All posts by John Riley
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Pastor who cheered Orlando victims’ deaths found guilty of child molestation
Kenneth Adkins is known for his anti-LGBTQ statements and social media posts
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European Court demands end to forced sterilization of transgender people
22 European nations have been ordered to amend their laws
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Iowa lawmakers vote to end discrimination against LGBTQ renters
Bipartisan measure heads to Gov. Terry Branstad's desk for signature into law
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ACLU sues Wisconsin for denying insurance coverage to transgender state employees
Wisconsin has "cruelly backtracked" on its promise to cover gender confirmation surgery, ACLU says
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Nebraska Supreme Court throws out ban on same-sex foster parents
State ordered to stop treating same-sex couples differently in foster and adoption cases
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Tampa bans conversion therapy on minors, and St. Petersburg may follow suit
On Thursday, the Tampa City Council held a second reading of a proposed ordinance that bans the practice of conversion therapy on minors in the...
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Neil Gorsuch confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
In a victory for President Donald Trump, his Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a bipartisan 54-45 vote. Three...
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Trans boy asks to intervene as defendant in Boyertown locker room lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania have filed a legal motion asking to intervene in a lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania school...
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Gavin Grimm: Trump doesn’t care about protecting trans people from discrimination
Virginia teenager Gavin Grimm isn’t mincing words when it comes to how he views the Trump administration’s record on transgender rights. On Thursday, Grimm was...
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Despite “repeal,” cities continue enforcing travel bans to North Carolina
North Carolina’s fake “repeal” of the controversial HB 2 law might have convinced the NCAA and the ACC to reconsider awarding sports championships to the...
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U.S. Senate Republicans kill filibuster to move along Gorsuch nomination
Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted for the “nuclear option” — a move that kills the filibuster for all current and future Supreme Court nominees,...
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Friendship Place takes a nontraditional approach to helping homeless LGBTQ youth
Friendship Place's symposium, "Young, LGBTQ and Homeless," takes place on Wednesday, April 19
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Virginia Democrats sustain McAuliffe’s veto of anti-LGBTQ bills
The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate sustained vetoes of two so-called “religious freedom” measures that would have permitted discrimination against LGBTQ people and same-sex...
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Congressional Wisdom: An interview with Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan has some ideas on how Democrats can win back Congress, starting with actually listening to voters.
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Nevada Senate passes two pro-LGBTQ bills by wide margins
On Tuesday, the Nevada State Senate passed a pair of bills intended to benefit LGBTQ-identifying children, sending them both on to the State Assembly for...
