Equality Virginia in the News - Recent News Links

• "Lobbying Legislators in Richmond" MetroWeekly 1/26/12
• "Parrish: Protect GLBT Virginians from discrimination" Op-ed from EV Executive Director James Parrish Richmond Times Dispatch 1/9/12
• "State shouldn't condone adoption bias" Richmond Times Dispatch 12/20/11
• "State Board Overlooks Same-Sex Adoption" GayRVA.com 12/15/11
• "Va. social services board votes again to allow for what some say is discrimination in adoptions regulations" Washington Post 12/14/11
• "Local LGBT groups not enthusiastic about Va. Attorney General's candidacy" MetroWeekly 12/8/11
• "Virginia Senate gets gay member, flips for GOP" MetroWeekly 11/10/11
• "All loving parents should be able to adopt" Letter to the editor by James Parrish, EV Executive Director & Jennifer Chrisler, Family Equality Council Executive Director Richmond Times Dispatch 10/16/11
• "Virginia public weighs in on gay-adoption rules" PilotOnline.com 10/11/11
• "State-Licensed Adoption and Foster Care: No Place For Discrimination" GayRVA.com 10/4/11
• "DADT Repeal Celebrations Underway" Fox43TV.com 9/20/11
• "On the End of DADT: 92011 > 14500, or Solving the Inequality" Guest Article by EV's Executive Director James Parrish AltDaily.com 9/20/11
• "State Board Reopens Adoption Comment Period" GayRVA.com 8/18/11
• "Social Service Board Delays Adoption Regulations" Washington Post 8/17/11
• "The Fed's Flag: Let it Fly" EV's Executive Director James Parrish's Op-Ed Piece Richmond Times Dispatch 6/12/11
• "Rainbow Flag Goes up; Letters Fly In" New York Times 6/10/11
• "Flag at The Fed Reignites Gay-Rights Debate" Richmond Times Dispatch 6/4/11
• "Advocacy groups seek delay of VA adoption rules" WTVR.com 5/17/11
• "Virginians are almost evenly split on gay marriage, Post poll finds" Washington Post 5/09/11
• "Adoption War in Va." Advocate.com 4/05/11
• "Gay rights groups blasts Marshall over proposed adoption changes" Washington Post 04/05/11
• "Gay marriage opinion draws mixed reaction" Richmond Times Dispatch 2/24/11
• "Bills regarding gays in the Va. National Guard die in committee" Richmond Times Dispatch 2/02/11
• "Equality Virginia Discusses Future Elections, Legislation" GayRVA.com 1/21/11
• "Popular Opinion Lags Behind Justice" Editorial by EV Board Member Molly McClintock, The Roanoke Times, 11/11/09
• "Charlottesville City Council Approves Resolution by Equality Virginia" Newsplex.com - Charlottesville Channel 19
• WRIC - Richmond TV 8's coverage of possible end to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - features an interview with EV's Jon Blair, 10/12/2009
• Equality Virginia covered by Richmond's Gay RVA newsblog
• "Md., Va., activists applaud District’s decision to recognize same-sex marriages,"  Edge, Washington D.C., 5/12/2009
• "Equality Virginia Gets New Leader and He's Straight,"  Washington Blade, 1/9/2009 
• "Virginians back job protections for gays; poll," Washington Blade, 12/26/2008
• "Transgender Day of Remembrance," Public News Service, 11/20/08
• "Gay marriage ban should have familiar ring to blacks," Richmond Times-Dispatch, 11/18/2008
• "The Gay Mafia That's Redefining Liberal Politics," Time.com, 10/31/08
• "Is Virginia Really for Lovers," The Advocate, 10/24/08
• "Virginia's 2006 Marriage Ban Spurs LGBT Activists in 2008," The Advocate, 10/23/08
• "The Advocate's Big Four Report: Virginia,: The Advocate, 10/21/08
• "Virginia Doesn't Protect Gays," Roanoke Times Dispatch, 10/08/08
• "Richmond hopefuls vow to uphold rights of gays," Richmond Times-Dispatch, 10/05/08
• "Half of gay Virginians victims of violence: report," The Washington Blade, 10/3/08
• "Pelosi backs anti-gay lawmaker for VP slot," The Washington Blade, 8/8/08.
• "5.7 percent of Arlington residents say they are gay," The Washington Blade, 8/1/08.
• "Gay group IDs workplace equality as No. 1 goal," The Washington Blade, 7/25/08
• "California's same sex marriage move worries Virginia," Los Angeles Times, 6/18/08.
• "Virginia Supreme Court affirms ruling in lesbian - custody case," Augusta Free Press, 6/6/08.
• "Virginia gay marriage backers, foes, react to California Ruling," Richmond Times-Dispatch, 5/16/08
• "Webcast: A Virginia Perspective on the California Supreme Court gay-marriage ruling," Augusta Free Press, 5/16/08
• "Anti-gay Va. Senator eyes attorney general post," Washingon Blade, 4/11/08