40 years after Stonewall June's Pride celebrations serve as reminder of the hard work that lies ahead By Peter Rosenstein Friday, June 12, 2009 ON JUNE 27, 1969 the Stonewall Riots ignited the modern gay rights movement. A group of drag queens fought the police in New York's Greenwich Village and stood up for all of us. As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Stonewall we are proud of how far we have come, but know we still have far to go. We still dream of the future when we will have all our rights. As the saying goes, “You've come a long way baby.” But we are still far from the finish line. Full story...
One step closer to a destiny fulfilled Hate crimes bill finally becomes law, clearing way for more progress ahead By Peter Rosenstein Friday, November 06, 2009 ON OCT.
COUNTERPOINT: Give the Republican credit in Virginia We are under no illusion that Bob McDonnell is a champion of gay rights, but his recent actions give us optimism that he will be fair.
POINT: Vote Deeds for Virginia governor GOP won't support our rights until they start losing elections because of their anti-gay views.
A lieutenant governor who will work for Va. Bill Bolling is an absentee leader. It's time for change in our commonwealth.
Chief Lanier's broken promises Can community trust city police department after so many disappointments? By Peter Rosenstein Friday, October 23, 2009 RICK ROSENDALL OF GLAA and I recently received an e-mail from D.
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