Good News Alert: Virginia Counties Remove Racist Language From Marriage Application!
Published: Monday, Sep. 16th, 2019
Last week we reported that couples were suing counties in Virginia for requiring them to disclose their ethnicity in downright racist terms such as "Aryan," "Octoroon," "Quadroon" and "Mulatto."
Good news folks! The state’s Attorney General Mark Herring has announced that couples no longer have to disclose their race on their marriage application.
"These changes will ensure that no Virginian will be forced to label themselves in order to get married," Herring told local media. "I appreciate the courage these couples showed in raising this issue, and I wish them all the best in their lives together."...(continued)