All posts by John Riley
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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
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Capital Pride Alliance is seeking input on economic impact of Pride celebrations
Survey hopes to examine financial impact of Pride during celebrations prior to 2020
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More than 150 businesses oppose Montana’s anti-transgender bills
Measures seek to bar trans athletes from competition and deny transition-related care to minors
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Virginia Democrats introduce ban on gay and trans panic defense
Separate bill also ensures LGBTQ victims of crime can receive justice
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Trans athlete sues USA Powerlifting over its policy barring her from competing as a woman
JayCee Cooper says the organization's ban on transgender competitors "violates...the very spirit of sports."
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Trump takes parting shot with anti-LGBTQ rule allowing social service agencies to discriminate
Rule builds upon past actions seeking to grant social service agencies license to discriminate
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Montana lawmakers will consider two anti-transgender bills this session
Bills would bar trans athletes from competing and prohibit trans youth from receiving care to help them transition
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Gay professor sues Christian university for discrimination after being denied full-time position
Jéaux Rinedahl says Seattle Pacific University has asked him to continue teaching part-time
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Federal judge blocks Trump rule that would turn away LGBTQ asylum seekers
Judge's order will prevent DHS from imposing higher burden of proof on refugees while courts hear challenge to rule
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Lawmakers in Mike Pence’s home state want to protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy
Bill would discipline Indiana therapists who subject minors to the therapy or willfully mislead clients about its effects
