All posts by John Riley
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Gay lawyer and activist running for President of Tunisia, where being gay is illegal
Part of Mounir Baatour's platform includes repealing the country's laws criminalizing homosexuality
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New Hampshire will allow a nonbinary gender option on state licenses
Bill's passage continues trend of Granite State lawmakers approving pro-LGBTQ laws
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Detroit man accused of using Grindr to find and shoot gay men
Demetris Nelson is accused of killing one gay man and critically wounding another
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House passes National Defense Authorization Act with LGBTQ-inclusive amendments
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a largely party-line basis to approve the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes...
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U.S. House approves defense bill amendment to allow transgender people to serve in the military
Defense bill will now head to Conference Committee, but Speier Amendment could be removed from final version
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Funeral for Zoe Spears, murdered DC-area trans woman, will be held on July 12
Spears was shot to death last month in Maryland, just across the border from D.C.
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Gertrude Stein Democratic Club calls on Councilmember Jack Evans to resign
D.C. Council recently voted to remove LGBTQ ally as Finance Committee chair over alleged conflicts of interest
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Gay For Good helps LGBTQ people volunteer at local organizations
The volunteer-based group offers opportunities to socialize, network, and give back to the community
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Suspect arrested for allegedly burning rainbow flag outside of New York gay bar
Police credit public for helping them catch and arrest the alleged suspect
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Alabama sheriff’s deputy who posted homophobic comments in response to teen’s suicide gets hired as town police officer
Owens Cross Roads police chief says Jeff Graves "deserves a second chance"
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U.S. Women’s Soccer Team posters defaced with anti-gay slurs at New York subway station
NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the anti-gay graffiti, but has no leads
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One Million Moms objects to ‘Toy Story 4’ for showing a child with two moms
Anti-LGBTQ organization complains that the scene is an attempt to "desensitize" children to the LGBTQ lifestyle
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Gay Asian Americans are viewed as more “American” than their straight peers, study finds
Surveys of university students show respondents perceived American culture as more accepting of gay individuals
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HRC Press Secretary Sarah McBride is running for Delaware State Senate
If successful, McBride would become America's first openly transgender state senator
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New York gay bar’s rainbow flag burned for a second time in the past month
Both flag burnings are being investigated as potential hate crimes, police say
