All posts by John Riley
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Google Doodle honors LGBTQ rights trailblazer Frank Kameny
Google has honored LGBTQ rights pioneer Frank Kameny with a Doodle on June 2, in recognition of June as LGBTQ Pride Month.
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Human Rights Campaign will sue Florida over anti-transgender sports ban
The Human Rights Campaign has promised to sue Florida in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a transgender athlete ban into law.
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West Virginia sued over bill barring trans athletes from competing in their gender identity
West Virginia state officials have been sued over a law barring trans athletes from competing in sports based on their gender identity.
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President Biden issues proclamation recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
President Joe Biden recognized June as LGBTQ Pride Month and pledged his administration's commitment to fighting for LGBTQ equality.
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Trans wrestler Mack Beggs fights for recognition in Hulu’s new doc “Changing the Game”
Conservatives barred trans teen Mack Beggs from wrestling as a boy in high school. Hulu's "Changing the Game" recounts his story.
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Swastika stickers found plastered on Anchorage gay bar and Jewish museum
Swastika stickers reading "We Are Everywhere" were plastered on the doors and windows of a Jewish museum and a gay bar in Anchorage.
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Georgia gay man finds car vandalized with anti-gay slurs and his tires slashed
A Georgia homeowner says he found several anti-gay slurs and offensive messages scratched into his car earlier this week.
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Texas Republicans want taxpayers to pay for a special session to ban trans athletes from sport
Some Texas Republicans are so intent on banning trans athletes from sports, they want Gov. Greg Abbott to call an extra legislative session.
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Arkansas sued over its ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth
Four families of transgender youth have sued Arkansas state officials in order to overturn a ban on gender-affirming health care.
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Oregon governor signs bill barring LGBTQ panic defense for violent crimes
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill barring the use of the so-called LGBTQ "panic" defense by people accused of murder.
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New Orleans Police Department denies discriminating against transgender recruit
The New Orleans Police Department has denied allegations that it withdrew a job offer from a prospective recruit because he was transgender.
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DC Black Pride to hold virtual Unity Ball on May 27 as part of “12 Months of Black Pride”
DC Black Pride is co-hosting a virtual edition of its annual "Unity Ball" on May 27, as part of its "12 Months of Black Pride"...
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Almost 1 in 3 Americans, and half of young adults, personally know someone who is transgender
Most Americans support allowing transgender people to serve in the military, but say they should compete in sports based on biological sex.
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Ted Cruz claims Democrats and “woke media” are trying to turn military members into “pansies”
Ted Cruz attacked an Army recruitment video featuring the daughter of lesbians, claiming Democrats are trying to "emasculate" the military.
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D.C. LGBTQ bars are enthusiastic about this weekend’s reopening
Owners and managers at popular LGBTQ bars and restaurants say they -- and their customers -- are excited to resume normal operations.
