All posts by John Riley
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Virginia Congressman Denver Riggleman defeated in GOP convention after officiating gay wedding
Freshman congressman loses in a landslide to a self-described "biblical conservative" and immigration hard-liner
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HUD crafting rule to allow single-sex homeless shelters to turn away transgender people
Rule says individual shelters may set their own criteria for determining a person's sex, but standards must be applied equally
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Joe Biden, Ariana Grande, Anne Hathaway and other celebrities condemn Trump’s rollback of LGBTQ health care protections
HHS's revised rule on sex-based discrimination also flies in the face of the Supreme Court's views on sex discrimination
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BHT Foundation awards emergency grants to racial justice and civil rights organizations
LGBTQ nonprofit vows to center social justice organizations or those working with marginalized populations in its grant process
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Supreme Court rules Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ people from discrimination
High court finds Title VII's prohibitions on sex-based employment discrimination apply to LGBTQ people
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Global Pride to focus on racial justice, uplift Black Lives Matter movement, on June 27
Celebration will feature a full slate of artists and public figures, including Joe Biden, Todrick Hall, Laverne Cox, Kesha and others
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Colorado bill barring gay and trans panic defense heads to governor for signature into law
Once signed by Jared Polis, Colorado will become the eleventh state to ban the use of the defense tactic
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North Carolina church vandalized with swastika, anti-gay messages, and other graffiti
The pastor of Johnsonville Church of God says the congregation is "praying for" and "forgives" the culprit
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Ohio transgender woman Riah Milton shot to death during alleged robbery
Two suspects, including a 14-year-old girl, have been arrested for Milton's murder, while another suspect remains at large
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Philadelphia police seeking community’s help in finding killer of transgender woman Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells
Friends say the freelance fashion designer was seen arguing with a man days before her severed body was pulled from the Schuylkill River
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Republican congressman faces primary challenge after officiating a gay wedding
Denver Riggleman was previously censured with a "no confidence" vote for marrying two campaign volunteers
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Trump administration eliminates transgender protections from Affordable Care Act
Final rule rolling back LGBTQ protections drops on fourth anniversary of Pulse nightclub massacre
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Republican National Committee adopts its 2016 platform verbatim, including anti-LGBTQ provisions
Platform planks on same-sex marriage, gay adoption, and conversion therapy run counter to GOP's insistence that Trump is pro-LGBTQ
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Republicans argue Trump has ‘taken unprecedented steps to protect LGBTQ community’
Nation's largest LGBTQ organization accuses RNC of "gaslighting" LGBTQ Americans by claiming Trump has helped them
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Three transgender candidates running for the Vermont House of Representatives
All three women took inspiration from Christine Hallquist's bid for governor in 2018
