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Virginia delegate Bob Marshall asked to ‘stop lying’ after rainbow flag controversy

logointern1 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:33:39 +0000

Virginia delegate Bob Marshall, who wrote a letter to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond condemning the bank’s decision to raise a rainbow-striped gay pride flag, has been chastised by the(...)

Virginia rejects gay adoptions

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:24:43 +0000

Virginia’s State Board of Social Services voted 7 to 2 to continue allowing faith-based organizations to discriminate against gay adoptions.

The vote came after “a slew of faith-based groups(...)

Va. Gov. may kill gay adoption proposal

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:00:24 +0000

Republican Gov. Robert F. McDonnell has two weeks to decide whether he will let regulations go through allowing adoption by gay couples in Virginia. Currently, married heterosexual couples and single people – whatever their sexual orientation – can adopt. The new regulations were developed by the former Democratic governor and would allow adoption by unmarried [...]

Virginia refuses to consider anti gay-discrimination proposal

logointern1 — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:00:58 +0000

(Richmond, Va.) A Virginia House panel killed a recent proposal to protect state employees in Virginia from anti-gay discrimination, according to the Washington Post.

Democrats pushed the bill(...)

Monday Watercooler: Arizona massacre

James Withers — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:31:03 +0000

Reactions to assassination attempt. It would be tempting to get all political over the assassination attempt of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords; however, I’m not going to go down that road. What made(...)

Withers: VA pol wants National Guard gay free

James Withers — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:48:22 +0000

Outside of Sen. John McCain’s sputtering, I’ve tried to keep the limited brain space away from the opinions of those against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” abolition. The majority are just plain(...)

Trans woman uncovers ties to VA governor

logointern2 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:00:56 +0000

A transgender woman made public her familial ties to Virginia governor Bob McDonnell in Friday’s issue of the Washington Post. The woman, Robyn Deane, is the former brother-in-law of Governor(...)

Virginia governer says no need for LGBT protections

logointern1 — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:30:03 +0000

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said Thursday he doesn’t see a need for protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

During a regular appearance on WRVA, McDonnell said,(...)

Monday Watercooler: Spit and bigotry don’t make good talking points

James Withers — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:47:22 +0000

You’ve lost the argument when you spit on someone or yell the word faggot. Most dues paying members of the Tea Party movement aren’t raving bigots. However, the message of the group gets lost(...)

Va. AG Cuccinelli says gay acts “detrimental” to culture

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:08:53 +0000

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who told state colleges and universities that they needed to end discrimination bans for LGBTs, is now making it even clearer where he(...)