A parent's request to remove David Levithan's novel Two Boys Kissing from a high school library has prompted a public hearing in a Virginia … [Read more...] about Virginia School District to Hold Public Hearing on Parent’s Request To Pull ‘Two Boys Kissing’ from Library
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Speed Read for Wednesday: Mississippi, Darrin Gayles, D.C., Virginia
BY LISA KEEN / Keen News Service MISSISSIPPI PASSES BIAS BILL: The Mississippi House and Senate Tuesday adopted a final version of a religious bias … [Read more...] about Speed Read for Wednesday: Mississippi, Darrin Gayles, D.C., Virginia
Judge Issues Split Ruling In Anti-Gay Group’s Unauthorized Use Of Gay Couple’s Photo
In September 2012, husbands Brian Edwards and Thomas Privitere (pictured above) sued the Public Advocate of the United States — a Virginia-based … [Read more...] about Judge Issues Split Ruling In Anti-Gay Group’s Unauthorized Use Of Gay Couple’s Photo
Virginia Lawyer Argues That Same-Sex Marriage Will Lead To Marriage Between Two Brothers
On Friday, the lawyer defending Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage filed the first in what is expected to be a series of briefs arguing against … [Read more...] about Virginia Lawyer Argues That Same-Sex Marriage Will Lead To Marriage Between Two Brothers
Anti-Gay Liberty Counsel Defends Virginia School That Rejected Girl for Not Being Girly Enough
The anti-gay Christian law firm the Liberty Counsel has begun defending the Timberlake Christian School in Virginia that recently barred an 8-year-old … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Liberty Counsel Defends Virginia School That Rejected Girl for Not Being Girly Enough
Virginia Christian School Rejects Student For Not Acting Girly Enough: VIDEO
Federal Appeals Court Grants ACLU and Lambda Motion to Intervene in Virginia Marriage Case
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a motion filed by the ACLU and Lambda Legal to intervene in Bostic v. Rainey, the court challenge to … [Read more...] about Federal Appeals Court Grants ACLU and Lambda Motion to Intervene in Virginia Marriage Case
Anti-Equality Party Chair Hopeful Splits Virginia Democratic Party
Democrats in Virginia will be electing a new party chair next week, and prospect Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones is causing a rift in the party over his … [Read more...] about Anti-Equality Party Chair Hopeful Splits Virginia Democratic Party
Virginia Repeals Unconstitutional Sodomy Ban
Virginia’s House of Delegates on Thursday unanimously passed in a 100 to 0 vote a bill that would eliminate the state’s unconstitutional ban on sodomy … [Read more...] about Virginia Repeals Unconstitutional Sodomy Ban
Lambda Legal and ACLU Seek to Intervene in Boies/Olson Virginia Marriage Case
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed a motion earlier this week in the … [Read more...] about Lambda Legal and ACLU Seek to Intervene in Boies/Olson Virginia Marriage Case