All posts by John Riley
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Oklahoma governor signs adoption discrimination bill into law
Oklahoma LGBTQ advocates plan to bring a lawsuit against the state after Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law a bill that allows child placement agencies...
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California congressional candidate shares video of her harassing transgender woman in Denny’s restroom
Jazmina Saavedra says she and others feel endangered by the presence of transgender women in public restrooms
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Trump administration restores LGBT-owned businesses page on Small Business Administration website
Two congresswomen from New York had questioned whether removal was "politically or ideologically motivated"
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Councilmembers Bonds, Cheh, and Allen earn perfect ratings on GLAA questionnaire
Three incumbent D.C. Councilmembers running for re-election have earned perfect ratings on GLAA’s election-year questionnaire ahead of the District’s primary election on June 19. Councilmembers...
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Gay lawmaker implies Alabama governor is a lesbian
Patricia Todd has her job offer at One Orlando Alliance rescinded for encouraging the "outing" of Gov. Kay Ivey
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Capital Trans Pride takes place May 19-20
Weekend of events brings the transgender community together for a celebration of fellowship and camaraderie
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VIDEO: HRC campaign shares conversion therapy survivor’s story
Video highlights Alex Cooper's personal story as HRC and its allies push for various state bans on conversion therapy
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Anti-gay Tony Perkins named to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Equality advocates fear Family Research Council president will use platform to push an anti-LGBTQ agenda abroad
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Rhode Island lawmakers considering bill to ban “gay or trans panic” defense
The American Bar Association has previously urged states to pass similar laws
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National survey reveals LGBTQ youth face high levels of stress and fear in their daily lives
85% of LGBTQ-identifying teens say they'd rate their stress level as a 5 or higher on a scale of 1-10
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Maryland governor signs conversion therapy bill into law
Measure to prohibit sexual orientation change efforts passed with bipartisan support
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Dan Savage eviscerates gay Republican who complains he can’t get laid
–Sex advice columnist Dan Savage, writing in his “Savage Love” column for The Stranger, responding to a self-professed Republican who takes offense to people on dating or...
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Caitlyn Jenner: Trump has set transgender community “back 20 years”
Reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner said in an address to the British Parliament that President Donald Trump has set the transgender community in the United...
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Four men in Miami Beach gay pride attack charged with hate crime
The four young men accused of attacking a gay couple following Miami Beach’s annual gay pride parade have been charged with hate crime enhancements and...
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Stephanie Sandberg becomes new executive director of LPAC
Taking a dig at the Trump administration, Sandberg says "we will not be invisible, and we will not back down"
