All posts by John Riley
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Hallmark Channel yanks LGBTQ ads, then reverses course
Channel initially caved to pressure from socially conservatives who objected to depictions of homosexuality
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Texas judge removed from trans child custody case due to Facebook posting
The judge in a highly-publicized and controversial Dallas child custody case has been removed from the case after posting about it on Facebook. Dallas County...
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Woman who spoke out against conversion therapy found dead in Colorado
Alana Chen, who previously shared her story with The Denver Post, was found dead at a local reservoir
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Blind transgender woman in Washington State assaulted in possible hate crime
Woman claims four teenagers made threatening and derogatory comments toward her
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Gilead Sciences gives $4.5 million to support transgender-led health initiatives
Grants given to 15 transgender-led organizations to try and improve trans health outcomes
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Conservatives demand Hallmark Channel keep LGBTQ characters out of Christmas films
Petitions say LGBTQ inclusion is at odds with providing "family-friendly" programming, but some signatures may be fake
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Kentucky GOP wants to bar transgender students from restrooms matching their gender identity
Bill would allow cisgender students to sue school districts if they find themselves sharing facilities with transgender students
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Supreme Court refuses to hear Texas transgender inmate’s request for gender confirmation surgery
Appeals court rejected Vanessa Lynn Gibson's contention that denying her surgery violates her Eighth Amendment rights
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Conservative pundit says it’s okay for Trump to sleep with “1,000 women” but Buttigieg is “unnatural”
Dave Daubenmire, the GOP party activist and conservative commentator who has referred to gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg as “Pete Buttplug” and speculated about his...
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Right-wing pastor E.W. Jackson says gay people can’t be judges because they can’t be “fair or objective”
E.W. Jackson made the comments during a rant against Trump's 9th Circuit nominee, Patrick Bumatay
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LGBTQ groups balk at removal of amendment to lift military’s transgender ban
LGBTQ groups are incensed and disappointed in the removal of an amendment from the National Defense Authorization Act that would have lifted President Trump’s ban...
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Three women challenge Texas law barring transgender inmates from changing names
Three transgender women have filed a civil suit challenging a Texas law that prohibits current and former transgender federal prison inmates from legally changing their...
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Equality Virginia urges supporters to express support for regulations banning conversion therapy
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s top LGBTQ organization, is urging its supporters to take some time to get in some last-minute comments on proposed professional regulations...
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Virginia Democrats, eager to deliver on campaign promises, introduce fair housing bill
In the decade since Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond) first took office, fair housing bills have been introduced each year in the Virginia General Assembly, only...
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Congressional Republicans introduce watered-down “fairness” bill with a host of religious exemptions
Congressional Republicans have introduced a bill aimed at reaching a compromise between prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people and respecting the sincerely held religious beliefs of...
