My slant on a form letter I came across on Facebook to the Virginia Attorney General who feels that he needs to remove protections for homosexuals instituted by Virginia universities.
Attorney General Cuccinelli,
I am a 58-year-old wife, mother, and grandmother. Three of my children have attended VA state supported universities, and hold advanced degrees from them. So, as a resident of Virginia, I was very disappointed to learn about a letter that you directed to the Board of Visitors of each university throughout the Commonwealth, asking them to remove language from their discrimination policies that protect homosexuals. I believe that your letter falls outside of the spirit of higher education and I respectfully ask that you retract it.
I feel that calling for a reversal of these policies is not just. Our universities chose to implement such policies in order to protect students in an environment that fosters learning, inclusion, and diversity. A revocation of these protections hinders that mission and threatens the education of not just gay and lesbian students, but of all students.
Please do the right thing.
Sincerely,
Pamela T. Monahan
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