All posts by John Riley
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Photographer who opposes gay marriage sues to overturn Louisville’s Fairness Ordinance
Chelsey Nelson claims LGBTQ nondiscrimination law could force her to violate her beliefs by photographing same-sex weddings
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“Open to All” campaign partners with Yelp to release its first holiday gift guide
Open to All, the national campaign based around encouraging businesses and nonprofits to be affirming of LGBTQ employees and customers, has released its first-ever holiday...
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Advocates ask federal court to force Social Security to grant same-sex survivor’s benefits
Lawyers for lesbian widow argue denial of spousal benefits is continuation of harm caused by bans on same-sex marriage
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Third judge strikes down Trump rule allowing health care workers to deny care to LGBTQ people
Judge rules overly-broad religious exemptions disrupt "uninterrupted effective flow of health care to Americans"
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West Virginia public library postpones decision on whether to ban LGBTQ children’s book
Book featuring a fictional male couple was pulled from the shelves and may be moved to the young adults section
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Idaho nixes restrictions on birth certificate gender marker changes for trans minors
Department of Health and Welfare says temporary rule did not receive enough votes to go into effect
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Brian Sims has dedicated his life to achieving equality — and he won’t stop until it happens
The gay Pennsylvania state rep. is passionate, outspoken, and unwilling to censor himself
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Paul Kawata: “HIV has completely fallen off the radar”
NMAC's Paul Kawata on 30 years of fighting HIV, and the current state of the epidemic
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DC Center offers food and fellowship to LGBTQ locals on Thanksgiving
In D.C. and alone for the holidays? Head to the DC Center for food, games, and conversations
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West Virginia library pulls and attempts to ban LGBTQ children’s book
Local pastor claims book showing two men falling in love and getting married is attempt to "indoctrinate" children
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University of Southern Mississippi students shout down anti-gay protesters
Students at the University of Southern Mississippi shouted down a group of anti-gay protesters from The Church of Jackson in Brookhaven, Miss., who came to...
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Illinois school district lifts requirement that transgender students use privacy stalls in locker rooms
An Illinois school board has voted to lift a restriction that required transgender students to use privacy stalls when they access locker rooms that match...
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Gay employee claims pay was slashed so he’d be paid the same as “other females in the office”
A former employee of a high-profile event company in New York City has filed a discrimination complaint against the company, claiming his boss cut his...
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Majority of Americans oppose transgender athletes in women’s sports, poll finds
A new survey finds that a majority of Americans don’t support allowing transgender females to compete in women’s sports, though even the pollsters seem to...
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LGBTQ Victory Institute’s Annise Parker predicts a “rainbow tsunami” in 2020
“I am absolutely convinced that the ‘rainbow wave’ we saw last year and this year is going to be even bigger next year,” says Annise...
