🗓️On 5/13/2025, Equality Arlington joined LGBTQ+ community members and allies at the Arlington County Board as they adopted a resolution affirming the county’s support for the 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ LGBTQIA+ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 community. Equality Arlington continues to work with our allies to ensure the county fulfills its promises.

👀🏳️‍⚧️Have you seen the Arlington Trans Youth Quilt yet? The quilt is now on display at the Arlington Central Library! Head to the top of the stairs and take a moment to reflect on the joy and resiliency of Arlington’s trans and non-binary youth. 🏳️‍⚧️ www.equalityarlington.org/trans-youth-... ❤️

🚨🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Equality Arlington and AGIA call on the Arlington School Board and Arlington Public Schools administration to address the alarmingly high rates of poor mental health, suicidal thoughts and attempts, sexual violence, and bullying facing LGBTQ+ students. www.equalityarlington.org/news/2026-05...

🥳 Equality Arlington’s Anniversary Party is TOMORROW (4/25) at Freddie's Beach Bar from 5-7 PM! Come celebrate with us as we reflect on our work over the last 3 years to advocate for Arlington’s LGBTQ+ community! We’ll have cake and good times 🎂

The April Equality Arlington Mtg is 4/23 at 6:30 PM at Clarendon Presbyterian Church! Learn more about our advocacy efforts and provide your feedback on issues important to the LGBTQ+ community! We’ll be discussing 2026 Pride celebrations and ongoing advocacy campaigns. All are welcome! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The 🏳️‍⚧️❤️ Arlington Trans Youth Quilt ❤️🏳️‍⚧️ is beautiful and brave and at the Central Library for the next few months! THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the unveiling on Wednesday to join in our celebration of trans and nonbinary young people in Arlington.

‼️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Equality Arlington invites you to complete our 2026 Arlington LGBTQ+ Community Needs & Priorities Survey by April 30, 2026! This short survey will help us learn more about the issues and needs most important to members of Arlington’s LGBTQ+ community. 🗣️ tinyurl.com/2026EASurvey

❤️🏳️‍⚧️On Transgender Day of Visibility, Equality Arlington celebrates our transgender friends and family in Arlington! Earlier this year, 52 trans and non-binary young people across Arlington created squares for the Arlington Trans Youth Quilt. Below are a few of the squares.🏳️‍⚧️❤️

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏛️Equality Arlington sent a letter to the County Board urging them to maintain funding in the FY 2027 budget to protect the the health, safety, and welfare of LGBTQ+ residents—specifically in the areas of public health and anti-discrimination law enforcement.

❤️🏳️‍⚧️You are invited to attend the unveiling of the Arlington Trans Youth Quilt on Wednesday, April 8 at 6 PM at Arlington Central Library! Please join Equality Arlington and Arlington Libraries for a celebration of our transgender and non-binary young people and what “freedom to be” means to them.

🥳SAVE THE DATE - Equality Arlington’s Anniversary Party will be at Freddie's Beach Bar on Saturday, April 25! Come celebrate with us as we reflect on our work over the last 3 years to advocate for Arlington’s LGBTQ+ community!

❤️🏳️‍⚧️THANK YOU to everyone who joined Equality Arlington and the Arlington Community Foundation on Saturday to stitch together the Arlington Trans Youth Quilt! 🏳️‍⚧️❤️ -Photos: Phuong Tran, @ruabietbay on Instagram

🏳️‍⚧️🪡 The Trans Youth Quilt Project Assembly Day event is TOMORROW, March 7 from 1-4 PM at Clarendon Presbyterian Church! Please join us and help assemble the trans youth quilt! The Arlington Community Foundation will be supporting the event and providing light refreshments.

Arlington County wants to hear from you about how they are doing! Let your voice be heard before March 31st: www.research.net/r/2026Arling...

🏳️‍⚧️🪡The Arlington Trans Youth Quilt is taking shape! Thank you to the volunteers who helped us assemble dozens of youth-made and ally squares to lift up the voices of trans and non-binary youth in Arlington! ❤️ Join us on 3/7 for the final quilt assembly event: www.punchbowl.com/partypage/2a...

We are excited to announce that Amy Killelea, EA’s Health Policy Lead, has been reappointed to the NAIC as a 2026 Consumer Liaison Representative! We are grateful that Amy will continue in their role as an advocate for LGBTQ+ residents’ healthcare needs and the Arlington community. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏥

‼️🗳️VOTE TOMORROW if you live in the Pentagon City, Crystal City, or Aurora Highlands neighborhoods for your next Virginia State Senator (SD-39)! Find out more information at vote.arlingtonva.gov/Elections

YOU belong in Arlington and we’re so glad you’re here 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️

🚨🏳️‍⚧️CALL TO ACTION: Let the U.S. CMS know you OPPOSE their proposed regulation to ban Medicaid and CHIP coverage for gender affirming care for trans youth! 🚨Please submit public comment before 2/17/26 to the Federal Register to let them know you are opposed: tinyurl.com/CMSYouthGAC

🚨🏳️‍⚧️CALL TO ACTION: Let the U.S. CMS know you OPPOSE their proposed regulation to ban federal funding for hospitals that provide gender affirming care for trans youth! 🚨Please submit a public comment before 2/17/26 to the Federal Register to let them know you are opposed: tinyurl.com/CMSHospitals...

Equality Arlington has launched our ❤️🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Youth Quilt Project 🏳️‍⚧️❤️ to lift up the voices of transgender youth in Arlington! If you want to participate in the quilt project (we have free supplies and quilt patches), please contact: [email protected]!

The January Equality Arlington Meeting is TONIGHT, 1/29 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! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Equality Arlington is very excited to welcome Jamee Hood to the Board of Directors! Learn more at www.equalityarlington.org/about.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Arlington County's LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee will hold its next quarterly meeting TOMORROW, Jan 27 from 6:30 to 8 PM. The meeting will be virtual through Microsoft Teams and you can find the information to join the meeting or sign up for public comment here: www.arlingtonva.us/Government/C...

The January Equality Arlington Meeting is Thursday, 1/29 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! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🏛️🏳️‍🌈Equality Arlington met with the Arlington General Assembly delegation to advocate for our 2026 legislative priorities and the needs of LGBTQ+ Arlingtonians. 🏛️Read our 2026 Priorities and let your representatives know you also support the LGBTQ+ community: www.equalityarlington.org/news/2026-01...

🏳️‍⚧️Equality Arlington signed a joint letter with orgs from 6 Northern Virginia school districts urging Virginia Attorney General-Elect Jay Jones to protect transgender students in Northern Virginia. You can read the full letter here: www.equalityarlington.org/news/2026-01...

🚨🏳️‍⚧️CALL TO ACTION: Let the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services know you OPPOSE their proposed gender dysphoria regulation before 1/20! 🚨Please submit a public comment before 1/20/26 to the Federal Register to let them know you are opposed: tinyurl.com/HHSGenderDys...

Equality Arlington wishes you a happy new year! You are loved and we have your back in 2026–let’s build a better world for all of us. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🏳️‍🌈Support Equality Arlington’s fight for LGBTQ+ Arlingtonians in 2026 by joining our Rainbow Brick Club! 🏳️‍🌈 You can become a monthly donor at: www.equalityarlington.org/donate

In the face of dangerous federal actions targeting gender-affirming care, 46 Virginia organizations are standing together. We signed a joint statement calling on VA leaders to defend evidence-based healthcare & trans youth and reject political interference in medicine www.equalityarlington.org/news

🎄❤️🎅THANK YOU to everyone who came to Equality Arlington’s Holiday Social tonight at WHINO! It was wonderful to spend time with so many lovely people. ❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️🎄 Happy Holidays!

🎄🏳️‍🌈 ☃️ Equality Arlington’s Holiday Social is TOMORROW, 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! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎅

🎄🏳️‍🌈 Equality Arlington’s Holiday Social is THIS 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! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎅

This #GivingTuesday support Equality Arlington’s advocacy mission for the LGBTQ+ community! You can donate at: www.equalityarlington.org Learn more about some of our 2025 accomplishments here: www.equalityarlington.org/advocacy

🚨🏳️‍⚧️CALL TO ACTION: Please submit a public comment before 12/17/25 to the Virginia Board of Health to let them know you are opposed to their proposed anti-trans regulation: tinyurl.com/ProtectTrans... 🚨 You can read Equality Arlington’s statement here: www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-12...

🏥🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏥Open Enrollment season is upon us! Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace health insurance open enrollment began November 1st and continues through January 31st. Find help with open enrollment with the following resources: ⛑️ Out2Enroll: www.out2enroll.org/enrollment-h...

🏳️‍⚧️🕯️On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives of all of the trans folks who have been taken from us because of anti-trans violence. Equality Arlington is committed to working to keep our community safe for trans individuals and all LGBTQ+ individuals. Learn more at equalityarlington.org. 🩷

🚨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Equality Arlington sent a letter to the Arlington County Board and County Manager with recommendations to shore up the public health and healthcare safety nets in Arlington to ensure that LGBTQ+ residents maintain access to lifesaving services. www.equalityarlington.org/news/2025-11...

🎄🏳️‍🌈 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.

🗳️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!

🗳️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.

❤️🏳️‍🌈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

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️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! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🚨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...

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

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!