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The election is only 21 days away and there is a lot of work to do to make sure that President Obama and all of our Democratic candidates get elected…

The Republican National Convention and so is the Democratic National Convention.  The latest polls are out and President Obama got a bump from the convention and some wonderful speakers who laid out the stark difference…

September and October will be hugemonths for the Obama Campaign here in Virginia.  More Obama offices are opening across Virginia since we are a very big battle ground state.  Bottom line…

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…

I am sure you are as excited as I have been about what we are seeing at our National Convention. The diversity is incredible, and the energy is enough to…

Here’s a great new way to stay in the loop about everything that’s happening out there: Join the LGBT Americans for Obama group on Dashboard. When you log into Dashboard, you…

A federal court panel in Boston ruled today that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, specifically targeting the limitations on federal benefits such as Social Security and survivor benefits,…

The following is an email sent on May 23rd from Stuart Milk, nephew of Harvey Milk. Had he lived, Harvey Milk would have turned 82 this week. The email was…

The LGBT Democrats of Virginia is pleased to announce the election of new boards for both the Caucus and PAC All positions had one unopposed candidate, and following the example…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

by Brian Boyce, Interim Chair of the LGBT Caucus Many say that hindsight is 20/20, but in the world of politics much can be predicted. Only 3 years ago, I…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…