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St. Albans Teen Fights for Equality in Kanawha County Schools

by adminone | Fri, 04/17/2009 - 09:38

Last night, St. Albans' High School student Clayton Stover bravely faced the Kanawha County Board of Education and asked them to change the diversity policy to include sexual orientation.  With the help of Fairness WV, Stover made the case that an inclusive policy would  aid in preventing some of the problems that occur with higher incident rates in LGBT youth including suicide, bullying and dropping out of school.

The Gazette article is here. Delegate Carrie Webster reached sent a letter in support of Stover and the policy change.

SB 238 dies

by adminone | Tue, 04/07/2009 - 14:19

Senate Bill 238 will not make it to a full vote this session.  The Daily Athenaeum was the first to recognize this in an editorial today, followed by Alison Knezevich of the Charleston Gazette who has a blog item on it.  There will likely be more coverage tomorrow.

Hoppy Commentary and Delegate Fleischauer.

by adminone | Mon, 04/06/2009 - 15:40

Hoppy comments on the struggle over the proposed Constitutional Amendment.
Meanwhile,  Del. Barbara Fleischauer discussed the smear campaign against her as a result of the proposed Constitutional Amendment. 

SB 238 coverage in the DA

by adam | Sun, 04/05/2009 - 08:57

Fairness held an event in Morgantown yesterday to grow support for SB 238. WVU's Daily Athenaeum wrote about the event.

The Blue Moose Cafe will host a rally Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to
raise awareness for Senate Bill 238, which, if passed, will ban
discrimination based on sexual orientation.


“This is an opportunity for everyone, particularly students to become
involved, to learn what the issues are, and people can learn how to
contribute to a passage of Senate Bill 238 … It’s the voice of the
people, right, so this is our opportunity to make a difference and take
a stand on fairness,” said John Hagen, co-chair for the WVU Council on
Sexual Orientation.


The bill, which was introduced in February, would add to the
pre-existing Human Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act, which protect
individuals against discrimination on the basis of factors such as
gender, religion, race and disability.


Since the bill’s introduction to the West Virginia Legislature, the WVU
Council on Sexual Orientation has been lobbying for the bill.



The Impact of Iowa and the Gay Agenda in WV

by adminone | Sat, 04/04/2009 - 09:07

Alison Knezevich of the Gazette assesses the impact of the Iowa decision and the GOP's shameful use of it on the House floor.  Meanwhile, Stephen Skinner debates the Iowa impact on Hoppy and reveals the gay agenda.

SB 239 status

by adminone | Thu, 04/02/2009 - 23:04

The bill is at the House Judiciary Committee awaiting hearing.  We'll update as soon as there is a change in status.