Tolerance for child endangerment? No.

“Tolerance” is one of those mealy-mouth words that gets tossed around, often, it seems, as a strategy for avoiding something that really needs to be said. Let’s just be clear: Some things should never be tolerated. The reckless endangerment of children is one of them.
A reader suggested to me backchannel that my response to this […]

Qualifications in the reality-based world

Have you heard this story? It seems that Jennifer Keeton, a young woman studying for a Masters in school counseling at Augusta State University, has found that the profession is not a good fit for her. Under normal circumstances, such a student would chalk it up to experience and change career paths. But this is […]

With friends like these…

The governor’s clarification amounted to “a public spanking of Cuccinelli,” a state political analyst who preferred to remain anonymous told Time magazine.
“The back and forth came after more than 1,500 students and supporters rallied Wednesday at Virginia Commonwealth University to protest Cuccinelli’s letter. Waving rainbow flags, chanting ‘Down With Hate‘ and wielding signs that read […]

Virginia: A very ’special right’ to ignore the Fourteenth Amendment?

The Loudoun Times-Mirror has an article this morning linking the AG’s letter to university presidents to his anticipated opinion on the authority of our own board to update Loudoun’s Equal Employment Opportunity statement. Once again, it’s necessary to point out that in neither case do the policies prohibit “discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender” people. […]

Activist AGs Gone Wild!

It shouldn’t have come as a surprise that our new Attorney General was going to be an unrepentant activist, after stating on the record that he intended to “transform” the office as a “platform for long-term reform.” What did everyone think he meant by that, if not his intent to use the position to advance […]

Governor McDonnell, end your silence

Here is the text of the letter from Equality Virginia:
March 6, 2010
The Honorable Robert F. McDonnell
Governor of Virginia
P.O. Box 1475
Richmond, VA 23218
Dear Governor McDonnell:
I write to ask you to end your silence, and to act on behalf of all Virginians.
Since taking office in January, you have chosen not to support efforts […]

Shatter the Silence

Coming up this Saturday - great work by our friends in Prince William County! Loudoun County students are very much welcome and encouraged to attend, so spread the word:
“Shatter the Silence 2009”
First Annual Gay-Friendly Prince William County Prom
Manassas, VA, April 13, 2009: The Gay Straight Alliance of Prince William, Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Church, […]

Phelps-A-Thon

This is just a brilliant idea, from Driving Equality. Apparently, the pathological Phelps clan is planning to pay a visit to the GMU campus, and it’s been turned into a fundraising opportunity for the GMU Pride Alliance: For every minute of the Phelps’ revolting presence, the Pride Alliance will be collecting funds pledged by supporters. […]

Sound familiar?

That was the question posed by the source who sent this. Why, yes. Yes it does.
Corona del Mar (Orange County, CA) drama teacher Ron Martin reports that his principal canceled a student production of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent because it includes gay characters. Principal Fal Asrani claims that she only asked to […]

AFA sees the light!

We have wonderful news: The American Family Association now opposes discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In an astonishing change of heart, the formerly pro-discrimination advocacy group has expressed outrage over the treatment of a college basketball player.
“Brooke Heike was a high school basketball star who was aggressively sought after by several colleges that […]

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