• Civil marriage equality in effect at the state level since October 2014. (Same-sex couples may legally marry.)
• 3 November 2014, After Norfolk couple's long court battle, life goes on - By Bill Sizemore with the PilotOnline. RE: the Rainey v. Bostic case (see under LAWSUITS-RESOLVED below). 

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

• Virginia is the home of the 1967 landmark Loving v. Virginia legal case regarding interracial marriage. This case is a major precedent for the marriage equality legal cases of our time, and plaintiff Mildred Loving is a supporter of the freedom to marry for all. 
• 6 October 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States did not grant cert for any of 7 marriage cases from 5 states that had submitted petitions asking for review, including Virginia's case, Rainey v. Bostic (see under LAWSUITS-RESOLVED below). This left the prior 4th Circuit Court of Appeals 28 July 2014 ruling standing as valid and legalized marriage equality in Virginia.