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The Latest News, Information and Schedule Changes

This is where we'll announce the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first. (Be sure to check the Archives for addtional information).

Gay Fairfax Couple Faces Cherry Bombs, Threats: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Man Arrested in Appalachian Trail Knife Attack: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Custody Ruling Called ‘Miserable’: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Shenandoah Valley Friends Adds National Service Resources Listing: See the National Resources page for details.
Pride Bug Hits Shenandoah Valley: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Shenandoah Valley Friends Adds Regional Recreation Resources Listing: See the Regional Resources page for details.
Anti-Gay Slurs Painted on Home In Alexandria: See the recent media coverage section for details.
ABC Cancels 'Ellen' After 5 Seasons: See the recent media coverage section for details.
NFL Player's Wife Criticizes CBS: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Internet Bomb Threat Aimed at MCC in Texas: See the recent media coverage section for details.
'Gospel Singers' and Traditional Values Coalition: See the recent media coverage section for details.
More States Ban Gay Marriage: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Hartford Puts Gay Drivers in the Front Seat: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Judge: Library's Web 'Filter' Violates First Amendment: See the recent media coverage section for details.
NFL Player Stands 'on God's Word': See the recent media coverage section for details.
Bella Abzug Dies at 77: Introduced first federal Gay civil rights bill in 1974: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Lesbian to go Unchallenged in House Primary: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Senate Committee Approves 'Filtering Software' Bill: See the recent media coverage section for details.
NFL Player Goes on the Offense: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Time on Their Side: Survey finds Gay people give their time more generously than money: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Activists Travel to Pennsylvania: See the recent media coverage section for details.
A Path Less Traveled: Bio of Troy Perry, founder of world's largest GLBT organization: See the recent media coverage section for details.
California Boy Scouts Can Discriminate, Court Says: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Jury Acquits Pastor Who Performed Gay Marriage: See the recent media coverage section for details.
A Long Road Ahead to Civil Rights: State Activists Slow to Embrace Transgender Protections: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Gay Men Must Register for Draft: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Doesn't Mean 'Don't Register' for Military: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Judge Again Rules Against Lesbian Mom: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Internet Filters Block Everything Gay: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Library's Internet Filter Challenged: Loudoun County Lawsuit Over Use of 'Filtering' Software: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Alaska Enters Marriage Fray: State Must Show Cause for Denying Licenses: See the recent media coverage section for details.
'Disturbing' Rise in Anti-Gay Hate Crimes Found: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Norfolk Gay Killings 'Solved': Suspect in Custody After 12 Murders in 10 Years: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Study Suggests Biological Basis for Lesbianism: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Court Rejects Boy Scouts' Ban on Gays: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Civil Rights Update: An Ever-shifting Landscape: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Plans for March Unveiled: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Untapped Majority Stirs (Growth in National Gay Groups): See the recent media coverage section for details.
Movement Showing Signs of Maturity: See the recent media coverage section for details.
Myths and Stereotypes About Sexual Minorities Debunked: See the More About Us page for more details.
I Can Be Fully Myself...Gay and Christian: See the recent media coverage section for details.

Press Releases

These are the press releases we've issued over the several months:

Aug.15, 1997 -- Shenandoah Valley Gays Organize

Sept. 15, 1997 -- Lesbian/Gay History Month Celebrated

Nov. 1, 1997 -- Shenandoah Valley Gays Establish Net Presence

Nov. 15, 1997 -- Gay Group Recognizes World AIDS Day: Set Time to Reflect & Remember

Media Coverage of Interest

	Lesbian Hikers Found Slain in National Park: Couple Planned to Live Together, The Washington Blade, 6/7/96
	Ministry Reaches Out to Young Gay Christians, The Washington Blade, 9/27/96
	I Can Be Fully Myself...Gay and Christian, The Washington Post, 9/29/96
	Every Girl's Dream, The Washington Post, 11/20/96
	Richmond Lesbian Murdered, The Washington Blade, 12/6/96
	Almost Heaven: West Virginia Gets MCC, The Washington Blade, 12/6/96
	KKK Rally, Bomb Threat Target Bar, The Washington Blade, 5/30/97
	Virginia Men Get Stiff Sentences for Brutal Attack, The Washington Blade, 6/6/97
	Praying for a Church of Their Own, The Washington Blade, 9/19/97
	Republicans Have Eye on NoVA District, The Washington Post, 10/12/97
	Clinic Dedicates Health Care Facility in Northern Virginia, The Washington Blade, 10/23/97
	Appeals Court In Md. Rules For Gay Father, The Washington Post, 10/30/97
	The Anti-Gay "Gospel" According to The Winans, The Washington Post, 10/31/97
	Pro-Gay Candidates Win in Local Virginia Contests, The Washington Blade, 11/07/97
	Gay Man Wins in Arlington Election Landslide, The Washington Blade, 11/07/97
	Movement Showing Signs of Maturity, The Washington Blade, 11/21/97
	Gay Clergy Attend White House Breakfast, The Washington Blade, 11/28/97
	Untapped Majority Stirs (Growth in National Gay Groups), The Washington Blade, 12/12/97
	Fighting for 'An Equal Family', The Washington Blade, 1/2/98
	Plans for March Unveiled, The Washington Blade, 2/6/98
	An Ever-shifting Landscape, The Washington Blade, 2/13/98
	Court Rejects Boy Scouts' Ban on Gays, The Washington Post, 3/3/98
	Study Suggests Biological Basis for Lesbianism, The Washington Post, 3/3/98
	Norfolk Gay Killings 'Solved': Suspect in Custody After 12 Murders in 10 Years, The Washington Blade, 3/6/98
	'Disturbing' Rise in Anti-Gay Hate Crimes Found, The Washington Blade, 3/6/98
	'Alaska Enters Marriage Fray: State Must Show Cause for Denying Licenses, The Washington Blade, 3/6/98
	Library's Internet Filter Challenged: Loudoun County Lawsuit Over Use of 'Filtering' Software is a First, The Washington Blade, 3/6/98
	Internet Filters Block Everything Gay, The Washington Blade, 3/6/98
	Judge Again Rules Against Lesbian Mom, The Washington Blade, 3/13/98
	Gay Men Must Register for Draft: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Doesn't Mean 'Don't Register' for Military, The Washington Blade, 3/13/98
	A Long Road Ahead to Civil Rights: State Activists Slow to Embrace Transgender Protections, The Washington Blade, 3/13/98
	Jury Acquits Pastor Who Performed Gay Marriage, The Washington Post, 3/14/98
	A Path Less Traveled: Bio of Troy Perry, founder of world's largest GLBT organization, The Los Angeles Times, 3/16/98
	California Boy Scouts Can Discriminate, Court Says, The Washington Post, 3/24/98
	Activists Travel to Pennsylvania, The Washington Blade, 3/27/98
	Time on Their Side, The Washington Blade, 3/27/98
	NFL Player Goes on the Offense, The Washington Blade, 4/3/98
	Senate Committee Approves 'Filtering Software' Bill, The Washington Blade, 4/3/98
	Lesbian to go Unchallenged in House Primary, The Washington Blade, 4/3/98
	Bella Abzug Dies at 77, The Washington Blade, 4/3/98
	NFL Player Stands 'on God's Word', The Washington Blade, 4/10/98
	Hartford Puts Gay Drivers in the Front Seat, The Washington Blade, 4/10/98
	More States Ban Gay Marriage, The Washington Blade, 4/10/98
	'Gospel Singers' and Traditional Values Coalition, The Washington Blade, 4/10/98
	Judge: Library's Web 'Filter' Violates First Amendment, The Washington Blade, 4/17/98
	Internet Bomb Threat Aimed at MCC in Texas, The Washington Blade, 4/17/98
	ABC Cancels 'Ellen' After 5 Seasons, The Washington Post, 4/24/98
	NFL Player's Wife Criticizes CBS, The Los Angeles Times, 4/27/98
	Anti-Gay Slurs Painted on Home In Alexandria, The Washington Post, 4/28/98
	Pride Bug Hits Shenandoah Valley, The Washington Blade, 5/8/98
	Custody Ruling Called ‘Miserable’, The Washington Blade, 8/21/98
	Man Arrested in Appalachian Trail Knife Attack, The Washington Blade, 8/21/98
	Gay Fairfax Couple Faces Cherry Bombs, Threats, The Washington Blade, 8/21/98

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