All posts by John Riley
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Creating Change 2021: Registration opens for LGBTQ leadership conference
Annual conference, focusing on racial and social justice, will be held virtually from Jan. 28-31
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Human Rights Campaign issues report on anti-trans violence as U.S. deaths reach record high
Report's release coincides with Transgender Day of Remembrance and new FBI data showing rise in anti-trans hate crimes
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Gertrude Stein Democratic Club elects new board for 2021
Last week, the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city’s top LGBTQ political organization, elected a slate of new board members for the upcoming year. The...
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Victoria Kirby York and Kia Darling-Hammond join NBJC
"I am excited about the passion, talents, and treasures that both will bring to the legacy of NBJC," said executive director David Johns.
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Three West Virginia residents sue over ban on transgender health care coverage
Class-action lawsuit claims insurance exclusions denying transition-related care are discriminatory and unconstitutional
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Ryan Fecteau will become Maine’s first openly gay State House Speaker
Catholic University grad and LGBTQ activist will become one of the most powerful politicians in Maine
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Samuel Alito blasts gay marriage in speech to conservative legal society
Justice says condoning same-sex nuptials has fueled "intolerance" towards people with "unpopular religious beliefs"
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Did 28% of LGBTQ people really vote for Donald Trump?
Some experts say exit polls will need to be reweighted to get a more accurate estimate of support for President Trump
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Parents of trans children sue Arizona over surgical requirement for changing gender markers
Parents claim the state's policy for changing the gender marker on trans people's birth certificates is unconstitutional
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NYPD settles harassment lawsuit brought by transgender advocate for $30,000
Linda Dominguez claims cops mocked her, forced her to wear pink handcuffs in custody, and charged her with "false personation"
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White Republican claims he’s a “Black gay guy” in pro-Trump tweet
Dean Browning claims he was quoting a follower, "Dan Purdy," who Twitter users say appears to be Patti LaBelle's son
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Arkansas police chief resigns after Parler posts attacking “Marxist Democrats” and trans people
Posts urged followers to "get in the face" of "Marxist Democrats," throwing water on them and pushing them off sidewalks
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Man arrested in Los Angeles for grisly murder of Philadelphia transgender woman
The severed body of Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells was pulled from the Schuylkill River in June
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Gay New York congressman seeking to run Democratic Party’s House campaign arm
Sean Patrick Maloney says his familiarity with the House campaign arm's internal workings make him best suited for the post
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LGBTQ Victory Institute calls on President-elect Biden to name LGBTQ cabinet appointee
LGBTQ organization also wants to see an openly LGBTQ Supreme Court nominee and a more diverse set of appointees
