How do you stop people snorting cocaine off toilet seats in bars? Spray the seats with WD40. No, I’m not kidding.
VIRGINIA IS FOR HATERS: Here’s an interesting piece on Virginia’s fierce campaign against gay relationships. When I wrote recently that even with a will, in Virginia, one spouse of a gay couple could still be denied any legal inheritance, many of you wrote to question whether I had lost my marbles. But that is indeed the potential impact of Virginia’s vile “Marriage Affirmation Act.” With any luck, the law will be ruled unconstitutional before it does too much damage. But it’s already working in one sense:
Another example is that of Fredericksburg-area couple Barbara and Tibby. Barbara, a therapist, and Tibby, a retired schoolteacher, have been together for 40-years and lived in Virginia for more than three decades. According to the Free Lance Star, in 2001, Barbara had a brain aneurysm. While she is still able to function, her long-term future is uncertain. Thanks to Del. Marshall’s Marriage Affirmation Act, the couple can’t be sure that the legal contracts they once drew up will sufficiently protect Tibby if Barbara passes away. Although they would much rather stay in Virginia, they are moving to Maryland. “The whole thing has been a nightmare,” Barbara, told the Star. “The law has already accomplished what it set out to do – to squash us and to hurt us.”
Sadly, it has also accomplished another objective: to help cleanse Virginia of gay people.
The Dish 