All posts by John Riley
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Virginia Judge Refuses to Label Queer Books “Obscene”
A petition had sought to label "Gender Queer" and "A Court of Mist and Fury" obscene and prevent them from being sold or loaned to...
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Serbian President Cancels EuroPride, But Organizers Say Event Will Proceed
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has canceled the international EuroPride festival scheduled to be held in the country’s capital, Belgrade, from Sept. 12-18, but organizers of...
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School District Must Recognize Christian Club Opposed to Gay Marriage
A federal appeals court has ruled that the San Jose Unified School District cannot refuse to officially recognize a Christian student group that requires its...
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“Educational Gag Order” Bills Have Increased 250% Over Last Year
The number of bills seeking to impose “educational gag orders” that limit or ban certain types of topics or discussions from school classrooms has increased...
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GOP Governor Nominee: It’s “Disgusting” to Limit Conversion Therapy
Doug Mastriano, the Republican Party’s nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, has denounced efforts to limit or ban the practice of conversion therapy, seeking to reframe...
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Vietnam Ends Conversion Therapy, Saying LGBTQ is “Not an Illness”
Vietnam’s health ministry has said that being a member of the LGBTQ community is “not an illness” and cannot be treated or “converted in any...
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Serbian Bishop Denounces EuroPride: “If I Had a Gun, I Would Use It”
A Serbian Orthodox bishop has criticized a large-scale LGBTQ event scheduled to be held in Belgrade next month, making comments that appeared to condone violence...
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Appeals Court Blocks Arkansas’ Ban on Transgender Youth Treatments
A federal appeals court has upheld an order blocking an Arkansas law that sought to bar transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming health care treatments, and...
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Defendant in Anti-Gay Stabbing Runs Naked Through Traffic
A man charged with a hate crime for the stabbing of a gay bar patron was arrested for running naked in traffic.
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Idaho to Pay $321,000 Over Trans Birth Certificate Case
Idaho state officials have approved a payment of more than $321,000 in legal fees to transgender plaintiffs who successfully sued over the state’s refusal to...
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Suspect Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run Outside Chicago Gay Bar
A man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed three people and injured a fourth outside a Chicago gay bar earlier...
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Pride Night Returns to Kings Dominion on September 10
The DMV's annual Pride Night celebration at Kings Dominion is scheduled for Saturday, September 10, from 6 p.m. to midnight.
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Two Anti-Gay Republicans Seeking Office in Oklahoma Lose Primaries
In a rare bit of good news for the LGBTQ community in Oklahoma, two anti-gay Republicans seeking seats in the state legislature lost their primary...
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Gay Congressman Mondaire Jones Loses Primary
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) lost his bid for Congress in a new district, following a court-imposed redistricting process that disadvantaged Democrats and...
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Walmart Accused of Allegedly Discriminating Against Trans Man
A transgender man in Illinois has filed a complaint with the state Human Rights Department against retail giant Walmart, alleging he was denied service on...
