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PHOTOS: Commonwealth Dinner

Equality Virginia holds 19th annual gala in Richmond

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August 15, 2022

2022 Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Equality Virginia held its 19th annual Commonwealth Dinner at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Saturday, August 13. Speakers included Virginia state Senators Adam Ebbin and Ghazala Hashimi, Emmett Schelling of the Transgender Education Network of Texas, author Richie Jackson, Pat Hunter-Jordan of Hanover NAACP, as well as Narissa Rahaman, Kyleigh Hynes and Bryan Price of Equality Virginia.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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