All posts by John Riley
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UPDATE: General Services Administration says LGBTQ protections remain intact in equal employment policy
The U.S. General Services Administration has become the latest federal agency to be accused of removing mentions or references to sexual orientation and gender identity...
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Record number of transgender candidates seeking election on Nov. 7
At least eight transgender or non-binary individuals are seeking elective office on Nov. 7, and stand a good chance of becoming historic “firsts,” according to...
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Virginia Democrats holding onto slim lead headed into Election Day
Hotly contested race between Danica Roem and Bob Marshall will be closely watched by LGBTQ advocates
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Gays Against Guns protesters stage “die-in” inside Hart Senate Building
LGBTQ group is one of several calling for Congress to pass gun reforms in wake of Texas church shooting
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Civil rights advocates upset over confirmation of anti-LGBTQ judicial nominees
Civil rights advocates are becoming increasingly alarmed at the Senate’s willingness to rubber-stamp President Trump’s federal court nominees, including some who have come under scrutiny...
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Food & Friends to hold Annual Pie Day to promote “Slice of Life” fundrasier
The time has come for the people of D.C. to cast their vote for the best pie: Will apple have a repeat victory, or will...
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HRC opposes anti-LGBTQ Scott Garrett for Export-Import Bank post
Former U.S. representative amassed a strong anti-LGBTQ record over his 14 years in Congress
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Trump anti-gay Agriculture Department pick withdraws nomination
Sam Clovis has argued that homosexuality is a choice and has equated gay marriage to pedophilia
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Congress members file SCOTUS brief in support of gay couple denied wedding cake
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) announced that 35 senators and 175 U.S. House members have joined...
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Food and Friends’ Slice of Life makes giving easy and delicious
Food & Friends is donating 10% from this year's Slice of Life to help those in Puerto Rico
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Former D.C. councilmember Carol Schwartz gets personal and political in new memoir
"Quite a Life!" celebrates Schwartz's rise to become a D.C. political fixture
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Two petitions call out Catholic bishop for denying funeral rites to LGBTQ people
Two petitions are being circulated online protesting the Roman Catholic diocese of Madison, Wis., for recently released guidance suggesting that priests should refuse to perform...
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Ralph Northam makes final appeal to LGBTQ voters before Virginia governor election
Northam says his Republican opponent can't be trusted to stand up to extremists in his party
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Virginia AG Mark Herring stands by his record on LGBTQ rights
If you listen to Republican attack ads, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is a controversial figure obsessed with social issues who is bending the law...
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Dana Beyer to run for Maryland State Senate in 2018
Longtime activist says Democrats must take back democracy from the alt-right
