Mr. Marshall and the Gay Agenda

Thank you, Mr. Marshall, for openly admitting that your amendment is not really about marriage, but in fact is intended to discourage GLBT people from living lives of honesty and integrity. It’s actually very clever. It also ultimately will fail.
Delegate Bob Marshall, chief patron of Ballot Question #1, seems to think he is doing the […]

My “So-Called” Family

Guest blog by Paula Prettyman, President, Equality Fairfax.
I attended the amendment debate Friday night and witnessed Victoria Cobb of the Family Foundation snidely refer to a lesbian couple with children as a “so-called family.” The immediate and overwhelmingly displeased audience response to that comment distracted from the rest of her statement about that particular couple, […]

Putting a Face to Family Values

An open letter to Virginia’s voters
On November 7, Virginia Voters will be given an opportunity to write discrimination into the Commonwealth’s Constitution, through the so-called “Marriage Amendment.” How we have come to the point in our society that we feel it is appropriate to allow the masses to vote to deny rights to a […]

Doing the right thing

This is why I love this community. A diligent ally has uploaded video clips of some of the great floor speeches against the Marshall/Newman amendment - now you don’t have to have been camped out in Richmond to see this debacle for what it was. Did you know that, over a two year process, our […]

Loudoun domestic violence professionals speak out

From Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter/Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice:
LAWS/LCSJ Board Speaks Out About Amendment 1
Your voice is needed!
Don’t strip protections from domestic violence victims.
To All Concerned Community Members:
This November you will be asked to vote on an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia which, if passed, will expose thousands of women in […]

An unneeded, pernicious loser of an amendment

A Dangerous Amendment
Washington Post
October 27, 2006
EVEN IF YOU oppose same-sex marriage and think its prohibition should be enshrined in state laws and constitutions, there are ample compelling reasons to oppose Virginia’s Ballot Question No. 1 on Nov. 7. The amendment, intended to forbid a practice that Virginia already forbids, is vague and fraught with potential […]

We can’t say we didn’t know

Ohio Hints at Legal Tangle That Could Befall Va.
Washington Post
October 26, 2006
By Chris Jenkins
At a press conference yesterday, professionals who work with victims of domestic violence in Virginia cited lessons from Ohio in warning about the broad language of Ballot Question #1. Because of constitutional challenges brought by defense attorneys, there are now dozens of […]

Where was homeland security?

Apparently during the night, New Jersey, despite sharing no common border with us, has somehow managed to annex Virginia. How else to explain the sky-is-falling silliness emanating from the pro-Marshall/Newman crowd?
Here’s a little quiz: Is there a risk that the District of Columbia’s gun statute will be suddenly transported across the Potomac, and start governing […]

Commonwealth Coalition responds to NJ ruling

No doubt anticipating desperate spinning action by proponents of Ballot Question #1, The Commonwealth Coaliiton released the following statement in response to the New Jersey Supreme Court decision. Do we really need to be reminded that Virginia is unaffected by the laws of other states? Probably. I was quite recently reminded of this excellent George […]

NJ Court hands down mixed ruling

The decision in the New Jersey marriage equality case was just announced. It’s similar to the Vermont ruling: Same sex couples are entitled to a legally recognized union defined by the legislature, but implementing marriage equality is “a matter left to the democratic process.” 56% of New Jersey voters support full marriage equality for gay […]

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