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Got Pride?
Prides are popping up in places that people hardly knew existed. As the winds of change shift and our deeds pen the pages of history, what will you have written, when the ink is dry?
Read MoreOur History, and Our Present
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…
Read MoreBayard Rustin and The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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…
Read MoreKnock on Some Doors. Make Some Calls. It’s Time to Volunteer
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…
Read MoreProgress Marches on, but Will Virginia Join?
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…
Read MoreThe Modern LGBT Community: Why We Celebrate Pride
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…
Read MoreFrom the Chair: Thank you!
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…
Read MoreSCOTUS Rulings: Re-Energized and Recommitted
We are celebrating with the LGBT community and their friends and family members today the decisions by the United States Supreme Court to strike the so-called Defense of Marriage Act,…
Read MoreLGBT Democrats of Virginia PAC Endorse 30 for House of Delegates
Today, the LGBT Democrats of Virginia PAC, formerly the Virginia Partisans, announced their endorsement of 30 incumbents and candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates in the upcoming general election…
Read MoreThe LGBT Democrats of Virginia PAC Endorses Terry McAuliffe for Governor
The LGBT Democrats of Virginia PAC, formerly the Virginia Partisans, announced that the organization has endorsed Terry McAuliffe for Governor. “We are excited to endorse Terry McAuliffe, and it’s not…
Read MoreTerry McAuliffe: “I believe everyone should be treated fairly.”
LGBT Democrats of Virginia contacted the 2013 Democratic nominee for Governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, to find out where he stands on LGBT equality. His statement is below. “As Governor,…
Read MorePresident Obama and the Fight for LGBT Rights
Glee star Jane Lynch narrates this documentary about LGBT rights in America. The video features a candid interview with President Obama, who speaks about the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t…
Read MoreWe Gotta Get Virginia
Charley Conrad, Vice Chair for Elections On a personal note: It was a great honor to be invited to the Gay Pride Celebration at the White House on Friday June…
Read MoreCapital Pride and Upcoming Prides in VA
Don Davenport, Vice Chair for Outreach & Membership I want to thank all those who came out to support us at Capital Pride. Chuck Unger and I got to DC…
Read MoreFrom the Chair: Progress and Challenges
We live in exciting times. LGBT people have experienced a renaissance of acceptance over the last few years. Just a few years ago, Virginia voters passed one of the most…
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