All posts by John Riley
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Virginia Equality Bar Association’s name and gender marker change clinics provide a crucial service
The clinics help transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals update their vital records
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Gay priests ask Pope Francis to reconsider banning gay men from priesthood
Working Group of Catholic Gay Pastors warns scapegoating gay priests will not solve the causes of recent sex abuse scandals
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Jussie Smollett tears up in first sit-down interview following suspected hate crime
Chicago Police have asked Smollett to provide fuller, unredacted phone records as part of their investigation
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Senate Judiciary Committee pushes through several anti-LGBTQ judges in “monster markup”
The Senate Judiciary Committee has pushed through the nominations of William Barr to be Attorney General and several federal judges with troubling records on LGBTQ...
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Congressional lawmakers seek to block Trump’s transgender military ban
A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers has introduced a bill to block President Donald Trump’s proposed ban on transgender troops from moving forward. Under the...
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Trump praises Karen Pence for teaching at anti-LGBTQ Christian school
Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, President Donald Trump praised Vice President Mike Pence’s wife, Karen, for accepting a job at a Christian...
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Transgender man, former “Queer Eye” guest, sues University of Georgia over health care discrimination
Skyler Jay argues that exclusions for transition-related care should be removed from employer health plans
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Scarlet’s Bake Sale auctions home-baked goods and leather trinkets to raise money for worthy causes
This year's sale raises funds for local organization Brother, Help Thyself
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Virginia bill to enshrine right to conversion therapy sent back to committee
The Virginia Senate approved, and then reconsidered, a bill that would have enshrined the right of people to subject themselves to conversion therapy, before eventually...
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LGBTQ activists blast Trump’s record on transgender issues following SOTU Address
President's critics pan his proposed trans military ban and actions on HIV/AIDS prevention efforts
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Transgender Navy service member: “I’m not a social experiment, I’m not a burden, and I’m not an expense.”
Guest to Trump's State of the Union Address says transgender service members aren't asking for special treatment
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D.C. men arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs onto Miami cruise ship
Police say they were tipped off by intercepted emails sent from government-issued computers
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Reel Affirmations’ monthly LGBTQ film screening is moving to Landmark’s E Street Cinema
Director Kimberley Bush hopes to provide movie-viewers with the full-on theater experience for Reel Affirmations XTRA
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Lawmakers invite transgender military members to Trump’s State of the Union Address
Democrats hope presence of special guests will highlight transgender service members' sacrifices and ability to serve
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Whitman-Walker to participate in national research project on transgender health care
Project seeks to examine health care-related problems facing the transgender and nonbinary communities
