All posts by John Riley
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Arizona lawmakers introduce LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill
Lawmakers in Arizona have introduced a comprehensive bill that would protect LGBTQ state residents from various forms of discrimination. Senate Bill 1249 would update the...
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Poll: 70% of Americans oppose Trump’s transgender military ban
Equality advocates contend that alleged risks of allowing transgender service members are unfounded
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American Bar Association passes resolution affirming that LGBTQ families are equal under the law
Resolution calls for end to laws that seek to bar LGBTQ individuals from adopting or raising children
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Jim Obergefell pens op-ed blasting Trump’s anti-gay 6th Circuit nominee Eric Murphy
Murphy previously argued that same-sex marriages are "disruptive" to our democracy
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Fourth LGBTQ widower sues Social Security over denial of survivor benefits
Frederick Colosimo was only able to be married for seven months prior to his husband's death
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Virginia lawmakers advance three LGBTQ bills, strike one down
The General Laws subcommittee that the bills are assigned to will key in determining likelihood of success
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Arizona sued over health insurance exclusion that does not cover transgender surgery
University professor Russell Toomey says he shouldn't be forced to pay out-of-pocket expenses for a hysterectomy
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Brother, Help Thyself to hold annual grant awards ceremony on Feb. 2
$75,000 in grants to be awarded to 32 area organizations honoring their work in the LGBTQ and HIV communities
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Virginia House Committee to hear pro-LGBTQ housing and employment bills this afternoon
Bills head to a hostile Rules Committee, even as polls show widespread support for LGBTQ protections
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Transgender woman sues NYPD for charging her with “false personation”
A transgender woman is suing the New York Police Department for discrimination after officers mocked and humiliated her by slapping her with a “false personation”...
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D.C. mayor signs first law prohibiting conversion therapy on adults
Bill seeks to protect LGBTQ adults who are unable to make their own health care decisions
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Polls show even Virginia Republicans support nondiscrimination bills
Poll results underscore that anti-LGBTQ Virginia House Republicans are out of step with their own constituents
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Emërson Anicëto is Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2019
Anicëto wants to use his title and platform for the greater good
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Trump administration allows foster care agency to discriminate against gay couples
Miracle Hill Ministries' argues their religious beliefs should permit them to discriminate against prospective parents
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Retired Navy SEAL calls Trump’s transgender military ban “bullshit”
Kristin Beck says arguments being used to justify a ban on transgender troops are flawed
