All posts by John Riley
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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
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Botswana to appeal court ruling that decriminalized homosexuality
Country's attorney general claims unanimous court decision was wrongly decided
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Victory Fund endorses Dan Baer in Colorado’s 2020 U.S. Senate race
The LGBTQ Victory Fund, the national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, officially endorsed Dan Baer, a former State Department official, for...
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Transgender woman arrested in squabble over restroom use at a North Carolina Denny’s
A transgender woman was arrested in a conflict stemming from her use of the women’s restroom at a Denny’s restaurant in Shelby, N.C. A man...
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Jacksonville church hosts Pride Prom for LGBTQ youth after local library backs out
Library's founder claims he canceled the event out of concern for the "emotional and physical safety" of teens
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Illinois governor signs order ensuring schools have resources to help trans students
Order establishes a task force to develop recommendations for educators on dealing with trans students
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs bill banning gay and trans panic defenses
Tactic is used to justify a defendant's violent reaction to discovering a victim's LGBTQ identity
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Trans United names Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd as its new executive director
Founder of TAKE, an Alabama-based trans service organization, will lead national trans advocacy group
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Congressional bill would ban conversion therapy by declaring it a form of fraud
Bill would allow the Federal Trade Commission to pursue complaints agains therapists who practice conversion therapy
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More than 200 businesses file brief with Supreme Court in support of fired LGBTQ workers
Corporations argue that uniform laws prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination are beneficial to their success
