality sounds good, but sometimes people have trouble getting all the way there. Currently, the question of transgender equality has special resonance in the debate over adopting Employment Non-Discrimination legislation (ENDA) at the federal and state levels. A growing proportion of Americans support equality for gay men and lesbians, but many of them don’t yet know what to think about our transgender siblings. 
