This study lifts up the key findings on the lives and realities of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Virginians. This community-based research was conducted by SONG (Southerners On New Ground), a regional LGBTQ multi-racial, and multi-class organization that studies, supports, and builds deep connections in LGBTQ communities across the South. We collected data from November 2010 to January 2012. Using surveys, interviews, workshops and assemblies, SONG gathered information from over 500 LGBTQ community members in Virginia. Community members were diverse across age, race, class, ability, gender, sexual identification, immigration status and region of the state.