Newsletter
Holiday Letter to Members and Supporters
This year has been a challenging one for politicians and staff. Our normal operations have all been turned upside down. Almost nothing we normally do during a year, including upwards of 40 live events, door knocking, or live fundraisers happened this year. Our entire outlook on the year changed dramatically overnight, and like everyone in politics, our way of doing things had to change dramatically too.
Read MoreAll Elections Matter! This Year Matters More Than Any Other!
This year we have not been able to attend any traditional events around the Commonwealth to do voter registration, education, or planning! That is why WE NEED YOU more NOW than ever!
Read MoreACTION ALERT For LGBT+ Democrats of Virginia
After the convention we are going to have some serious initiatives to start working on immediately. These will all be done virtually so you will need to be connected to know what is happening and when you can help.
Read MoreGood Trouble
‘Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” – Congressman John Lewis
Read MoreLet’s Queer the Census!
Census 2020 is still moving forward. You should have already received a letter back in March asking you to complete the census, but timelines have been extended. Don’t miss your opportunity to be counted!
Read MoreNew Opportunities to Call & Democratic Primaries on Tuesday
We have a new LGBT Veterans for Biden calling time and we want to remind you that there are some Congressional primaries on Tuesday, June 23rd!
Read MoreThis Election Matters, But So Do All Elections!
I read an opinion piece yesterday and I agree with one point but not with all… Local elections do matter, but Presidential elections aren’t futile. We must get involved, educate ourselves, and vote in every election if we want a better county, city, state, and country!
Read MoreThe Convention Is Over – Now We Go To WORK!
We must help get Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine to victory in November! To volunteer for the Clinton/Kaine campaign in your area go to http://hillaryclinton.com/va.
Read MoreOrlando
The only way I know to honor those killed and injured in Orlando is to make sure that we elect Democrats.
Read MoreTiffany Joslyn – In Memoriam
Loss of anyone is difficult. Loss of a young, passionate, activist is devastating.
Read MoreGrassroots at a Political Ground Zero by Cragg Hines
Very recently one of our longtime and dedicated donors, Cragg Hines of Arlington, made a trip to Iowa to participate in the campaigning that built up to the Iowa caucuses. Here is his perspective.
Read MoreMake Heard Our Voices
Our journey was never about awards or accolades.
Read MoreGot 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 MoreLast Report Before Election Day
This is my last report before the election. I am really proud of how our LGBT folks have contributed significantly to the work of the DPVA, and Statewide Democrats during…
Read MoreWE are making history…
When Maggie asked me to write another article about LGBT History for LGBT Democrats of Virginia’s October 2013 edition of Our Commonwealth, I thought “Well, October is LGBT History Month,…
Read MoreAnother Day at the Office
I could not sleep last Sunday morning as I was thinking about what I would write for this article. What could I say? What emotion could I elicit that would…
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…
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