All posts by John Riley
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Two transgender women killed in New Orleans
Two transgender women were killed within 48 hours of one another this past week in New Orleans, according to WDSU. Their deaths brought the total...
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North Carolina man charged in Key West hate crime
A North Carolina man has been arrested and released on bail as he faces charges related to a suspected anti-gay hate crime that took place...
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Virginia Supreme Court hears challenge to Fairfax nondiscrimination policy
On Thursday, the Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging Fairfax County’s student and employee nondiscrimination policy after a 16-year-old student complained that the...
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Lawmakers urge Trump to reverse stance on trans student protections
A bipartisan coalition of congressional lawmakers has submitted a letter urging President Trump to reverse a recent decision rescinding Obama-era guidance that allowed transgender students...
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Flood of amicus briefs filed in support of Gavin Grimm’s Supreme Court case
Virginia teenager Gavin Grimm is receiving an outpouring of support from politicians, faith leaders, educational organizations, and school administrators as he prepares for a part of...
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U.S. Senate confirms Ben Carson as HUD Secretary
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirm renowned anti-LGBTQ neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate Ben Carson as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. It was...
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LGBT Equality Caucus relaunches Transgender Equality Task Force
On Thursday, the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus announced it was re-launching the Transgender Equality Task Force to advance and push back against the erosion of...
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CPAC 2017: One Big, Happy Tent?
Conservatives embraced LGBTQ Republicans at this year's CPAC, but transgender rights remain a sticking point
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Wig Night OUT Returns: Bobs, Bouffants, and Beehives, Oh My!
Annual event at JR.'s raises funds for Point Foundation and Whitman-Walker Health
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Poll: North Carolinians say HB 2 not needed for safety or privacy
A recent poll finds that a strong majority of North Carolinians don’t believe the state’s controversial HB 2 law is needed to protect privacy or...
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Maryland GOP operatives found guilty of anti-gay robocall
Last week, a judge in Maryland found two Republican campaign operatives from Virginia guilty of violating Maryland’s state election laws by sending out an anti-LGBTQ...
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D.C. named a finalist to host the Gay Games XI in 2022
In good news for Washington, D.C.’s LGBTQ sports community, the nation’s capital has been named one of three finalists to host the Gay Games XI...
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Alleged gay basher tells couple, “You live in Trump country now”
A gay couple from Key West was attacked and verbally assaulted by a drunken scooter rider last Thursday, reports the Florida Keys Keynoter. Kevin Seymour, 38,...
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Right-wing PAC falsely claims Tammy Baldwin wants to teach gay sex to 5-year-olds
A right-wing political action committee that purports to be raising money to entice Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. to run for U.S. Senate has...
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HRC charts course of action during Trump administration
The Human Rights Campaign is plotting a course of action to ensure progress on LGBTQ rights even as it has largely set itself up as...
