We reported back in May that Tracy Thorne-Begland, the openly gay Virginia prosecutor whose circuit court judicial nomination was rejected because he was gay, could potentially be appointed on an interim basis by the Richmond circuit court.

The Richmond circuit court has done just that, much to the dismay of those bigoted officials that thwarted his appointment in the first place.

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Tracy Thorne-Begland, the openly gay prosecutor whose judicial nomination was thwarted because of his sexual orientation, may actually still get the job—at least on an interim basis.

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