All posts by John Riley
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Senate committee approves Pete Buttigieg’s nomination for transportation secretary
Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is on track to become the first out LGBTQ cabinet member confirmed by the Senate
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Justice Department revokes Trump memo justifying religiously-based LGBTQ discrimination
Memo seeks to enforce Supreme Court's finding that LGBTQ people are protected by civil rights laws.
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Man accused of stabbing and torturing gay teen he met on Grindr will face hate crime charges
Chance Seneca has pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree attempted murder
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Transgender woman running to fill Ritchie Torres’ seat on New York City Council
Elisa Crespo says even anti-trans attacks won't stop her from fighting for working-class New Yorkers.
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Biden names LGBTQ legal advocate to Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights
Law professor Suzanne Goldberg, a veteran of Lambda Legal, has a history of fighting for LGBTQ civil rights
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Task Force’s new leader Kierra Johnson on the future of the LGBTQ movement
Kierra Johnson, incoming executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, brings a wealth of social justice experience to the role.
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President Biden repeals Trump’s ban on transgender service members
President Joe Biden has repealed the Trump administration's ban prohibiting most transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.
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Montana lawmakers approve bill to deny trans youth medical care
Critics worry denying care will increase youths' feelings of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation
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Mississippi wants to ban trans people under 21 from receiving gender-affirming care
"Transgender 21 Act" would gag medical providers from even acknowledging a youth's gender identity without parental consent
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Biden’s Secretary of State nominee vows to allow embassies to fly Pride flags again
Antony Blinken also vowed to name an LGBTQI envoy, saying the U.S. should be "standing up for and defending the rights of LGBTQI people"
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President Biden issues executive order protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination
Executive orders seek to reverse some of the Trump administration's more controversial policy decisions
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Gay DC man receives rainbow flag with a swastika in anonymous letter
Recipient says he is "undeterred," but the letter points to a much larger problem regarding white supremacists
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Biden picks trans woman Dr. Rachel Levine to be assistant health secretary
Pennsylvania's Secretary of Health is the first transgender person nominated to a Senate-confirmable position
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Three North Carolina cities pass LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinances
Pro-LGBTQ laws are the first passed since a 2017 moratorium imposed as part of repealing the HB 2 "bathroom bill"
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Biden administration taps gay man as presidential environmental advisor
Jeff Marootian is set to become Special Assistant to the President for Climate and Science Agency Personnel
