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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-10-11 11:58 AM
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Va. Board Defies Cuccinelli, Adds LGBT Protections
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/06/09/Va_Board_Defies_Cuccinellis_Recommendations_Adapts_LGBT_Protections/

Virginia's Board of Juvenile Justice voted to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, despite recommendations from state attorney general Kenneth Cuccinelli against such protections.

The three members of the board voted unanimously to reject Cuccinelli's assertion that only the Virginia General Assembly should enact such a policy, according to The Washington Post.

Currently there are more than 800 young people housed by the juvenile justice system in Virginia. According to Equality Virginia, 8% of boys and 23% of girls in juvenile detention don't identify as heterosexual.

Justin Wilson, a member of the juvenile justice board, told the Post that Cuccinelli's office getting involved in such a matter was "kind of silly."

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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-10-11 12:04 PM
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1. Good for them...knr
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virgdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-10-11 01:10 PM
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2. Thank God there is some sanity in my state..
Our AG is a crazy, out of control bigot who never ceases to amaze me with his insane rantings.
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RetiredTrotskyite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-10-11 03:18 PM
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3. Glad to See That Someone Is Willing....
to stand up to that jackass. Good for them!
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-10-11 07:51 PM
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4. Won't someone think of the children!?!?!
Oh wait, they did. Good for them.
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