All posts by John Riley
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Namibia’s High Court Decriminalizes Homosexuality
The landmark ruling overturned two colonial-era laws that criminalized same-sex conduct, calling them unconstitutional.
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Mondaire Jones Wins Primary, Launches Comeback Bid
Former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones, a gay man, got one step closer to returning to Congress after winning his party's nomination on June 25.
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President Biden Pardons Military Members for Gay Sex Convictions
The pardon will allow thousands of LGBTQ former service members to amend their military records and potentially recoup lost pay and benefits.
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Trans-Inclusive Teams Banned from Nassau Sports Facilities
Nassau County lawmakers reinstate policy prohibiting transgender athletes on female sports teams from using county facilities.
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Knife-Wielding Gang Allegedly Hunt Gay Men in Dublin Park
An 18-year-old was arrested after three gay men claimed a knife-wielding gang in a Dublin park chased them.
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Can States Ban Trans Youth Care? Supreme Court to Decide
The high court will hear a challenge to Tennessee's law prohibiting doctors from prescribing hormonal treatments to trans youth.
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Court Backs Trans Plaintiffs in Oklahoma Lawsuit
A federal appeals court restored a lawsuit challenging Oklahoma's prohibition on amending gender markers, calling the policy "irrational."
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Alleged Fentanyl Dealer Charged with Deaths of Two Gay Men
Jevaughn Mark was linked by investigators to the accidental poisoning deaths of Brandon Román and Robert Barletta.
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160 Pride Flags Vandalized at Iconic Stonewall National Monument
For the second year in a row, dozens of Pride flags adorning the LGBTQ monument in New York were torn down.
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Lia Thomas Loses Challenge to Overturn Transgender Ban
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected a challenge from Lia Thomas seeking to overturn World Aquatics' ban on transgender athletes.
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Children’s Novel ‘Ban This Book’ Banned by Florida School District
A Florida school board removed "Ban This Book" from shelves after board members whined it encouraged "rebellion of school board authority."
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Robert Davis Gets 15 to 30 Years for Murder of Josh Kruger
Kruger, a gay journalist and recovering addict, was shot by Davis seven times at his home in South Philadelphia last October.
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Thailand Makes History by Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand passed a bill that moves the country a step closer to becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize marriage equality.
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Club Q Shooter Sentenced to 55 More Life Sentences
Anderson Lee Aldrich plead guilty to federal hate crime charges in the 2022 Colorado shooting and was sentenced to additional prison time.
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Federal Judge: “There Are Two Sexes: Male And Female”
Judge Danny Reeves ruled that the U.S. Department of Education, which issued Title IX guidance for schools, overstepped its authority.
