Tag Archives: Discrimination

Mike Huckabee continues to dig the hole deeper

Posted on January 18, 2008 by David

First, he declined to retract the stunningly ignorant 1992 remarks he made about people with AIDS, followed that up by treating Ryan White’s mother like dirt (par for the course when women try to tell him things, apparently), and now … Continue reading →

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“Pastors Fight to Not Protect Gays”

Posted on January 11, 2008 by David

Yes, this is the actual, unintentionally hilarious headline of a Richmond Style Weekly article. Is this really what pastors are supposed to be doing? Fighting to make people vulnerable to unfair treatment, special taxes and violence? Something seems not quite … Continue reading →

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No more back of the bus

Posted on October 1, 2007 by David

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 →

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Tell it: Don’t be Silent

Posted on September 19, 2007 by David

As opponents of equality struggle to come to terms with being on the wrong side of history, and lash out in frustration, this documentation is more important than ever. From Equality Virginia: Discrimination and Hate Violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, … Continue reading →

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Straight Talk about Gay Rights

Posted on April 3, 2006 by David

Equality Virginia board member Jay Gandy has a guest editorial on Bacon’s Rebellion. Nondiscrimination in the state workforce should extend to sexual orientation. The only criteria that should affect employees’ work status should be professional performance. Attitudes toward gay people … Continue reading →

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Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, and consistent

Posted on March 16, 2006 by David

Note: the L.A. Times requires registration in order to view articles online. THE BOY SCOUTS WANTED this. They fought for it. So it’s more than a little ironic that they would complain now. “This” is the right to exclude gay … Continue reading →

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AG Opinion Endorses Discrimination

Posted on February 24, 2006 by David

Equality Virginia: Attorney General Opinion Endorses Discrimination Against Gay and Lesbian Virginians (Richmond) – Equality Virginia condemned an official opinion issued today by Attorney General Robert McDonnell that said the Governor does not have the authority to include “sexual orientation” … Continue reading →

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