Category Archives: Advocacy

Old Dominion Beer Festival

Posted on June 28, 2006 by David

The Commonwealth Coalition was invited to share the Loudoun County Democratic Committee booth at Old Dominion Beer Festival last weekend – the LCDC has unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Marshall-Newman amendment and joined the statewide Coalition formed to work … Continue reading →

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Blogging the amendment

Posted on June 24, 2006 by David

The Commonwealth Coalition has a new blog up – check it out.

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Blogging for LGBT Families

Posted on May 31, 2006 by David

Parenting blog Mombian is hosting a kind of LGBT family blog carnival tomorrow. “Blogging for LGBT Families Day is a time for bloggers to write about LGBT family issues and collectively raise awareness of LGBT families, our diverse nature, and … Continue reading →

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Mary Cheney speaks

Posted on May 8, 2006 by David

Mary Cheney, AOL executive, daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney and self-described Bush Republican, who became an unwilling focus of the 2004 presidential campaign and the website “Where’s Mary?” speaks out in USA Today. This fall, Virginians will vote on … Continue reading →

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Justice for All

Posted on May 1, 2006 by David

A fine editorial from retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong in Richmond’s Style Weekly. One word about this, where he is speaking of the fallacy that marriage has throughout human history been defined as between “one man and one woman:” … Continue reading →

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Gay-Marriage Proposal

Posted on April 30, 2006 by David

Update: More on the irony of it all from Pam’s House Blend and Ex-Gay Watch. Why the correct answer to the question, “So, are you two planning a trip to Canada?” is always “Nope, we’re holding out for a covenant … Continue reading →

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Constitution not meant for discrimination

Posted on April 23, 2006 by David

Culpeper Star-Exponent April 15, 2006 By Tully Satre, Culpeper The 2006 General Assembly session sent a message to Virginia that the majority in our legislature want to step back in time. Issues of basic civil liberties joined transportation at the … Continue reading →

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