All posts by John Riley
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Appeals court in Lebanon rules consensual same-sex relations are not unlawful
Earlier this month, a district court of appeals in Lebanon issued a groundbreaking ruling finding that consensual sex between people of the same sex is...
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Over 100,000 Israelis protest after Netanyahu caves to right-wingers on LGBTQ rights
More than 100,000 Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday night to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s backtracking on a provision within...
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Embattled Senator Bob Menendez attacks GOP opponent over past anti-gay comment
Embattled U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is pivoting to accuse his Republican opponent, Bob Hugin, of being both anti-women and anti-gay for comments he made when...
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Pro-LGBTQ groups run full-page ads urging senators to vote against Kavanaugh SCOTUS nomination
The Human Rights Campaign and the National Women’s Law Center have launched a campaign this week to urge U.S. senators to vote against Brett Kavanaugh’s...
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Transgender woman accuses Arizona pharmacist of denying her hormone prescription
A transgender woman has filed a complaint with the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy accusing a pharmacist at a local CVS of discriminating against her...
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Judge rules that religious adoption agencies in Philadelphia can’t exclude gay parents
Last week, a federal judge ruled that religiously-affiliated child placement agencies do not have a right to refuse to place children with same-sex couples by...
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves anti-gay Pennsylvania judicial activist’s nomination
Barring any last-minute surprises, it is likely David Porter will win a seat on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
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White House withdraws judicial nomination of Ryan Bounds, who wrote anti-gay, racially insensitive screeds
Inflammatory writings gave some GOP senators pause when deciding whether to confirm 9th Circuit nominee
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Advocates ask federal court to stop Pentagon from discharging HIV-positive service members
Without a preliminary injunction, HIV-positive service members face an imminent threat of being discharged
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Virginia Beach advocates launch new LGBTQ equality coalition
Coalition will advocate for greater LGBTQ protections, even in the face of hostility from the General Assembly
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Washington Scandals’ “Rugby 101” is a casual way to get into the sport
Thinking about trying out a new sport? Rugby may be your golden ticket to fun and friendships.
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Brewers pitcher Josh Hader apologizes for past racist, sexist, and anti-gay tweets
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Hader has apologized for racist, sexist, and anti-gay comments he tweeted when he was a teenager, reports ABC News. The tweets,...
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9th Circuit keeps in place order blocking Trump’s transgender military ban
Appeals court's ruling is the seventh to rule against the Trump administration's requests to begin enacting the ban
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Bethlehem City Council approves ban on conversion therapy
The Bethlehem City Council has taken a second vote to approve a ban on conversion therapy, making the city the eighth jurisdiction in Pennsylvania to...
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Ohio parents appeal judge’s decision blocking transgender child’s name change
Judge ruled that name change request was "not reasonable and proper or in the child's best interest at this time"
