All posts by John Riley
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Capital Pride Alliance names Pride Honors award recipients
The Capital Pride Alliance has released the names of awardees who will be honored at the 2021 Capital Pride Honors, set to take place on...
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The 40-Year-Long Fight: HIV Experts on Four Decades of the Epidemic
Four decades after the first HIV diagnosis, advocates reflect on its impact on medicine, the LGBTQ rights movement, and society as a whole.
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Annual Pride Run 5K will be virtual this year, but organizers will also host optional in-person runs
This year’s Pride Run 5K, an annual event hosted by the DC Front Runners running club, will be held virtually from Saturday, June 5 to...
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Malcolm Kenyatta earns Victory Fund endorsement in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race
Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta has earned a key endorsement from LGBTQ Victory Fund as he pursues Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat.
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Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass to host several Pride events throughout June
Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass has announced a slate of virtual and in-person events to celebrate Pride Month in D.C.'s suburbs.
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Equality PAC endorses three LGBTQ candidates in key congressional races
Equality PAC has endorsed three out candidates: Heather Mizeur, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara and Daniel Hernandez, in their bids for Congress.
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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.
