All posts tagged "bob mcdonnell"
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Anti-LGBTQ politicians top list of members of Glenn Youngkin’s transition team
A number of anti-LGBTQ politicians are part of the transition team for Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin.
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Why So Serious?
I take my politics seriously, because politics is a means to an end, how we decide the structure of our society and best provide for...
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Equality Virginia asks McDonnell to veto student-groups bill
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s primary LGBT-rights group, is asking Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) to veto a bill passed overwhelmingly by the Virginia Assembly in February...
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A Progressive Pushes Back
Karen Gautney has always been a fighter. And bullies – whether neighborhood troublemakers or legislators in Richmond – don't scare her. A lesbian resident of...
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Virginia's Vexing Politics
As the saying goes, ''Virginia is for lovers.'' While few would argue the tourism slogan applies to gay people, one might wonder when the state...
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''Conscience Clause'' Bills Pass through Legislature
With today's vote in the Virginia House of Delegates, it's now up to Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) to sign – or not – a measure...
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Too High a Price
Living in Virginia comes with a price. First, though, there are the benefits, the most important of which is that it makes my husband happy....
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Virginia Anti-Gay Adoption Bill Could Cost State Taxpayers Millions
Today, the Virginia legislature took two steps toward passing a bill allowing private adoption agencies to refuse adopting to same-sex couples based on “religious or...
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Virginia Non-Discrimination Bill Dies in Committee on Party-Line Vote
November’s chickens have come home to roost for Virginia’s LGBT population. After Democrats lost two seats last year to split the Senate 20-20, and Lt....
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Virginia AG Cuccinelli to Run for Governor in 2013
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Old Dominion’s top law enforcement officer and a fierce opponent of LGBT rights, announced to his staff in an...
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Post Poll: More Virginians Support Marriage Equality Than Oppose It
Big news in today’s poll out from The Washington Post: Virginians are pro-marriage equality. From the Post: Forty-seven percent of Virginians say gay couples should...
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Children Caught in the Middle
Each year, more than 100,000 children in the United States foster care system are waiting for adoptive homes, according to the U.S. Department of Health...
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In Virginia, a Governor’s Deadline and a Board Vote for Gay Couples Adoption Measure
On April 20-21, the Virginia State Board of Social Services will meet to consider “adopting new standards for licensed private child-placing agencies,” which would allow...
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Political Proof
Just to be clear about this before I start: I was appalled that Bob McDonnell could be elected governor of Virginia and absolutely horrified the...
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No, Virginia, There Is No Nondiscrimination Policy
Over the past month, three differing documents produced by two statewide elected officials in Virginia have led to a whole lot of confusion about where...
