All posts by John Riley
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Bethlehem, Pa., votes to ban conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth
Council is expected to take a second vote to approve ban in the next month
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Point Foundation awards 45 college scholarships to LGBTQ scholars
Point Foundation, the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students, has awarded 45 scholarships to deserving students seeking to further their education. Twenty were chosen...
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund files brief opposing transgender military ban
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has filed an amicus brief urging the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that President Trump’s...
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Idaho Republican speaks out against state GOP’s anti-gay marriage platform
26-year-old Dom Gelsomino says the GOP should be more inclusive and more focused on promoting individual liberty
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Brother, Help Thyself is accepting applications for grants and awards
Brother, Help Thyself has begun accepting applications for grants and other awards, and will continue to accept them until 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 31. Each...
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Report: Anti-gay climate in Indonesia could be fueling HIV epidemic
A new report by Human Rights Watch claims that the increase in anti-LGBTQ hostility, increased raids by police, and failure of the country’s political leaders...
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Proposed regulation in Delaware would force schools to out transgender students to their parents
LGBTQ advocates are urging Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) to withdraw a revised regulation that would require schools to out transgender students to their parents...
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Montana anti-transgender ballot initiative fails to qualify for ballot
Montana’s historic libertarian streak continued last week after proponents of a ballot measure to force transgender people to use only those multi-user facilities that match...
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Panic! at the Disco frontman Brendon Urie pledges $1 million to help schools set up Gay-Straight Alliances
Research indicates that LGBTQ youth benefit from the presence of a GSA in their schools
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South Carolina lawmakers sneak anti-gay adoption provision into appropriations bill
South Carolina lawmakers have inserted a little-publicized amendment into an appropriations bill to allow adoption agencies that receive taxpayer money to discriminate against same-sex couples and...
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Prince William Board of Supervisors declares June “LGBTQ and More Pride Month”
Proclamation is the first time the county has recognized Pride
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Cleveland woman is 14th transgender person killed in U.S. this year
A transgender woman in Cleveland was fatally shot and her body dumped in a parking lot, making her the 14th transgender person killed in the...
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Christian group sues to overturn conversion therapy bans in South Florida
Lawsuit claims the bans violate therapists' and clients' First Amendment rights, and a host of other laws
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Massachusetts House passes ban on youth conversion therapy
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a bill prohibiting therapists and counselors from subjecting LGBTQ youth to attempts to change their sexual orientation or...
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Maine lawmakers approve conversion therapy bill, but veto may be imminent
State lawmakers in Maine have approved a bill to ban the practice of conversion therapy on minors, but Gov. Paul LePage has not indicated whether...
