All posts by John Riley
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Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons sued over rollback of protections for transgender inmates
Policy change was prompted by a lawsuit claiming female inmates are "threatened" by the mere presence of transgender women
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Anti-LGBTQ legal group demands Supreme Court hear lawsuit against school district’s pro-transgender policy
Lawsuit argues cisgender students are threatened and harmed by having to share facilities with transgender students
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LGBTQ groups ask HHS to prevent South Carolina foster care agencies discriminating against gay couples
Waiver would allow agencies to discriminate against prospective foster parents based on a number of characteristics
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Less than a quarter of transgender teenagers feel safe expressing their gender identity
Gender-variant youth report higher levels of harassment or mistreatment at home and at school
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Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin to exit organization in 2019
Griffin will stay in place until HRC's Board of Directors names his replacement sometime next year
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Helping Hands: Wealth of options for LGBTQ volunteering in DC
There's no shortage of opportunities for D.C. area residents to lend their time and assistance
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Michigan Department of Corrections agrees to amend policies that dole out harsher punishments to HIV-positive prisoners
HIV-positive prisoner was placed in solitary confinement and lost privileges for having consensual sex with another prisoner
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Newly-elected Democratic Kansas governor seeks to block anti-gay adoption law
State's largest LGBTQ organization believes law is unconstitutional, and will be introducing a repeal bill in January
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California man pleads not guilty to murder of openly gay, Jewish former classmate
Prosecutors say they found evidence of anti-gay, anti-Semitic propaganda on Samuel Woodward's phone and computer
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Nearly 180 companies oppose efforts to erase transgender legal protections
Business allies denounce attempt to redefine gender as "fixed, immutable" condition based solely on a person's genitalia
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10 men arrested for participating in “gay wedding” in Tanzania subjected to anal examinations
Arrests come amid government efforts to out LGBTQ people and prosecute them under anti-sodomy laws
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In firing Jeff Sessions for Matt Whitaker, Trump swapped one anti-LGBTQ zealot for another
The new acting Attorney General "poses a grave threat to the rule of law and civil rights for everyone"
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HRC: Midterm election was “clear rejection” of Trump’s “dangerous and divisive agenda”
Tuesday's midterm elections were largely positive for proponents of LGBTQ rights and supporters of the Equality Act
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Rogue Cornhole league recreates the ultimate tailgate experience at the Midlands Beer Garden
The LGBTQ cornhole league offers comradery and competition
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2018 Elections: Jared Polis is America’s first gay governor
Tuesday’s governor’s races were a mixed bag for LGBTQ candidates. Voters in Colorado picked U.S. Rep. Jared Polis to become America’s first openly gay governor. One of...
