Monthly Archives: June 2004

Virginians Stand Up for Equality June 30

House Bill 751 to Prohibit Virginians from Entering into Contracts According to a Northern Virginia coalition of religious, civic and community organizations and businesses, there is cause to learn more about and speak out against legislation that came out of … Continue reading

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Waters’ Bid To Restrict Libraries Is Rebuffed

Leesburg Today June 18, 2004 by Dusty Smith A library materials request of nearly $1 million by the Loudoun County Public Library system prompted heated debate among the board of supervisors over whether it should place restrictions on how the … Continue reading

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Local Gay Activists, Church Speak Out Against State Law

Leesburg Today June 18, 2004 By Yolanda Reyes Equality Loudoun and Unitarian Universalists of Sterling Church have partnered for an evening of poetry in order to provide concerned gays and lesbians in Loudoun County a forum to speak out against … Continue reading

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Re: “Some plan protests of Virginia gay law”

Loudoun Easterner June 16, 2004 Regarding David Bradley’s June 9 article “Some plan protests of Virginia gay law”: Both the article and the bill’s patron, Del. Robert Marshall (R-13), have given the impression that HB 751, also known as the … Continue reading

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HB 751 vs. The Creative Class

HOUSE BILL NO. 751 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia Affirmation of Marriage Act for the Commonwealth of Virginia cites an astonishing prejudicial foundation wholly without statistical merit, and I quote: “Whereas, because very few homosexuals will ‘marry’ … Continue reading

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Equality Loudoun in Capital Pride Magazine

Capital Pride Magazine June, 2004 Equality Loudoun, the “Radical Homosexual Agenda”, and our nefarious plan to penetrate the western suburbs. Oh my. Loudoun County, VA, a slice of the DC metro area suburban frontier, is a county in transition. Home … Continue reading

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Virginia’s New Jim Crow

Washington Post June 13, 2004 By Jonathan Rauch On July 1 Virginia takes a big step backward, into the shadow of Jim Crow. I do not write those words lightly or rhetorically. Although I’m an advocate of same-sex marriage, I … Continue reading

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