Monthly Archives: March 2006

The future, continued

Update: Raising Kaine has picked up on this survey. Despite the best Anti-Gay Industry efforts to create a backlash, a poll just released by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press shows that opposition to marriage equality … Continue reading

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Senator Allen, meet the future.

At his Town Hall meeting in Culpeper Tuesday night, Senator George Allen was confronted by someone he apparently wasn’t expecting. Tully Satre is the founder and executive director of both Equality Fauquier/Culpeper, and the CEEVA Initiative, a statewide organization recently … Continue reading

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Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, and consistent

Note: the L.A. Times requires registration in order to view articles online. THE BOY SCOUTS WANTED this. They fought for it. So it’s more than a little ironic that they would complain now. “This” is the right to exclude gay … Continue reading

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Why Courts Are Adopting Gay Parenting

For those who may have missed this outstanding editorial: Washington Post March 12, 2006 By Dahlia Lithwick A heads-up to those of you still fretting about the alleged evils of gay marriage: The parade has moved on. Try as you … Continue reading

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Common ground

Here are a couple of WaPo articles on a developing dialogue between the GLBT community and conservative fundamentalist Christians. Unlikely Alliance Takes on School Conflict reports on just-released consensus guidelines on addressing sexual orientation issues in schools. The guidelines were … Continue reading

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Don’t poke the bear

Archive of drama policy material The panel on the LCPS theatrical presentations policy held last night was very illuminating – kudos to the LEAP program coordinators for pulling it together. There will be a detailed report later below the fold, … Continue reading

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Anti-GSA bill defeated in Senate

The misguided bill intended to prohibit “any student club..that encourages or promotes sexual activity by unmarried minor students” was defeated 9-6 in Senate Education and Health yesterday. Of course the Some Families Foundation* is in a snit. This is causing … Continue reading

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