All posts by John Riley
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Norton questions D.C. U.S. Attorney’s record of prosecuting LGBTQ hate crimes
Letter comes in response to LGBTQ community concerns about holding hate-crime perpetrators accountable
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Texas governor mocked LGBTQ community with staged signing of discriminatory “Save Chick-fil-A” bill
Governor already signed bill, but uses event to tout himself as a defender of "religious liberty"
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will allow transgender people to serve in national guard
Governor announced support for transgender troops last month, but stopped short of taking action
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Baltimore man arrested for allegedly murdering transgender woman Zoe Spears
33-year-old Gerardo Thomas has been charged with first-degree murder
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Human rights court finds Russia’s anti-gay “propaganda” law violated LGBTQ groups’ rights
Court rules that refusal to register groups infringed upon their right to freedom of association
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Larry Cohen offers a free workshop on social anxiety disorder
The licensed independent clinical social worker wants to educate LGBTQ people with debilitating anxiety
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Openly gay Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres to run for Congress
Openly gay New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx) officially launched his campaign for New York’s 15th Congressional District this week, casting himself as a...
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Liberty Counsel head claims “Q” in LGBTQ refers to pedophiles
Mat Staver says activists are attempting to force the Supreme Court to legitimize alternative lifestyles and sexual preferences
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Gay man attacked outside North Dakota bar in possible hate crime
Traill County Sheriff says his office is investigating the alleged assault
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Frederick County, Va., updates nondiscrimination policies to include sexual orientation
Sexual orientation protections are explicit, but protections for gender identity are not
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Thousands call for Puerto Rico’s governor to resign after homophobic messages leaked
Thousands of Puerto Ricans are calling on Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to resign, after sexist and homophobic group chat messages between the governor and...
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Jury finds former Republican Iowa governor discriminated against gay state official
Chris Godfrey awarded $1.5 million for alleged "retaliation" in which Terry Branstad demanded his resignation and cut his pay
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Bronx teen who stabbed classmates after alleged homophobic bullying found guilty
Abel Cedeño was found guilty of manslaughter for stabbing two classmates, one fatally
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Amnesty International calls on South Korea to end law criminalizing LGBTQ soldiers
Report on South Korean military reveals a hyper-masculine culture where LGBTQ soldiers are targeted for abuse
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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
