Yearly Archives: 2005

School Board Urged Not To Censor Students

Leesburg Today March 10, 2005 By Allen Browning The majority among a dozen speakers at Tuesday night’s Loudoun County School Board meeting said they supported greater tolerance of homosexuality and opposed censorship of school plays. However, the majority of the … Continue reading

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Sexual Orientation is not a Political Position

Leesburg Today February 25, 2005 By David Weintraub President, Equality Loudoun You would think from reading the local papers recently that there were no more important public policy questions facing Virginians than those having to do with the rights of … Continue reading

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House backs letting firms extend health benefits

Richmond Times-Dispatch February 25, 2005 By Pamela Stallsmith By one vote, the House of Delegates yesterday agreed to let businesses extend health-insurance coverage beyond spouses and dependent children to others such as siblings, in-laws or domestic partners. The House voted … Continue reading

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Play Confronts Rumors

Recent Stone Bridge controversy makes “The Wrestling Season” appropriate fare for playgoers. Loudoun Connection February 24, 2005 By Suzannah Evans A one-act play that will have its Loudoun premiere next weekend has a timely subject: rumors floating around a high … Continue reading

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Use energies elsewhere

Loudoun Easterner February 23, 2005 By Renee Dean Re: the article from the Feb. 9 edition regarding the Stone Bridge High School play: Mr. Staton states “why are different groups allowed to offend the beliefs of Christians with impunity?” I … Continue reading

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A marriage amendment is a lost cause – by definition

Roanoke Times February 20, 2005 By G.F. Pranzarone Pranzarone is a professor of psychology at Roanoke College. A hot issue in the last election was whether a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman … Continue reading

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Voters expected to be passionate about marriage

Groups such as Equality Virginia may organize meetings before the issue comes to a vote. The Roanoke Times February 20, 2005 By Cody Lowe As the Virginia General Assembly takes the first steps toward amending the state constitution to ban … Continue reading

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