All posts by John Riley
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Senate confirms Richard Grenell as U.S. Ambassador to Germany
The U.S. Senate voted 56-42 to confirm Richard Grenell, an openly gay man and former U.S. spokesman at the United Nations under the Bush administration,...
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LGBTQ groups push back against Kansas adoption discrimination bill
LGBTQ groups and child welfare organizations are urging lawmakers in Kansas to oppose to a bill that would allow adoption and foster care agencies to...
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Janelle Monae comes out as pansexual in “Rolling Stone” interview
R&B artist had previously dropped hints about her sexuality, but had played coy for "fear of being judged"
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Fire Starter: Renwick’s Burning Man exhibit captures the magic of the desert festival
In its dazzling, all-encompassing Burning Man exhibit, The Renwick Gallery showcases an event that encourages participants to be themselves
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DC Center and National Zoo partner for a day of celebrating equality among the animals
Smithsonian's International Family Equality day activities join the fun
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Republicans blast Democrats for holding up confirmation of gay ambassador
If confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell would be first openly LGBTQ Trump appointee
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Indiana pizza shop that refused to cater gay weddings shuts down
An Indiana pizza shop that inserted itself into the national debate over religious exemptions for business owners and LGBTQ civil rights shuttered its doors last...
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Second city in Alabama passes pro-LGBTQ ordinance
LGBTQ activists call on other cities in Alabama to follow the lead of Montevallo, Ala., and pass similar ordinances
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Senate confirms anti-gay Trump judicial pick Kyle Duncan
Democratic senators denounce lawyer who defended North Carolina's HB 2 law and the Gloucester County School Board
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Senate panel approves Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State
A last-minute change of heart by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Monday night all but ensures the confirmation of CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the...
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New Hampshire Senate votes to ban conversion therapy
The New Hampshire State Senate has passed a bill that would ban therapy attempting to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors who...
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Senate confirms anti-gay Jim Bridenstine to be head of NASA
One Democratic Senator questioned if Bridenstine, a climate change denier, even understood basic scientific concepts
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California Assembly bans conversion therapy by classifying its as consumer fraud
Bill has earned support from several major medical and mental health organizations
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HRC endorses California Sen. Dianne Feinstein for re-election
Following in the footsteps of Equality California, the Human Rights Campaign endorsed U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein for re-election this November, even as she faces a...
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HRC’s Chad Griffin to lawmakers: “If you come for us, we’ll come for you on Election Day”
HRC President, fresh off victory in Anchorage, says lawmakers pursue anti-LGBTQ legislation at their own peril
