All posts by John Riley
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OutServe-SLDN President Matt Thorn to step down in coming months
Vice president of operations and strategy Andy Blevins to take helm starting on Dec. 1
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3rd Circuit urged to uphold Philadelphia’s pro-LGBTQ foster care policy
A Catholic adoption service is suing the city because it can't discriminate against same-sex couples
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Low voter turnout sinks referendum to ban gay marriage in Romania
After LGBTQ advocates urge boycott of vote, referendum falls short of required turnout threshold
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New Jersey education guidance says teachers not required to “out” transgender students to their parents
State Department of Education's recent guidance on transgender students prioritizes child safety over parental notification
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Hawaii Supreme Court upholds parental rights for same-sex couples
Lesbian nonbiological parent must pay child support for the child she and her former partner planned to raise together
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California court allows lawsuit over breach of HIV patients’ information to move forward
Lawsuit alleges company was warned of online portal's security flaws, resulting in illegal download of 93 individuals' medical records
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Senate votes to end debate on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination
Donald Trump's second Supreme Court nominee appears headed for confirmation
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Anti-gay protests held on campus at Southeastern Louisiana University
Some students upset by anti-gay ministry's demonstration of "confrontational evangelism"
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Team Rayceen and One Woman, Many Voices host a town hall on LGBTQ domestic violence
The DC Anti-Violence Project and Community Action for Safe Spaces also organized the event
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Former President Barack Obama endorses 17 LGBTQ candidates for office
President is often deployed as a surrogate for Democratic candidates to gin up turnout among liberal voters
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Victory Fund has backed 272 candidates this November in hopes of generating a “Rainbow Wave”
More highly-qualified LGBTQ candidates are seeking office this year, but they are almost all exclusively Democrats
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Lambda Legal launches billboards to protest anti-LGBTQ religious exemption laws
"No Excuse" campaign seeks to start conversations about efforts to deny services to LGBTQ people
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D.C. Council approves initial vote to repeal Initiative 77, the tipped hourly wage increase
On Tuesday, the D.C. Council preliminarily approved a measure to repeal the voter-approved Initiative 77, which sought to raise tipped workers’ hourly wages to $15...
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Latino Victory Fund endorses openly gay candidate for Maryland State Delegate
If elected, Gabriel Acevero would become the first LGBTQ Afro-Latino to serve in the Maryland General Assembly
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Councilmember Vincent Gray says bouncer shoved him out of gay nightclub
Altercation occurred after Ward 7 Councilmember showed his council ID instead of a license or passport
