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Gay-rights advocates march on delegate’s home

Posted on June 27, 2004 by David

Washington Times June 27, 2004 By Guy Taylor MANASSAS – Homosexual-rights activists yesterday marched through this historic downtown and past the home of a Virginia legislator to protest a law that bans civil unions. more »

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Gays fear new state law banning civil unions could go much further

Posted on June 27, 2004 by David

Roanoke Times June 27, 2004 By Laurence Hammack Early in their 20 years together, Molly McClintock and Irene Peterson came to realize the rights they didn’t have. The Christiansburg couple closely followed the case of Sharon Kowalski, a Minnesota woman … Continue reading →

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Fahrenheit 751

Posted on June 25, 2004 by David

Temperature rising as deadline approaches for anti-civil union legislation Augusta Free Press June 25, 2004 By Chris Graham The gay and lesbian community in the Central Shenandoah Valley has been and is to this day eerily quiet. It’s not hard … Continue reading →

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Gays plan protest march

Posted on June 25, 2004 by David

Potomac News & Manassas Journal Messenger June 25, 2004 By Chris Newman Cindy Allan grew up in Dale City, her lesbian identity not accepted by her church and community. She left the county, away from its conservative culture, to live … Continue reading →

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Waters’ Bid To Restrict Libraries Is Rebuffed

Posted on June 18, 2004 by David

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

Posted on June 18, 2004 by David

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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DC Metro PFLAG to start new support groups

Posted on March 2, 2004 by David

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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