Virginia college students lash back at Attorney General's position on gay rights

Dan82 · Mar 8, 2010

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/college-inc/2010/03/students_mobilize_over_ag_opin.html

Virginia college students began to mobilize Monday in response to a legal opinion from the state's attorney general saying Virginia's public colleges have no authority to ban discrimination against gay employees.

The letter from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II, dated Thursday, was made public Friday, just as many state university students were leaving for Spring Break. The geographical hurdle has pushed much of the dissent online.

More than 3,000 people have joined one Facebook page titled, "WE DON'T WANT DISCRIMINATION IN OUR STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES!" Nearly 900 people have joined another page started by activists at the College of William and Mary.

The University of Virginia group Queer & Allied Activism has launched a social media campaign, urging students to protest on Cuccinelli's Facebook and Twitter pages, and to sign a petition organized by the group Equality Virginia.
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Roralo · Mar 8, 2010

I applaud the Virginians, or at least, our generation of Virginians for taking a stand.

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