All posts by John Riley
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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
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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
