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Possible Down Time Oct 30 - Nov 1
Submitted by linda on October 29, 2007 - 11:35pm.Our hosting provider is migrating our server to a new colocation facility. This could happen as early as October 30th but should be complete by November 1st. Because of this change, the IP address of our server will change. Because of the way DNS works, it may take some time for that change to propagate out to rest of the net. During that time, you may not be able to access the EF website. It's also possible that email to us may bounce (though in most cases, email servers will retry for a few days before they give up). read more »
A New Look for EF
Submitted by linda on October 23, 2007 - 10:30pm.The EF website has a new look! Although we think this looks nicer than the last look for the site, the real reason for the change isn't simply fashion. It's to make it easier to find information on the site. read more »
EV's Anti-Violence Project Needs Your Help
Submitted by linda on October 22, 2007 - 2:32pm.The Anti-Violence Project is a statewide effort to address violence in the lives of LGBTQ/HIV-affected people. They are currently conducting a community survey to better understand the needs and experiences, thoughts and concerns of a broad cross-section of our community. In order to truly be an effective survey they need to hear from as many people as possible. read more »
Website Updates
Submitted by linda on October 17, 2007 - 8:11pm.The software the runs the EF website was updates tonight. There shouldn't be any user-visible changes because of this. The changes were bug fixes and security updates, but, as with any update, there is a possibility for unintended consequences.
If you see a problem, please let us know.
Two Bills....Two Votes....Too Important to Ignore!
Submitted by sarahcg on September 25, 2007 - 8:47pm.
Stop Hate Crimes and End Employment Discrimination. Contact Your Elected Officials.
How Can You Help:
1. Print this script below.
2. Call your Federal elected officials. Tell them to vote yes to: ENDA (HR 2015) and to the Matthew Shepard Act (S 1105).
3. Follow-up each call with an email. read more »
Two Takes on Virginia Living
Submitted by linda on September 25, 2007 - 8:45am.This article in Metro Weekly talks about gay couples living in Herndon and Centreville. Given how unfriendly Virginia law is toward the LGBT community, it's nice to see that the real reaction of the neighborhoods is much more accepting.
Blogs on EF
Submitted by linda on September 12, 2007 - 11:27pm.There's a new feature on the EF website: blogs. If you're not familiar with blogs, think of them as opinion pieces or editorials. They can be serious, fun, political, social or just about anything in between. We'll be posting regular blog entries on the site, though not on a fixed schedule. read more »
Some Spurious Notifications Sent Out
Submitted by linda on September 7, 2007 - 6:24am.For those that get automatic email notification of new content on the EF site, you may have received approximately 70 emails about new content for things that were old. I had done some batch updating to some content for some planned formatting changes and didn't think this would trigger the notifications. Unfortunately, I was wrong. read more »
EF's on Flickr
Submitted by linda on September 3, 2007 - 12:16pm.Equality Fairfax is now on flickr. You can find our photos there with links back to our website with the details on the events they are from. In addition, you can find links here to all the photo sets on flickr by going to http://www.equalityfairfax.org/photosets. read more »
Link Previews
Submitted by linda on August 27, 2007 - 10:37pm.Links that lead off the site now have a small icon next to them. If you hover your mouse over that icon a small preview of the linked site will be shown. This lets you get an idea of where the link will be taking you. If it is a link that stays on the EF site, it won't have that small icon. read more »