Virginia refuses to consider anti gay-discrimination proposal

By Annie Rooney, 365gay.com

(Richmond, Va.) A Virginia House panel killed a recent proposal to protect state employees in Virginia from anti-gay discrimination, according to the Washington Post.

Democrats pushed the bill in response to last year’s letter from Attorney Gen. Ken Cuccinelli (R) instructing colleges and universities to exclude sexual orientation language from official non-discrimination policies.

Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) clarified the state does not discriminate based on sexual orientation and that those who do can be punished through an executive directive that he issued shortly after the letter.

Virginia universities and state agencies cannot allow employees take any state court action over discrimination based on sexual orientation until there is legislative approval, according to the Washington Post.

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