All posts by John Riley
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California man charged with hate crime for attacking a transgender woman with a skateboard
Prosecutors claim Johnny Moreno hurled anti-gay slurs at the victim and threatened a witness who called police
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Montana man gets cited for harassing gay neighbor over anti-Trump flag
Michael Challans says his neighbor's anti-Trump flag prompted him to confront the man using profanities and anti-gay slurs
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Vatican says Catholic Church cannot bless “sinful” same-sex unions
Statement casts homosexuality as a "choice" and says LGBTQ people may only receive church blessings if they are celibate
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Student-athletes demand NCAA stop hosting championships in states barring trans athletes from competition
More than 540 student-athletes have written the NCAA demanding that it remove championship games from states with anti-transgender laws.
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Federal appeals court says “ex-gay” pastor can’t sue Vimeo for removing conversion therapy videos
A federal appeals court affirmed that a California pastor cannot sue Vimeo for removing his videos advocating for conversion therapy.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs religious refusal bill allowing denials of service to LGBTQ people
South Dakota Gov. Krisi Noem has signed a religious refusal bill allowing businesses and individuals to deny services to LGBTQ people.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signs bill barring transgender athletes from women’s sports
Republicans across the country have fixated on transgender participation in sports
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South Carolina lawmakers strip LGBTQ protections from hate crimes bill
Republicans say explicitly mentioning LGBTQ protections will endanger the bill's passage in a GOP-led legislature.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says banks and lenders cannot discriminate against LGBTQ applicants
CFPB guidance is the latest action by the Biden administration to combat forms of anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
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Arkansas committee passes bill banning trans youth from accessing gender-affirming health care
Bill also prevents Medicaid and private insurance from covering costs of transition-related treatments.
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North Carolina will list transgender students’ preferred names on their school records
Department of Public Instruction changes PowerSchool electronic record system at urging of LGBTQ advocates, parents, and teachers.
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Alabama Republican allegedly “liked” trans pornstar’s tweet after voting against trans health care
Sen. Tom Whatley offered an amendment, ultimately rejected, to exempt therapists from ban on gender-affirming care
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Congressman Ritchie Torres urges government to collect LGBTQ data on COVID-19’s impact
Congressman calls failure of health officials to collect data a form of "systemic homophobia."
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Belgian prime minister flies rainbow flag in response to gay man’s murder
Victim was allegedly robbed and stabbed after being lured to a park through a gay dating app.
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Michigan trans inmate sues state after being raped by cellmates in male prison
A Michigan transgender inmate is suing prison officials for failing to protect her from being raped by two cellmates while in custody.
