Gay, lesbian couples apply to marry in Va.

For the eighth year, the applications by gay and lesbian couples were rejected because Virginia does not recognize same-sex marriage. But Hunt and Herron followed their hearts and later were unofficially wed outside the John Marshall Courts Building. ...

Richmond Times-Dispatch • Feb 17, 2012

Poll: Virginians still oppose same-sex marriage

The 52-41 percent margin in a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday does show that opposition has waned since the 57-43 vote in 2006 in favor of the state's marriage amendment, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman....

Richmond Times-Dispatch • Jul 4, 2011