All posts by John Riley
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Out & Equal helps companies make their workplaces more LGBTQ-affirming
The organization's 2019 Workplace Summit helps businesses network and promote diversity
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Two House members introduce resolution condemning Ben Carson’s anti-transgender comments
A pair of Democratic House members have introduced a resolution condemning Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson for recent remarks he made disparaging transgender...
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Transgender sheriff’s deputy sues Georgia county over health insurance exclusion
A transgender Georgia sheriff’s deputy for Houston County has filed a lawsuit against the county for an insurance exclusion that denies coverage for transgender-related health...
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LGBTQ advocates deliver letter to D.C. councilmembers calling for sex work decriminalization
A coalition of LGBTQ activists and advocates has dropped off copies of a letter addressed to members of the D.C. Council, signed by 72 different...
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Transgender rights, opposition to Trump take center stage at HRC National Dinner
Guest speakers emphasize intersectionality, empathy, and respect for humanity as key to progress
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“Hope in a Box” wants to help teachers make classrooms more LGBTQ-inclusive
Nonprofits' materials and lesson plans aim to reduce feelings of isolation among LGBTQ students in rural and low-income schools
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HRC announces launch of new transgender equality initiatives
Initiatives will focus on economic empowerment, workforce development, and combating anti-trans violence
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Police arrest suspect accused of attacking trans women in Northwest D.C.
Suspect allegedly used anti-trans rhetoric, telling one victim "I am going to kill you" and "I hate transgender female"
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Texas man charged with shooting transgender woman in northwest Dallas
Surveillance footage of red pickup led police to arrest Domingo Ramirez-Cayente, now charged with aggravated assault
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Man being sought as “person of interest” in Florida trans woman’s death
Bee Love Slater was found dead inside her car, which had been set on fire, outside Clewiston, Fla.
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Police arrest suspect in murder of Jacksonville trans woman Celine Walker
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says suspect had a previous relationship with Walker
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Amy Klobuchar: Where does she stand on LGBTQ rights?
Minnesota senator would ban conversion therapy, reverse Trump's anti-LGBTQ actions, and appoint pro-equality judges to the federal bench
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National Trans Visibility March takes to the streets of D.C. on Saturday
Thousands of transgender Americans and their allies will march on Capitol Hill
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Equality Virginia to host Virginia Values Forum in McLean
Forum will speak to importance of passing LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections in the Old Dominion
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Ricky Martin, Dominique Jackson to be honored at Human Rights Campaign’s National Dinner
NFL free agent Ryan Russell and actor Jake Choi will be special guests at annual LGBTQ event
