All posts by John Riley
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Montana Defies Judge’s Order Blocking Anti-Trans Birth Certificate Law
The Montana Department of Health is openly defying a judge’s order blocking a state rule that prohibits transgender people from changing the gender marker on...
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Grindr Names New CEO Ahead of Going Public
Grindr, the popular gay dating app, has named a new CEO who is scheduled to take the company public later this fall. On Tuesday, the...
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Senate Vote on Marriage Equality Bill Delayed Until After Midterms
The U.S. Senate will delay a vote on legislation legalizing same-sex marriage until after the November midterm elections following a request from a group of...
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Suspended Judge Allegedly Made Anti-Gay, Racist Remarks
A Brooklyn judge who was suspended due to alleged bias and discrimination, and is now seeking reinstatement to her old position, allegedly made anti-gay and...
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Supreme Court Rejects Yeshiva University’s Request for Injunction
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court rejected an emergency request from an Orthodox Jewish university in New York seeking an injunction that would allow it to...
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Houston Man Accused of Robbery, Pistol-Whipping Trans Woman
A Houston man has been arrested and charged with robbing a transgender woman at gunpoint, pistol-whipping her, and stomping on her before fleeing — only...
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Serbian Police Ban EuroPride March, Citing Security Concerns
Serbian police have banned a scheduled Pride march that was intended to be part of this year’s weeklong EuroPride celebration in Belgrade, citing the threat...
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Fairfax School Board Member Karl Frisch to Run for Virginia House of Delegates
Fairfax County School Board Member Karl Frisch has announced his candidacy for the Virginia House of Delegates in an upcoming special election to replace Del....
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NBA’s Anthony Edwards Apologizes for Anti-Gay Instagram Post
The NBA could fine the Minnesota Timberwolves guard, as it has other players, for using anti-gay slurs.
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400 Republicans Urge GOP Senators to Back Marriage Equality
More than 400 prominent Republicans have signed a letter calling on GOP senators to back a bill codifying same-sex marriage rights into law.
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GOP Congressman Left Lesbian Wedding Shower to Avoid Being Seen
A Missouri woman says a Republican congressman abruptly left a wedding shower his family was co-hosting for her and her soon-to-be wife in 2018, allegedly...
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Alaska Airlines Uniform Policy is Likely Discriminatory
The Washington State Commission on Human Rights has ruled Alaska Airlines' gender-specific employee dress codes are likely discriminatory.
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Trans Students Sue to Block Oklahoma’s “School Facilities Law”
Three transgender students in Oklahoma are suing state education officials and the state’s attorney general over a law passed earlier this year that requires transgender...
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Trans 8th Grader Removed from Class and Grilled by Investigator
The mother of a transgender boy says her 13-year-old son was removed from class and questioned by an investigator from the Texas Department of Family...
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Bakery Owners Ask Supreme Court to Hear Religious Refusal Case
The owners of an Oregon bakery have asked the Supreme Court to allow them to refuse to create custom-made wedding cakes for same-sex couples.
