Black people in the U.S. aren't just more likely to have HIV — they're more likely to be criminalized for it.

With advocates at her side and an eye on a volatile national legal landscape, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger Friday signed legislation sending a slate of constitutional amendments to voters, including a measure that would finally erase the state’s ban on same-sex marriages and replace it with an affirmative right to marriage equality.

➡️ Virginia’s new Governor Abigail Spanberger is on a roll, signing legislation that will allow voters to weigh in on the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, as well as a proposed reproductive rights amendment.