All posts by John Riley
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Anti-gay New York Councilman Ruben Diaz, Sr. steers $11,000 to LGBTQ groups
Bronx Councilman still opposes marriage equality and LGBTQ rights, but doesn't "hate" anybody in his community
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Georgia gay couple sues State Department over refusal to recognize daughter’s citizenship
Government refuses to acknowledge legality of couple's marriage, and thus, their child's citizenship
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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Roselló resigns after leak of sexist and homophobic texts
Embattled governor will step down on Aug. 2 following two years that saw a series of crises befall the U.S. territory
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Florida Republican claims LGBTQ community is taking resources from black community
Chico Cromartie says opposing LGBTQ people makes him "more popular as a leader"
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Proposed rule for Utah psychologists would prohibit conversion therapy on minors
Draft rule declares attempts to change minors' LGBTQ identity a form of "unprofessional conduct"
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Russian LGBTQ activist Yelena Grigoryeva found stabbed and strangled in St. Petersburg
Yelena Grigoryeva was murdered just days after her name appeared on a "gay-hunting" torture-themed website
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Running for Change: Sarah McBride is Ready to Make History
LGBTQ activist Sarah McBride has spent her life fighting for others. Now she's taking her political fight to the next level.
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Relive the Watergate Scandal in a special walking tour on Aug. 2
A local group gives a guided tour of the 1972 break-in that brought down a presidency
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Federal court hears final arguments in Gavin Grimm case
On Tuesday, a federal judge heard arguments in a four-year-long legal battle over whether the Gloucester County School Board discriminated against Gavin Grimm, a transgender...
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Federal court approves settlement in lawsuit over North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” replacement law
A federal judge in North Carolina has approved a legal settlement that will enable transgender individuals to use the restroom that matches their gender identity...
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Iowa judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Iowa’s Medicaid ban on transgender surgery
An Iowa judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of two transgender Medicaid recipients that challenges Iowa’s law allowing local governments and state agencies...
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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
