Tag Archives: Equality Virginia

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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Another ugly election season is upon us

Posted on September 1, 2007 by David

The Washington Blade weighs in with an article about recent gay-baiting campaign tactics in Virginia and a bipartisan call to cut it out, co-signed by Equality Virginia, Log Cabin Republicans and Virginia Partisans. The article is primarily about the push … Continue reading →

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Who really wants to make public policy, Lynn Chapman…or Susie Chapman?

Posted on August 29, 2007 by David

Loudoun Insider over at Too Conservative has taken the ironic position that candidates’ family members should be generally off-limits to scrutiny. This seems like a good guideline. But what should happen when a candidate’s spouse has been more involved in … Continue reading →

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Matthew Shepard Act in RTD

Posted on July 7, 2007 by David

Today in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, guest columnists Dyana Mason (executive director of Equality Virginia) and Rick Sincere (president of Gays and Lesbians for Individual Liberty, and also an EV member) present pro and con arguments, respectively, regarding the Matthew Shepard … Continue reading →

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Help the Senate do the right thing

Posted on June 12, 2007 by David

As Bwana observes today, “the path to enlightenment runs through the comics section of the local paper.” Indeed, this (thank you Darrin Bell) is a perfectly pitched imitation of the real AGI in their frenzy over the Hate Crimes Bill, … Continue reading →

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal in Custody Case

Posted on April 30, 2007 by David

From Equality Virginia: (Richmond, April 30) ““ Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal in a two-state custody case between a former lesbian couple. Lisa Miller, a woman living in Virginia and claiming to be “ex-gay,” filed the appeal … Continue reading →

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