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Mildred Loving, RIP
Mildred Loving, of Loving v. Virginia, passed away a week ago last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Loving were not activists. Although there is now an annual day of celebration of the right to marry won by the aptly-named couple, Mildred … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News
Tagged Civil rights, Constitution, Doing the right thing, Law, Marriage, Religious authoritarianism, Virginia
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No more back of the bus
Update: Everything you could possibly want to know about efforts to insure an inclusive ENDA, all in one place: www.unitedenda.org Correction: Rep. Tammy Baldwin did NOT add her name to the new version of ENDA introduced by Rep. Barney Frank. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News
Tagged Civil rights, Discrimination, Doing the right thing, Employment, ENDA, Equality Virginia, Public accomodations, Transphobia
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Where were the Republicans?
Leesburg Today September 26, 2007 By Russell Muños Vice President, Equality Loudoun Because the illegal immigration issue in Loudoun County has evolved into drama-based politics, I thought I would, well, try and get some facts on the subject by attending … Continue reading
American Dream Alliance Civic Picnic
If you’ve been following the immigration issue locally, you’ve seen the same kind of divisive rhetoric used against these communities in Loudoun as has been directed against the GLBT community in the recent past. (Yes, the more temperate spokesmen insist … Continue reading
La Voz forum
Although the recent Loudoun County Board of Supervisors action regarding services for undocumented residents doesn’t directly impact the GLBT community, it’s hard to observe the fear-based rhetoric about “those people” coming from certain local politicians without saying “hmmm…where have I … Continue reading
Tired of riding in the back of the bus
An excellent letter in response to this one, in which the apparently self-centered and uninformed author suggests that our community should willingly accept second-class citizenship so that people like him don’t have to question their comfy beliefs. Wtf? Thank you, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy
Tagged Civil rights, Letters, Marriage, Reality-based world, The Cypress Project
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Bigotry loses big in Montgomery
A referendum that was designed by the anti-gay industry as a template for overturning legal protections for transgender people across the nation has been thrown out and will not appear on the ballot in Montgomery County in November. The county’s … Continue reading →