next thing ya know, the NEGROS and the lil' WOMEN won't be allowed equal rights either....
if i were one of the good citizens of the commonwealth of virginia, i'd sure demand equal rights for ALL. please let your voices be heard
Virginia attorney general to colleges: End gay protections
Washington Post Staff Writer
RICHMOND -- Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II has urged the state's public colleges and universities to rescind policies that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, arguing in a letter sent to each school that their boards of visitors had no legal authority to adopt such statements.
In his most aggressive initiative on conservative social issues since taking office in January, Cuccinelli (R) wrote in the letter sent Thursday that only the General Assembly can extend legal protections to gay state employees, students and others -- a move the legislature has repeatedly declined to take as recently as this week.
The letter demonstrates an increasing split in the region's policies on issues related to sexual orientation. It comes in the same week that the District began issuing marriage licenses for gay couples and a week after Maryland's attorney general announced that his state will recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.,.............
pic: Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II says that only the General Assembly can extend legal protections. (Marvin Joseph/the Washington Post)Technorati Tags:virginia, homophobia, equal rights, ken cuccinelli ii, virginia general assembly, gay rights,
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