The following information concerning state-wide and area news, events, and activities is updated at the beginning of each calendar month. Please check with the originating organization to check on possible cancellations or changes that might have occurred since they were originally posted here. See Local News for non-CCSJ events and activities organized and/or occurring in the Morgantown area. See WVU News for Social and Environmental Justice related activties and events organized or occurring at West Virginia University.
West Virginia NOW has a Facebook page and a web page. Or email Amanda Ray, the state NOW president, at amandajray@yahoo.com.
Huntington: "Our newest chapter is up and running! Contact huntingwvnow@gmail.com to involved."
Kanawha Valley: KVNOW meets on the 4th Thursday of every month at the Public Library.
Their Facebook page has photos of the West Virginia NOW/Huntington NOW celebration of Women’s Equality Day in Huntington on August 26th.
See more about ACLU West Virginia here or Facebook. Email them at mail@acluwv.org.
The ACLU has published this information for LGBTQ students in West Virginia’s public school system on its Facebook page: Know Your Rights.
The ACLU is also posting information about ICE arrests in West Virginia:
"Come Together for Civil Liberties! Join ACLU-WV and friends to share community, celebrate our victories, learn from our losses and talk strategies to build back better. We're pleased to announce that the Sid Bell Award will be presented to another of our longest serving board members, Jack Magan, and the Roger Baldwin Memorial Award will be presented to Professor of Social Work Philip Carter, Jr., MSW, Marshall University."
When: Sunday, November 9, 2025. Brunch: 12 p.m. | After show: 4:30 p.m.
Where: Beni Kedem Shriners Temple, 100 Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV 25301
Fairness West Virginia is a civil rights advocacy organtization dedicated to the fair and equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender West Virginians.
A Night in Studio 54: “Mark your calendars! The annual Fairness West Virginia Institute gala is returning on Oct. 25, and you’re invited! Join us in Charleston as we celebrate Studio 54 and dance our way to a brighter future for LGBTQ+ West Virginians
“Step into the glittering world of Studio 54 for a night of disco, decadence, and dazzling self-expression—all in support of LGBTQ+ civil rights!
“Dance beneath shimmering lights, sip cocktails in style, and celebrate a legacy of resilience and liberation with a community that knows how to party with purpose. From iconic fashion to electrifying music, this gala will transport you to an era where the night was limitless and everyone belonged.”
For information on ticket prices and reserving hotel rooms, please go to www.facebook.com/fairnesswv and click on the image like the one above on the website.
Follow Fairness West Virginia on Facebook.
"The West Virginia Transgender Coalition is a grassroots organization that works to ensure the wellbeing, safety and lived equity of all trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive community members within the state of West Virginia.”
For more information, please go their Facebook page.
For more information about this group's events go to Facebook or their website."
2025 Rainbow Run: “NEW DATE: Saturday September 13th 9 a.m. race time. Get ready for the 2025 Rainbow Run with Rainbow Pride of WV and Covenant House as we Roll, Walk, Run or Sashay our way to raising funds for our Rainbow Pride Educational Scholarship AND bringing about awareness to Kick Smoking's Butt!!
"Online registration will open soon.”
Rainbow Pride's Annual Big Gay Cookout: “Rainbow Pride’s Annual BIG GAY COOKOUT is back and hotter than your uncle’s grill. “
“Sunday, SEPTEMBER 14 2025 at Coonskin Park in Charleston there will be food, friends, games, music, drag, and all the queer joy your heart can handle.
“Bring your chosen fam, your lawn chair, and a dish to share.
"Mark those calendars now… you do not want to miss this one!
"Event details to come!
For more information about this group's events go to Facebook or their website.
This group organized in December 2021 in Charleston “to illuminate the experiences of LGBTQ+ people of color in West Virginia and provide them with a safe space of fellowship,” according to a story in the Juneteenth edition of Black By God: The West Virginian. For more information, email WVBPfoundation@outlook.com or Kasha@wvpfoundation.com.
According to its website, “We are an emerging news and storytelling organization centering Black voices from the Mountain State. We provide a more nuanced portrayal of the Black experience in the Appalachian region.” Crystal Good is the editor/publisher/founder of Black By God.
There is a weekly online edition and a quarterly print edition.
To contact Black by God, email Info@Blackbygod.org or call 304-207-0352. The mailing address is 2156 University Ave. Suite 400, Morgantown, WV, 26505. To make a tax-deductible donation, go to blackbygod.org/donate.