All posts by John Riley
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Georgia transgender sheriff’s deputy can sue for health care denial, court says
Court becomes the second in the South to refuse to dismiss a trans employee's health care discrimination lawsuit
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Michigan Army National Guard specialist sues state in challenge to transgender military ban
Lawsuit contends that the ban is unconstitutional and that Obama-era policy allowing trans people to serve openly was sufficient
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LULAC Lambda to offer $1,000 scholarships to LGBTQ Latinx students
Local LGBTQ Latinx organization will accept applications for its fourth annual scholarship through Jan. 10, 2021
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Salt Lake City man charged with raping lesbian has been released without bail
Victim claims her assailant told her he would "fix the gay" after she resisted his advances
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Gay New Mexico lawmaker flees home after receiving death threats
Democrat Jacob Candelaria was targeted after criticizing people who protested state COVID-19 restrictions
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Texas social workers will no longer be allowed to turn away LGBTQ clients
Gov. Greg Abbott had requested religious exemptions for social workers with beliefs opposing homosexuality
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WATCH: RuPaul and Cory Booker react to learning they’re related
RuPaul and Booker were happy to learn that they share similar DNA in common, and that they are distant cousins.
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State Department drops opposition to recognizing gay couples’ children as U.S. citizens
Government had refused to automatically recognize the citizenship of children of married gay couples born abroad via surrogacy
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Homophobic and transphobic attacks increase as election nears
LGBTQ candidates from across the nation say they're being increasingly subjected to homophobic and transphobic attack ads.
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Susan Collins accepts endorsement of anti-LGBTQ group
Sen. Susan Collins is being slammed by LGBTQ groups for accepting an endorsement from a Maine group behind several anti-LGBTQ initatives.
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At least 162 candidates have extremist ties of some sort
The SPLC Action Fund seeks to educate voters about candidates' associations with anti-government and hate groups.
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A 6-3 Supreme Court could carve out various exemptions that erode LGBTQ rights
Following Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, LGBTQ advocates are looking down the road at the possibility that a 6-3 conservative majority...
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Hundreds of thousands of trans and nonbinary people could face obstacles in voting
Trans people may lack accurate identity documents, encounter hostile poll workers, and even be threatened with violence
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LGBTQ advocates: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation a “sham” and “power grab”
Conservative jurist's confirmation creates a 6-3 conservative majority that critics say could threaten LGBTQ rights
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Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara, and Shangela host #WeVote drag roll call
Video features drag performers from all 50 states and D.C. urging LGBTQ people and allies to cast pro-equality votes
