All posts by John Riley
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Biden taps lesbian campaign advisor Karine Jean-Pierre as deputy press secretary
Jean-Pierre is part of an all-female White House communications team
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ANC Rainbow Caucus urges DC Council to ban LGBTQ “panic” defenses
Bill's passage has been delayed by COVID-19 pandemic and increased workload for Judiciary Committee
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Chaya Milchtein: a mechanic with a Georgia runoff cause
A queer femme automotive educator is raising money for the Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs.
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Sean Patrick Maloney, openly gay Congressman, wants to be Democrats’ elections “quarterback” in 2022
“I think we have become a country where it’s very hard for anyone to understand that there are people who don’t already agree with them,”...
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John Aravosis is driven by a desire for change — and he’s not stopping post-Trump
"Trump has got to be delegitimized and it’s going to take years," says the AMERICAblog founder
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DCATS hosts art sale featuring works by transgender artists on Black Friday
Proceeds from event directly benefit National Binder Exchange Program that links trans males with chest binders
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President-elect Biden taps gay man as White House Social Secretary
Carlos Elizondo previously served as social secretary to the Bidens during the Obama administration
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NMAC to honor Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Lee with its first-ever “Hill Champion Awards”
Ceremony honoring longtime HIV/AIDS advocates will be streamed live on Dec. 1, as part of World AIDS Day
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Only 14% of LGBTQ voters supported Trump, post-election poll finds
Initial exit polling showing higher support for Trump was flawed and had large margins of error, critics say
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Black trans Southerners more likely to experience negative health interactions
Fewer than half of all Black trans people have positive experiences when seeking out health care
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News outlets misgendered almost 2 out of every 3 transgender murder victims in 2020
18 of 23 misgendered victims were incorrectly identified in official police reports
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Husband of trans performer Yuni Carey charged with stabbing her to death in their Miami apartment
Police claim Ygor Arrudasouza confessed to killing his wife with a knife and fork during a meth-induced haze
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International Transgender Day of Remembrance commemorates those lost to violence
Annual event, first started in 1999, remembers those trans people who lost their lives to anti-trans violence or bigotry
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Gay congressman loses bid for Assistant Speaker in Democratic House leadership elections
Rep. David Cicilline, endorsed by Equality Caucus, falls short against Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark
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Karine Jean-Pierre, lesbian political trailblazer, on shortlist for White House press secretary
Jean-Pierre has been called a "superstar" by former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett
