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Our History, and Our Present

September 9, 2013

I want to invite everyone to read the article written by Cindy Bray, Treasurer of the LGBT Democrats of VA. Cindy is a nationally recognized award winning LGBT historian. She…

Bayard Rustin and The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

September 9, 2013

As I sit here, fifty years after the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, I think, of course, of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Dream that one day…

Knock on Some Doors. Make Some Calls. It’s Time to Volunteer

September 9, 2013

By the time you read this newsletter, Labor Day will have come and gone and we will be in the race to November 5th. It is so vitally important that…

Progress Marches on, but Will Virginia Join?

August 27, 2013

When I started volunteering for the Obama campaign during the 2008 primary, I could not have imagined the progress that we are seeing today. In just over four and one-half…

Volunteer Today At A Coordinated Campaign Office Near You

August 20, 2013

Your opportunity to help elect the most pro-equality ticket in the history of Virginia is now. Please go by the nearest Coordinated_Campaign_Office in your area and get involved right away. Just…

The Modern LGBT Community: Why We Celebrate Pride

August 5, 2013

Early on the morning of Saturday, 28 June 1969, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons rioted following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar at 43…

From the Chair: Thank you!

August 1, 2013

To everyone who has joined the LGBT Democrats of VA, given to the PAC, attended the Equality Breakfast, volunteered for us or a Democratic candidate, or simply passed on our…

The Time Is Now . . . Volunteer

July 25, 2013

From the desk of Charley Conrad, Vice Chair of Elections: This year we have a unique ability to elect the most equality minded ticket in the history of Virginia. When…

Video of Program from the 2013 LGBT Democrats of Virginia Equality Breakfast

July 2, 2013

Relive history being made! The LGBT Democrats of Virginia hosted their first Equality Breakfast on June 29th, 2013, in Richmond Virginia. The program features Rev. Dr. Robin Gorsline, State Senator…

Congressmen Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran NOH8

Virginia Congressmen Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran Join NOH8 Campaign

July 1, 2013

Congressmen Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly, Democrats from Virginia, participated in photo shoots for NOH8 Campaign, photographic silent protest created by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley in…

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