All posts by John Riley
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New Jersey GOP governor hopeful Jack Ciattarelli rails against “teaching sodomy in sixth grade”
Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for New Jersey governor, says he wants to "roll back" LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum in public schools.
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Beaumont Police seeking information about transgender woman found dead in Port Arthur Canal
Police are asking for information about the death of Aidelen Evans, a Texas transgender woman whose body was found in a canal in March.
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Wyoming biker bar sold T-shirts calling shooting gay people the “cure for AIDS”
A Wyoming biker bar came under fire on social media for selling T-shirts promoting the shooting of gay people as a "cure for AIDS."
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Federal judge blocks Tennessee’s “Business Bathroom Bill” requiring anti-transgender restroom signs
A federal judge has blocked a Tennessee law requiring owners of trans-friendly businesses to post warning signs outside their restrooms.
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Republican Attorneys General slam Biden administration’s pro-transgender guidance
A group of Republican attorneys general have criticized the Biden administration's interpretation of federal laws relating to transgender rights.
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Queens man slashed in face in apparent anti-gay hate crime
New York City police are looking for the suspect caught on surveillance video slashing a man in the face in Queens.
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Teen charged with attempted murder for beating and choking victim he thought was gay
A Baltimore teen faces attempted murder and hate crime charges for beating and choking a man he thought was gay, leaving him in a coma.
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New York City to have record number of LGBTQ City Councilmembers
A record number of six out LGBTQ candidates won their primaries and are poised to become members of the New York City Council.
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Texas governor wants to ban transgender athletes from sports during special legislative session
Texas Republicans will take up several bills during the session, including one to bar trans athletes from competing in their gender identity.
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New Jersey appeals court requires conversion therapy practice to pay $3.5 million in legal fees
A New Jersey appeals court has ruled a conversion therapy practice must pay $3.5 million for violating a settlement in a consumer fraud lawsuit.
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President Biden nominates lesbian to ambassador-level post in historic first
President Biden has tapped Chantale Wong as the first lesbian and LGBTQ person of color to be U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank.
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Gay man tortured and killed in Cancún after revealing he was living with HIV
A gay man in one of Mexico's famous resort towns was tortured, burned, and killed, allegedly for revealing to fellow revelers that he had HIV.
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Doctor has his jaw wired shut after anti-gay attack in New York City
A 29-year-old New York City doctor will have his jaw wired shut for a month after having his jaw broken in an anti-gay attack.
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Brazilian governor and potential presidential challenger Eduardo Leite comes out as gay
A Brazilian governor who's thought to be a potential challenger to anti-LGBTQ incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro has come out as gay.
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Presbyterian Church in America leaders vote to bar gay men from being ordained as clergy
Leaders of the Presbyterian Church in America began a year-long process aimed at prohibiting gay men from becoming ordained ministers.
