Comments on: Va. high court rejects gay man’s appeal

By: EL Dorado

EL Dorado — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:50:35 +0000

Where’s ENDA dammit! If it was the law, this case wouldn’t be an issue!

By: Larry Esser

Larry Esser — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:40:07 +0000

What a sad thing that this can still happen in this country. I was fired from a managerial job in 1983 when my (new) boss invited me to have dinner with his family and a “young woman” he thought I’d be interested in. I turned him down flat, a few days later, he told me my work was not up to par and I would be let go. When I offered to improve my performance, he wouldn’t hear of it. That’s when I realized what was really happening.
It took ten years in Maryland and then the powerful assistance of then-governor Glendenning to get our non-discrimination act. Virginia gays will just have to keep fighting unless we get a Federal ENDA. That may be the only hope for many states.

By: Mike G

Mike G — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:31:11 +0000

ONCE AGAIN VIRGINIA LIVES UP TO IT’S STATE MOTTO:

“VIRGINIA, THE STATE OF HATE!”

By: Doctor Whom

Doctor Whom — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:37:55 +0000

Are you surprised? When I was in law school, on those rare occasions when we studied Virginia cases at all, we did so primarily to see how backward and arbitrary a state court system could be. To learn the law, we studied cases from other states and the federal court system.

By: Anthony N.

Anthony N. — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:49:57 +0000

The only thing that keeps Virginia from being a 100% podunk state is Northern VA. And that is not saying much.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:07:06 +0000

One of the things you have to realize about living here in Virginia is the inherent backwardness. There are far too many conservative Republicans in Virginia and they are bent on continuing their discrimination well into the next century. As the rest of the country moves forward, (with the exceptions of a few other backward states) Virginia is marching backwards in time. Just look at our religious-right Governor and loonie tunes Attorney general.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:59:57 +0000

The Governor and the AG should be confronted by this case as an example that sexual orientation protection is needed and is not “special rights.” God, I hate this f_cking state.

By: Millionsix

Millionsix — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:57:16 +0000

Sweet justice.