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280 CLERGY ANNOUNCE OPPOSITION TO BALLOT QUESTION #1
Complete list of signatories to Clergy Statement Concerned about Effect on Families, Clergy Urge Virginians to Vote No RICHMOND Two hundred and eighty clergy from across Virginia released a signed statement today announcing their opposition to Virginia’s Ballot Question #1 … Continue reading
Mr. Marshall and the Gay Agenda
Thank you, Mr. Marshall, for openly admitting that your amendment is not really about marriage, but in fact is intended to discourage GLBT people from living lives of honesty and integrity. It’s actually very clever. It also ultimately will fail. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Animus, Bill of Rights, Bob Marshall, First Amendment, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Public opinion, Special rights
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My “So-Called” Family
Guest blog by Paula Prettyman, President, Equality Fairfax. I attended the amendment debate Friday night and witnessed Victoria Cobb of the Family Foundation snidely refer to a lesbian couple with children as a “so-called family.” The immediate and overwhelmingly displeased … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy
Tagged Equality Fairfax, Family values, Marshall-Newman Amendment, VA "Family" Foundation
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Putting a Face to Family Values
An open letter to Virginia’s voters On November 7, Virginia Voters will be given an opportunity to write discrimination into the Commonwealth’s Constitution, through the so-called “Marriage Amendment.” How we have come to the point in our society that we … Continue reading
Doing the right thing
This is why I love this community. A diligent ally has uploaded video clips of some of the great floor speeches against the Marshall/Newman amendment – now you don’t have to have been camped out in Richmond to see this … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy
Tagged Doing the right thing, General Assembly, Marshall-Newman Amendment
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Loudoun domestic violence professionals speak out
From Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter/Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice: LAWS/LCSJ Board Speaks Out About Amendment 1 Your voice is needed! Don’t strip protections from domestic violence victims. To All Concerned Community Members: This November you will be asked to vote … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Press releases
Tagged Abuse, Law, Marshall-Newman Amendment
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The truth about voting yes
Another reason to smile this morning: More evidence of the moral bankruptcy and anti-democratic tendencies of the pro-Ballot Question #1 crowd. No matter how carefully chosen the words of the misleaders of the so-called “marriage protection movement,” somebody always manages … Continue reading →