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Category Archives: Advocacy
To the contrary Mr. Delgaudio, please keep talking
Here’s our follow up to the Loudoun Times-Mirror article exposing the “Public Advocate” hate letter that the Weekly Standard and Pruden & Politics, both conservative media outlets, apologized for allowing to slip through their respective vetting processes. Both Equality Loudoun … Continue reading
Prejudice is not a Realtor(tm) value
Can you imagine if a Loudoun Realtor were to argue that they were helping home buyers make an “informed decision” regarding their home purchase by mouthing derogatory slurs about African-Americans and Jews, and complaining that the local government has required … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, News
Tagged Business, Civil rights, Gender, Loudoun EEOS, Public accomodations, Showerheads, Transphobia
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Happy Birthday, Loudoun Out Loud! Gay Men’s Chorus to perform February 3rd in Sterling
Friday February 3rd, 7:30pm Unitarian Universalists of Sterling 22135 Davis Drive, #104 Sterling VA 20164 (map) (Requested donation of $5.00-$10.00) The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC will perform an outreach concert to celebrate the one year anniversary of Loudoun … Continue reading
Telling the truth
For those who say things like “I could care less about what gays do. I’m just sick and tired of hearing about gay rights, etc.”, who don’t understand that full participation in society is not a special right, who for … Continue reading
“Any reason”
Here’s an interesting bill introduced by Delegate Jim LeMunyon (R-67): (HB 613) Public employment; nondiscrimination. Prohibits discrimination in public employment based on race, color, religion, political affiliation, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other reason except reasons related to … Continue reading
The inevitable result of “it”
What you will see below is the result of people being told they should see other people as “it.” A woman is violently assaulted in a Baltimore McDonalds, dragged across the floor, repeatedly kicked in the head until she has … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, News
Tagged Eugene Delgaudio, Hate crimes, Hate groups, Human rights, Transphobia
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Bob Marshall chooses personal prejudice over children. Is anyone surprised?
It’s not enough for Bob Marshall that same sex couples have to move outside the state temporarily in order for both to be adoptive parents – in Virginia, second parent adoption or adoption by unmarried couples is illegal, so we … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, News
Tagged Adoption, Bob Marshall, Civil rights, Discrimination, Parenting, Virginia
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Two bills in Maryland
I’m sure that everyone is aware that our neighbors across the river are about to enact marriage equality; as I write this on Wednesday, the Maryland Senate is engaged in debate on SB116, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Commentary, News
Tagged Civil rights, Discrimination, Equality Maryland, Gender, Hate groups, Legislation, Marriage, Montgomery County, Public accomodations, Showerheads, Transphobia
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On exceptions to “all”
Students, all students, should feel safe at school. All students should be protected from bullying. Comedian Keith Deltano demonstrates that the interpretation of “all” can carry exceptions, and that those exceptions can be made invisible through omission. In October 2011, Deltano … Continue reading →