Virginia ain't done yet
Jan. 22nd, 2005 05:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annathepiperGrrr. Here's another anti-GBLT bill the Virginia legislature has coughed up. I've already heard of at least one queer friend who will be fleeing the state with his partner; this saddens me deeply. :(
Here's the link to Equality Virginia, mentioned below in the article snippet behind the cut, as well.
Another anti-LGBT bill was also introduced this week in Virginia. Here's the link to the bill itself:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=051&typ=bil&val=hb2868&Submit=Go
Interestingly, that part of the Virginia Code already was amended to prohibit local schools boards from denying access to their facilities specifically from the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.
"HB 2868 -- Schools Bill -- Del.Glenn M. Weatherholtz"
"Policies regarding certain activities in public schools. Prohibits local school boards that provide equal access and fair opportunity to use school facilities or to distribute literature from allowing such access or opportunity to use such school facilities or to distribute literature to any club or other group that is focused on supporting, assisting, or justifying any lifestyle involving sexual behavior."
Says Equality Virginia: This measure is an extreme attempt to prohibit "Gay Straight Alliances" from existing in Virginia schools by making the untrue assumption that the purpose of these groups is to promote sexual behavior.
Here's the link to Equality Virginia, mentioned below in the article snippet behind the cut, as well.
Another anti-LGBT bill was also introduced this week in Virginia. Here's the link to the bill itself:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=051&typ=bil&val=hb2868&Submit=Go
Interestingly, that part of the Virginia Code already was amended to prohibit local schools boards from denying access to their facilities specifically from the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.
"HB 2868 -- Schools Bill -- Del.Glenn M. Weatherholtz"
"Policies regarding certain activities in public schools. Prohibits local school boards that provide equal access and fair opportunity to use school facilities or to distribute literature from allowing such access or opportunity to use such school facilities or to distribute literature to any club or other group that is focused on supporting, assisting, or justifying any lifestyle involving sexual behavior."
Says Equality Virginia: This measure is an extreme attempt to prohibit "Gay Straight Alliances" from existing in Virginia schools by making the untrue assumption that the purpose of these groups is to promote sexual behavior.