All posts by John Riley
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Bill introduced in Congress to collect data on LGBTQ violent deaths
An openly gay congressman has reintroduced a bill that would direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect data on LGBTQ violent deaths,...
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Pride in Numbers: Everything that happened at Capital Pride 2017
Thanks to the Equality March, record numbers of LGBTQ people celebrated Capital Pride, which encountered a few bumps in its parade road
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Commerce Department slammed for excluding LGBTQ protections from Equal Employment policy
The U.S. Department of Commerce has come under fire for excluding explicit nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ employees in the department’s Equal Employment Policy. On Thursday, Commerce...
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Jim Graham dies at age 71
Former D.C. Councilmember and executive director of Whitman-Walker Clinic passed away on Sunday, June 11
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Gang member pleads guilty in slaying of North Carolina trans woman
On Tuesday, a member of the Latin Kings gang pleaded guilty to the 2015 murder of a North Carolina transgender woman whose decomposed remains were found...
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Florida village takes first step in banning conversion therapy
The Village Council in Wellington, Fla., has taken the first step in banning the practice of conversion therapy. On Tuesday, the Village Council voted 4-1...
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Brother, Help Thyself opens grant application process on June 15
Final applications for BHT grant money must be submitted by June 30
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7 LGBTQ Democrats advance to general election in Virginia
Equality Virginia-endorsed Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam wins governor's race
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3 transgender women attacked in Brooklyn
Three transgender woman were attacked in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick on Saturday, resulting in them being hospitalized. Jasmine Infiniti, London Jade, and a third...
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Activists call on MPD and Prince George’s police to investigate murders of black gay men
On Monday, which marked the one-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub terror attack, a local advocacy group sent letters to MPD Chief Peter Newsham and Prince...
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Amnesty International calls for greater transgender protections in the Dominican Republic
Following the killing of the 38th transgender woman in the Dominican Republic since 2006, Amnesty International is calling on authorities to take more substantive steps...
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Deirdre Grimm pens open letter as Gavin graduates from high school
Deirdre Grimm, the mother of transgender activist Gavin Grimm, has taken to the op-ed pages in The Washington Post, writing an open letter reflecting on her...
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Charlotte Pride Parade rejects Gays for Trump float
Conservatives are in an uproar over the “intolerance” of the gay Left after the Charlotte Pride Parade rejected a request to allow “Gays for Trump” to...
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D.C. paints temporary rainbow crosswalks on 17th Street for Pride
On Friday, the District of Columbia unveiled the first of eight Pride-themed temporary crosswalks on 17th Street NW, in recognition of June as LGBTQ Pride...
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Equality March for Unity and Pride to hold post-march rally
Organizers of the Equality March for Unity and Pride have announced they will hold a rally on the National Mall following the march on Sunday, June...
