Yearly Archives: 2004

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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DC Metro PFLAG to start new support groups

A PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) organizing meeting was held in Manassas on Sunday 2/29, to determine the level of interest for a support group serving western Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William Counties. With enthusiastic attendance of … Continue reading

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