All posts by John Riley
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Life Saver: Celebrating 40 years of Whitman-Walker
Whitman-Walker's 40-year history is inextricably linked to that of both the LGBTQ community and the larger D.C. community.
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Women’s March returns to kick off year-long campaign against the Trump agenda
Organizers want to direct the energy of the march into real change
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Trump reaffirms “commitment” to equality in letter to Log Cabin Republicans
Log Cabin President: Letter commemorating our 40th anniversary is "tangible evidence" of GOP's moves towards inclusion
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Proposed HHS rule would allow health care workers to refuse treatment to LGBTQ people
Change in policy could allow health care providers to cite moral or religious objections when refusing treatment
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Virginia Gov. safeguards LGBTQ state workers while Republicans block statewide protections
Bill to prohibit anti-LGBTQ discrimination faces delays and hurdles in Republican-controlled House of Delegates
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Chelsea Manning releases campaign ad as part of U.S. Senate bid
Self-described "whistleblower" and former soldier will challenge Sen. Ben Cardin in Democratic primary
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Pennsylvania Republicans bemoan removal of “mother” and “father” from state birth certificates
A group of Pennsylvania lawmakers is objecting to a bureaucratic change that replaced the terms “mother” and “father” with “parent,” demanding that the state Department...
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Mark Pocan: Why do we allow presidents from “shithole organizations” like Trump Org?
On Thursday, openly gay Congressman Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) fired back at President Trump on Twitter in response to reports that Trump made a racist remark...
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India’s Supreme Court to reconsider law criminalizing gay sex
India’s Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider a 2013 decision that reinstated the country’s anti-sodomy laws and criminalized same-sex relations between consenting adults, reports The...
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Brother, Help Thyself is doing its part to combat Republican funding cuts
BHT will provide $64,000 to local nonprofits that support LGBTQ people and those living with HIV/AIDS
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Husband of Miss Trans America pageant founder says he “snapped” after argument
Mark Steele-Knudslien pleads not guilty to murdering his wife, Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien
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Virginia House LGBTQ caucus doubles as Danica Roem and Dawn Adams sworn in
Delegates become first transgender and first lesbian lawmakers to serve in the Virginia General Assembly
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Trump judicial nominee Howard Nielson criticized a judge because he was gay
Past anti-LGBTQ advocacy raises questions over whether Nielson can impartially hear cases involving LGBTQ parties
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Wisconsin school district settles with transgender student barred from restrooms
By dropping its Supreme Court appeal, district allows precedent-setting, pro-transgender 7th Circuit ruling to stand
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Virginia lawmakers introduce bills to ban conversion therapy for minors
Two Democrats want to ban licensed therapists from trying to "change" a young person's sexuality or gender identity
