To gays et al in Virginia: Come join us in Maryland. You are in danger there.

[Faygo Kid]

McDonnell was a youthful flower of 34 when he wrote that "government policy should favor married couples over 'cohabitators, homosexuals or fornicators.'"

Cuccinelli as Attorney General is even more scary, if possible: He told a newspaper recently that "homosexual acts are wrong. They're intrinsically wrong. And I think in a natural law based country it's appropriate to have policies that reflect that."

Neither is a "stray comment." These expressions of hate and discrimination will now be official policies of Virginia, as Cuccinelli confirmed recently and McDonnell affirmed at the "tender" age of 34.

Come over and join us in Maryland. We are a safely blue state, and we have safely blue crabs, too. Plus, your tax dollars - I mean, your charm and wit - are welcome here more than in Virginia, as well.

Seriously, there is an ill wind blowing now in the Old Dominion. It has not been hidden; it has been put right out there for all to see. Take care, neighbors.

[msongs]

1. can't lynch blacks anymore, gays are the last safe target for christian fundies nt

[Captain Hilts]

11. Um, you forgot...WOMEN!

[LynneSin]

2. Sometimes I wish we could give those fundie nutjobs their own chunk of land

so they can leave the rest of the country alone.

[Newsjock]

4. And call it, perhaps ...

... Wyoming

[Ian David]

6. I'd suggest house-swaps with the people of The Maldives. n/t

[ArbustoBuster]

14. I'm sure we can spare the funds to build them a raft to get there.

I'm torn between naming it "Titanic" and naming it "Edmund Fitzgerald."

[Invidious]

3. You have one scared black gay Virginian tonight. :-(

[Faygo Kid]

8. You have every right to feel that way. Take care.

Take care of yourself. Hopefully the worst that will happen is that they will keep it legal, in terms of singling you out for limiting your rights. I think that's the best you can hope for.

I do not think Cuccinelli and McDonnell are kidding here, though. Virginia will be a very different place very soon.

[KamaAina]

5. Don't forget about DC

one of my very best friends enjoys frolicking in Dupont Circle when she's in town!

[Ian David]

7. When you say "frolicking" I picture a giant lawn sprinkler. n/t

[KamaAina]

15. Well, she is anything but giant

not sure how she'd relate to the lawn sprinkler metaphor. :shrug:

[Ian David]

17. I mean frolicking in a giant lawn sprinkler. n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

12. Speaking of which, the anti-gay forces, sadly mostly from black churches and clergy, haven't

been able to stop gay marriage from being considered and passed by the D.C. Council. Looks like Congress will not step in and that will allow the council to pass the gay marriage legislation.

So, to my LGBT brothers and sisters, come on in to D.C. and MD. You'll be welcomed with open arms. Spend your taxpayer dollars in communities that won't discriminate against you!! :)

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

9. To Virginian progressives: We welcome you in our great state of MD. Leave Virginia to the wingnuts!

[Captain Hilts]

10. Women and gays in VA should move to this side of the Potomac NOW!!!!!

[Invidious]

19. Can't

I would if I could...but being jobless since July...I can't afford to move...

[Ardent15]

13. I really, really feel sorry for Virginia right now

:(

[ohheckyeah]

16. Thanks.

I'm so sick of dealing with rightwingers but I would hate to leave my home and move.

[imdjh]

18. Does Virginia still have personal property tax?

Most of the folks I know in Northern Virginia are technically residents of Maryland or Delaware. Same for DC. I know it sounds Republican, but when you over tax people, they will find a way around it.

[Invidious]

20. :-(

I moved down here from Connecticut for a good job and to be closer to my parents..I have since lost the job...and run through my savings so I can't move back and take my loved BF with me.