Ken Cuccinelli

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As former VA attorney general, he called gays “soulless” and tried to criminalize consensual sex. In this new position, he could do even more damage to LGBTQ immigrants and families.

The presumptive GOP nominee will be courting some of the most radical anti-LGBTQ religious leaders in America.

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia lawmaker who authored the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, has proposed new legislation to change the Virginia state code to further define the tax benefits denied to legally married same-sex couples.

By all accounts, 2013 was a banner year for the gay rights movement: The Supreme Court struck down the worst part of the Defense of Marriage Act, nine new states legalized marriage equality, polls showed Americans backing gay rights in ever-growing numbers, anti-gay crusader Ken Cuccinelli was defeated in his bid to become Virginia’s governor, the Boy Scouts loosened their discriminatory policies, and the “ex-gay” movement began to self-destruct.

TYSONS CORNER, Va. — Democrat Terry McAuliffe has been elected Virginia’s next governor, defeating Republican Ken Cuccinelli after pledging to expand the state’s Medicaid rolls and portraying his rival as someone who would turn back years of progress.

This year, after switching its nominating process from a primary election to a convention system, the Virginia Republican Party selected three candidates for statewide office who are far out of the mainstream.

ANNANDALE, Va. — The entire nation is watching the state’s election for governor, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday, adding that a critical decision is at stake: whether Virginians choose progress or turn back the clock on women, gays and the middle class.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — This fall’s races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey offer a revealing window into the fight for the future of the Republican Party.

RICHMOND, Va. — A busload of reality television stars – all from the same family – will cruise through Virginia to support anti-gay Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Courtwon’t hear an appeal of a lower court ruling striking down Virginia’s anti-sodomy law.

Citing antiquated laws, using arguments that have previously failed constitutional muster, and referencing religion as the basis for state law, Virgina Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has filed a brief in a federal court defending Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

RICHMOND, Va. — The high-profile legal tandem that brought down California’s prohibition on same-sex marriage has joined a challenge of Virginia’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.

McLEAN, Va. — Republican Ken Cuccinelli found himself furiously rejecting claims by his Democratic opponent in the governor’s race, Terry McAuliffe, that his actions against gay rights as Attorney General had almost driven business from Virginia.

RICHMOND, Va. — A political action committee led by technology company executives of major U.S. corporations that have marketed themselves as LGBT-inclusive — including Facebook, Microsoft, AOL, Comcast, Cox, Intuit, Monster and Oracle — have endorsed Republican candidate and Tea Party favorite Ken Cuccinelli to be Virginia’s next governor.

Given its off year elections, Virginia is attracting a good deal of attention among political observers. LGBT Virginians, women and minorities likewise ought to be paying close attention. Why? Because the Republican statewide ticket — which was nominated at a convention dominated by far right religious extremists and Tea Party fanatics (who usually also identify as “conservative Christians”) — is the most extreme in Virginia’s history.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by Virginia Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli to put on hold a lower court ruling that nullified a sweeping anti-sodomy state law.

Back in 2010, Target Corporation was forced to apologize when it came out that it had funded campaign ads on behalf of virulently anti-gay Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. The controversy hit the Minnesota-based company hard, in part because it vocally supports gay rights and has a reputation as a supportive workplace for LGBT people.

The ladies of ABC’s “The View” took their shots at Virgina Attorney General and GOP candidate for governor Ken Cuccinelli on Monday for his campaign pledge to reinstate Virginia’s “crimes against nature” sodomy law that bans oral and anal sex among all consenting adults.

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General and Republican candidate for governor Ken Cuccinelli said in a debate on Saturday that he stands by his statements that LGBT people are “soulless” and “self-destructive.”