All posts by John Riley
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Unsung Heroes/Sheroes Awards Dinner honors DC’s transgender advocates and allies
The dinner also raises funds for Empowering the Transgender Community's burial fund
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California Democrat introduces bill to end insurance discrimination against people with HIV
A California state senator has introduced legislation to stop insurance companies from denying life and disability income insurance based solely on HIV status. On Tuesday,...
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Three female athletes sue Connecticut over transgender women competing in sports
Lawsuit claims Connecticut's policy violates Title IX by disadvantaging biological females in sports
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Texas sues California over law banning official travel to anti-LGBTQ states
Ken Paxton says the travel ban is a form of "economic sanctions" against Texas, and should be overturned
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Jussie Smollett indicted by special prosecutor in Chicago
Special prosecutor Dan Webb clams there's no evidence to suggest past charges against Smollett should have been dropped
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Switzerland approves law banning anti-gay discrimination
Referendum passed with 63% despite opposition from the country's most popular political party
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Idaho man who beat Oregon transgender woman for using the restroom sentenced to 6 years in prison
Victim says she hopes to use her experience to "make the world safer for transgender people"
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Gay Salvadoran asylum seeker sues Trump administration for deporting him to Guatemala
Lawsuit challenges "safe third country" policy that puts asylum seekers into similar circumstances that caused them to flee
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South Dakota Senate kills bill to ban medical treatments for transgender youth
HRC calls on other states with similar anti-transgender bills to follow South Dakota's lead in rejecting them
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Federal court rules against Christian school suing over exclusion from Maryland’s voucher program
Judge rules Bethel Christian Academy did not prove it was excluded "solely" because of its religious beliefs
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Russian reporter who broke story on Chechnya’s torture of gay men attacked by gang
Elena Milashina claims the attack against her appeared "coordinated, orchestrated"
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Buttigieg on defensive during Democratic debate as Sanders, Steyer, Klobuchar pounce
Seven Democratic presidential candidates sparred on stage in Goffstown, N.H. on Friday night, digging deeper than they previously had on issues that are likely to...
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California posthumously pardons gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin
A new initiative will allow Californians convicted under the now-defunct sodomy laws to apply for, and obtain, pardons
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Iowa Republican introduces bills to undermine LGBTQ legal protections
Dennis Guth's religious exemption bills strike at the heart of Iowa's laws banning anti-LGBTQ discrimination
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Capital Pride launches #StillWe theme for 2020 Pride celebration
Theme celebrates the resilience of the LGBTQ community as it continues to fight for full lived equality
