All posts by John Riley
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Longtime LGBTQ ally Jack Evans to resign from D.C. Council
Ward 2 councilmember to step down Jan. 17 following investigation into alleged "ethical lapses"
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Man charged with sending fake anthrax to New York gay bar that tried to ban him
Suspect is accused of harassing bar employee via email before sending letter with white powder through the mail
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Teenager sues New York for preventing transgender minors from amending their birth certificates
Minor at center of lawsuit has been able to change almost all of his identification documents, except his birth certificate
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Gavin Grimm elected to ACLU Board of Directors
The ACLU represented Grimm while he was suing his school district over its trans-exclusive restroom policy
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Anti-gay pastor claims God set Australia on fire because it banned him from the country
Steven Anderson was previously banned from Australia because of rhetoric calling for executions of LGBTQ people
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Gay Michigan hairstylist killed and mutilated after meeting up with Grindr contact
Mark Latunski is accused of luring and murdering 25-year-old Kevin Bacon
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Teen arrested for beating gay Bronx man to death on Christmas Eve
Suspect says he retrieved the attacker's jacket for him, but did not commit the assault that killed Juan Fresnada
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Indiana state senator introduces bill to yank vouchers from schools that discriminate
An Indiana state senator has introduced a bill for the second year in a row that would prohibit schools that discriminate against LGBTQ people or...
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Delaware GOP county chairman to resign after using anti-gay slur in Facebook comment
New Castle County Chair Chris Rowe dismisses the comment as "locker room talk" with a "close friend"
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Anti-gay radio host falsely claims the Nazi Party started in “a gay bar in Munich”
Right-wing trope is frequently used to imply that LGBTQ people asserting their rights are equivalent to fascists
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Iowa police officer claims he was targeted with anti-gay rhetoric on the job
Officer Daniel Moore claims superiors retaliated against him after he complained
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2019 in Review: The Age of Push-and-Pull
In unsettled times, progress for the LGBTQ community is often measured by a string of triumphs and pitfalls. Such was the story of 2019.
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Oklahoma transgender activist shot to death while working as a taxi driver
Friends of Dustin Parker have started a fundraising campaign on Facebook to help his family
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Belize appeals court upholds decision overturning law criminalizing gay sex
2016 high court ruling overturned a law that punished consensual same-sex relations with 10 years in prison
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Transgender woman dies from gunshot wounds following shootout in Southeast D.C.
Police believe the woman was shot during an exchange of gunfire with security guards
