All posts by John Riley
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Human rights body calls on Jamaica to repeal its colonial-era ban on gay sex
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights find anti-sodomy laws violate LGBTQ people's human rights
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DC offers COVID vaccine to people with chronic health conditions, including HIV, from March 1
People over age 16 with chronic conditions will be allowed to sign up for appointments in next wave of vaccinations
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LGBTQ advocates praise reintroduction of Equality Act
Sweeping LGBTQ rights legislation is expected to pass the House easily, but faces an uncertain fate in U.S. Senate
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UN chastises Finland for rejecting asylum request from lesbian couple’s child fleeing Russia
Finland claimed bullying, threats, and physical violence against child and his family did not amount to persecution.
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Chasten Buttigieg posts picture of him and husband Pete kissing on day Rush Limbaugh dies
Photo appears to be subtle jab at radio host's past comments that America wouldn't accept a gay president
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New York Gov. Cuomo orders health insurers to cover fertility treatments for same-sex couples
Order seeks to prevent same-sex couples from being forced to shoulder burdensome out-of-pocket expenses
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Tennessee governor: Transgender athletes will “destroy women’s sports”
Proposed bill would require athletes to prove their gender identity matches the sex on their "original" birth certificates
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Utah school district suspends reading program over book about transgender boy
Parents objected to the book's content after a third grader brought it in and asked a teacher to read it to the class
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Mckayla Wilkes, progressive challenger to Steny Hoyer, comes out as bisexual
The woman challenging Congressman Steny Hoyer, the second-highest-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, in the 2022 Democratic primary has come out publicly as...
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Alabama cop, father of trans woman, tells lawmakers not to ban health care for trans youth
David Fuller pleads with lawmakers not to criminalize health care he believes saved his trans daughter's life
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Pennsylvania State Rep. Brian Sims is running for lieutenant governor in 2022
Pennsylvania State Rep. Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) has announced his intention to run for lieutenant governor of the commonwealth, a move that, if successful, would make...
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Arizona Republican compares nonbinary individuals to someone identifying “as a chicken”
John Fillmore insists bill is meant to provide "clarity in government documents" by barring gender-neutral markers on state IDs
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Anti-trans health care bill would force Alabama schools to out transgender students to their parents
In addition to penalizing doctors, bill would force school officials to inform parents if their child's gender-nonconformity
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Nearly 4 in 10 Metro Weekly readers never use condoms during sex
Just in time for International Condom Day, an unscientific poll of Metro Weekly readers finds almost 4 in 10 say they never use condoms during sex, with...
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Biden administration will investigate housing discrimination against LGBTQ people
HUD promises various actions to combat anti-LGBTQ discrimination in housing.
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