Dear Equality Ride friends, The action at Liberty University was a great success. Over fifty students from all over the Virginia area came to take a stand at Liberty. On Sunday night we gathered at First Christian Church in Lynchburg where we had a three-hour training in nonviolence led by the Rev. Mel White. After […]
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Inside Higher Ed Reports on "Gay Freedom Ride"
Gay Freedom Riders A gay rights group is using the Freedom Riders of the civil rights era as a model to promote a different kind of equality. The group — with about 60 students from colleges throughout Virginia — went to Liberty University Monday as the first stop on a protest tour of religious and […]
Rev. Jerry Falwell Reacts to the Equality Ride visit to Liberty University
The Rev. Dr. Jerry Falwell wrote the following about the Equality Ride visit to Liberty University in his “Falwell Confidential” which is sent to the members of the Moral Majority. Soulforce comes to town by Dr. Jerry Falwell This week on the campus of Liberty University, a homosexual organization known as Soul Force arrived to […]
Letters from Liberty Students and Alumni
Letters from Liberty Students and Alumni A letter from a current student at Liberty University As a Liberty student, I know what it is like to have to suppress or hide a part of who I am. You see others having normal dates. If I were to go on a date, I would have the […]
The 2006 Equality Ride Route: Liberty University
Sign up for the Direct Action at Liberty University on March 10, 2006. The Rev. Dr. Jerry Falwell is nationally known for his anti-gay advocacy and comments. Liberty University students are taught to take his perspective as truth. They are denied the opportunity to hear in their classrooms a reasoned argument that disagrees with the […]
Photos from the 2005 Liberty University action
The following are photos from the action at Liberty University on April 25, 2005. Jacob Reitan standing in front of the bus Lynchburg Equality Riders Liberty Petition Liberty Students with cookies Equality Ride students with books to present to the Liberty University library Mel White with a morning muffin Jerry Falwell Equality Riders at the […]