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It’s never too late to start doing the right thing

Honestly, I haven’t paid much attention to the latest excrement from the desk of Mr. Delgaudio, only enough to know that it has gone viral (and if someone from the UK could explain what a “Merino-faced numpty” is, that’d be … Continue reading

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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

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Family values “provocative” and “disappointing”

Focus on the Family is having a conniption fit about remarks made by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, acknowledging and welcoming family members of newly sworn in Ambassador Mark Dybul. From the transcript Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony of the … Continue reading

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Dear Jerry: Bite me.

I believe we’ve been pretty clear about Foley, et al. This certifiable piece of work just threatened our community with extermination if we don’t return to the closet. At least that’s how I read it. What do you all think?

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Here comes the hate parade

…right on schedule. Whoever is in charge of the pro-Marshall/Newman talking points is not having a good week. After months of carefully constructed, monotonously repeated denials that the motivation behind Ballot Question #1 is animus toward the GLBT community, it’s … Continue reading

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“An ugly, mean-spirited assault”

This is how the recent focus of the Virginia General Assembly on the private lives of GLBT people was described in an editorial published Monday. Was it in the Washington Post? The Connection? Some other mainstream newpaper? No, it was … Continue reading

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What’s the harm? A shorter lifespan for starters

While canvassing a concert in Leesburg, I encountered only two of roughly thirty people who actually supported the Marshall/Newman amendment. The first supporter explained that she would vote yes “for religious reasons.” She felt entitled to impose her personal religious … Continue reading

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