Virginia Republicans continue to show their love for the gays...by nominating the most aggressively anti-gay candidates possible. 

This weekend Virginia GOP delegates nominated virulently anti-gay, Tea Party extremist E.W. Jackson as their Lieutenant Governor nominee. He joins a gubernatorial ticket led by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. You remember Cuccinelli. He's the one that tried and failed to keep Virginia's anti-sodomy laws on the books, despite them being declared unconstitutional.

As for Jackson....well, he makes Cuccinelli look like Obama. 

Check out his track record of opposition to the gays after the jump.

Another week, another well-known star athlete comes out as gay!

This time around it's Kevin Grayson, wide receiver for the University of Richmond from 2008 - 2011, who's breaking down barriers. 

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's fight to keep anti-sodomy laws on the books in Virginia has been thwarted. 

More after the jump.

But the people have a right to know!!

Virginia Attorney General (and gubernatorial candidate) Ken Cuccinelli petitioned a federal court in an attempt to get a reversal on the ruling that Virginia's "Crimes Against Nature" law is unconstitutional.

The "Crimes Against Nature" law bans oral and anal sex between consenting adults. 

Cuccinelli has been outspoken in his belief that gay sex is "unnatural" and that laws should be in place to prohibit it, though he's been pretty silent on whether or not he objects to a little oral action between men and women.

More after the jump.

The tide has definitely turned in favor of marriage equality as support continues to flood in from every nook and cranny in Capital Hill. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is the latest big-name lawmaker to throw his weight behind marriage equality after announcing his support moments ago on Facebook.

Well this comes as a surprise--primarily because we didn't realize it was still an issue.

A U.S. Federal Appeals Court has finally thrown out Virginia's ban on sodomy between consenting adults. 

We're gonna party like it's 2003!! (Let's just hope Grindr's got its servers up to speed.)

Details after the jump.

Gay state employees in Virginia have reason to celebrate!

Today the state Senate passed legislation prohibiting the state government from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation. 

More after the jump.

We're curious to see how far this will go. Considering the Virginia state legilature was unwilling to even discuss marriage equality, will employment protection for LGBT workers even make it to the table?

Equality Virginia hopes so. Today they announced that on Thursday, state legislators will be introduced to legislation providing workplace protections for LGBT employees.

More after the jump.

Updated on Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. PST

Today, openly gay interim judge, Tracy Thorne-Begland received a full time appointment to the Virginia Circuit Court following a vote by Virginia's General Assembly. This comes after last year's rejection of his nomination based on his sexual orientation.

More after the jump!

While we're still waiting to hear how the Virginia House of Delegates will decide regarding the full-time appointment of openly gay judge, Tracy Thorne-Begland, we won't have to wait at all for any breakthroughs in efforts to repeal Virginia's same-sex marriage ban. 

That discussion ended before it even started. 

Details after the jump.

Sir, step away from the horse.

The Cowboy Church of Virginia is advocating Equine Assisted Psychotherapy as a "cure" for homosexuality. 

Chew on that carrot for a second. 

Details after the jump.

In a poorly drawn and offensive training pamphlet, a Tea Party group has instructed Virginia "poll watchers" to call out trans voters and deny them their legal right at the ballot box.