Taxpayer funded politicking

On December 23, 2009, Chuck Colson obliged Senator Jeff Sessions and gave the keynote speech at the “12:23 Men of Mobile Bay Christmas Gathering.” His topic was the Manhattan Declaration. Two thousand representatives of 30 religious groups applauded Colson as he fervently asked them to combat the “secular worldview” and ”advance the Kingdom of […]

Frank Wolf’s discriminatory religious conviction

Last week, I called Congressman Frank Wolf’s office and spoke to his aide Andrew. I asked Congressman Wolf to support H.R. 3017, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 (ENDA). I told Andrew that I didn’t expect Congressman Wolf to support the legislation because he’s never supported any pro-GLBT legislation and asked the Congressman write me […]

2008 Northern Virginia GLBT Voter’s Guide

This non-partisan Voter’s Guide presents comprehensive information on the voting records and stated positions on GLBT issues of the candidates in the November 4, 2008 election, including the Presidential, Senate and Congressional races.
Be an informed voter, and whatever your choice, make your voice heard November 4. There are now extended hours for absentee voting in […]

Jesse Helms, R.I.P.

Sometimes a person is just so far outside the parameters of acceptable behavior, one cannot seriously think that the world is not better off without them. Sometimes a person has caused so much pain that the only possible response is humor. Although he backpedaled later in his life, Helms probably did more than anyone in […]

No more back of the bus

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.
Equality Virginia today joined a list of 90 national and regional GLBT advocacy organizations in […]

Matthew Shepard Act in RTD

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 Act currently before the Senate.
Here is the Rick Sincere column. He makes some philosophical arguments […]

Help the Senate do the right thing

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, spread through breathless claims like these (compliments of Tom Paine):
[The Hate Crimes Bill] would “literally throw […]

Quite a contrast

Not only have other Christian colleges (like Messiah College in Grantham, PA) managed to welcome the Equality Riders for dialogue without compromising their scriptural beliefs, the Riders are also being honored for their service to the cause of mutual understanding and social justice by elected officials. In addition to the text below, which was inserted […]

Ground Control to Sam Brownback

As disconcerting as Brownback’s misunderstanding of (or willingness to ignore) the Constitution is, one wonders why he hasn’t attended a committment ceremony himself. He must not live in the real world.

Moral bankruptcy

Between comments by Newt Gingrich and the Wall Street Journal, we’re getting a good idea of what’s wrong with the moral compass of the anti-gay right. They don’t have one.
Gingrich provided an unintentionally humorous defense of Congressman Mark Foley’s sexual harrassment of house pages, for which the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson put him in […]

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