All posts by John Riley
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Rainbow Railroad launches #60in60 campaign to help save at-risk LGBTQ people
Campaign aims to help relocate 60 LGBTQI people facing persecution abroad and provide them with support services
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Italian lawmakers approve bill making anti-LGBTQ violence a hate crime
Measure heads to Senate, where it is expected to pass despite opposition from social conservatives
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Four out LGBTQ candidates win elections in Puerto Rico
Victories come amid unrest over the killings of six transgender individuals and anti-LGBTQ violence on the island
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Nevada becomes first state to recognize gay marriage in state constitution
Voters chose to define marriage as a union "between couples regardless of gender"
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Federal judge tosses anti-transgender lawsuit challenging school district’s pro-trans policies
Parents couldn't state a specific way that Williamston Community Schools' policies violated their civil rights
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Sarah McBride on her historic state Senate win in Delaware
Delaware State Senator-elect Sarah McBride hopes her victory gives comfort to those “struggling with their place in the world.”
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The 2020 Election: LGBTQ Candidates Win Big
On Election Day, LGBTQ voters showed up in droves, helping LGBTQ candidates win several important victories.
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Ritchie Torres becomes first openly gay Afro-Latino elected to Congress
The openly gay Bronx Councilmember will be one of the more progressive members of Congress
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Shevrin Jones elected Florida’s first openly gay state senator
Shevrin Jones was targeted by anti-gay robotexts ahead of his August primary win
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LGBTQ groups sue Trump administration over executive order censoring anti-bias training
Trump executive order calls bias training "divisive" and dismisses it as "race and sex scapegoating"
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Anonymous man threatens to “blow up” Las Vegas store over LGBTQ and Biden-Harris signs
Owners of bubble tea shop say they thought about removing the signs, but decided not to cave to pressure
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Most Americans oppose foster care agencies discriminating against same-sex couples
Poll drops just as Supreme Court is about to hear oral arguments in case involving religiously-based refusals
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Vatican claims Pope Francis’ comments on civil unions were taken out of context
Footage spliced together two separate parts of a 2019 interview that "led to confusion" about the Pope's stance
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Gay Democrat Jon Hoadley is running for Congress to protect his partner’s health care
Gay "prairie progressive" says Republican attacks on him are an attempt to distract voters from more pressing issues
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Arkansas gay couple verbally attacked while applying for marriage license
County clerk has apologized, saying employee in question has since been disciplined
