Early this morning, Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates voted against appointing Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Tracy Thorne-Begland as a judge on Richmond’s 13th District Court. Had Thorne-Begland been appointed, he would have been the first openly gay judge elected in Virginia.

Though Thorne-Begland had bipartisan support when nominated, a smear campaign led [...]

Brian Boyce, Acting Caucus Chair and Tiffany M. Joslyn, PAC President, of LGBT Democrats of Virginia responded in a letter to Tim Kaine’s apparent reluctance to support full marriage equality in an interview published by the Washington Post blog on May 8, 2012.

While the former [...]

President Barack Obama announced today that his “evolution” on the issue of gay marriage has come to and end, and he now affirms that same-sex couples should be able to get marriage.

“I’ve stood on the side of broader equality for the LGBT community. I hestitated on gay marriage in part because [...]

During an interview on Meet the Press, Vice President Joe Biden said, “I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men marrying women are entitled to the same exact rights. All the civil rights, all the civil liberties.”

We want to [...]

Recently, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell had this to say in response to a question regarding children raised by same-sex parents:

“Most of the data that I’ve read that the best environment for a child to grow up to be fully capable of achieving the American dream and having the best start at [...]

The LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia will be holding its quarterly meeting at 12:00 PM on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the Downtown Richmond Marriott, 500 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Click here for map and directions. The meeting will be held in Salon D.

We will be attempting to [...]

With the total Republican sweep of the Virginia General Assembly, came bills to turn Virginia hard right in terms of social policy, giving Virginia Republicans the opportunity to pass laws that have been highly controversial, and possibly unconstitutional. As usual, Republicans have decided to focus on God, guns, gays.

Blocking Obama [...]

The Caucus has undergone a leadership change that you should be aware of. Terry Mansberger, who has served as Chair of the LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia since March of last year, resigned earlier this week in order to focus on the increasing demands of his career. Brian Boyce, Executive Vice Chair, [...]

Our Commonwealth, is the new members only e-newsletter for members of the LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia. This e-newsletter will include timely messages from Caucus leaders, and articles and information from around Virginia to better inform you on the state of LGBT people and issues in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

We’re sharing [...]

The next quarterly meeting of the LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia will take place in Hampton, VA on December 3rd. The caucus will be meeting at 8:30 AM at the Crowne Plaza- Hampton Marina Hotel in the Peninsula B room (Map & Directions). This meeting coincides with the quarterly meeting of [...]