All posts by John Riley
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Obama designates Stonewall Inn as a national monument
Just in time for New York’s Pride weekend, and the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots that are credited with giving visibility to the nation’s...
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Trans student Gavin Grimm wins injunction, school must let him use boys’ restroom
Gavin Grimm and his lawyers get the injunction they've been seeking for more than a year
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Gun Controlled: The LGBT community focuses on firearms
Should the LGBT community arm its members, or ally itself with organizations pushing for greater gun restrictions?
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Bermuda to hold referendum on gay marriage and civil unions
Bermuda voters will head to the polls on Thursday, June 23, to vote in a non-binding referendum on both legalizing same-sex marriage and legalizing same-sex...
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Anti-gay pastor will have to relocate his church after praising murder of Orlando victims
Decision comes after Pastor Roger Jimenez preached he was upset the Orlando shooter "didn't finish the job"
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Loretta Lynch to LGBT community: “We stand with you”
Attorney General meets with victims' relatives and prosecutors in Orlando while investigation into shooting continues
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Kim Davis drops appeal over marriage licenses, retreats back into obscurity
Appeal made unnecessary by passage of new law removing all clerks' names from marriage licenses
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Guests at Walt Disney World hold vigil for Pulse Nightclub victims
Guests at Disney's Magic Kingdom held a vigil on Saturday for victims of the Orlando shooting
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Montgomery County Police to hold LGBT community meeting
In the wake of the Orlando mass shooting, the Montgomery County Police Department is hosting its first community meeting for the LGBT community on Tuesday,...
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“Gay-in” Friday night at Adams Morgan bar where Pride flag was burned
Local LGBT residents are staging a “gay-in” at a predominantly straight bar and restaurant in Adams Morgan after the establishment had its rainbow flag burned...
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Kenyan court decides forced anal exams to “prove” homosexuality are constitutional
High court judge rejects constitutional challenge brought by two men subjected to torturous exams under duress
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GOP congressman defends reading Bible verse about putting gays to death
U.S. Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) is standing by his decision to read an anti-gay Bible verse during a closed meeting of the House Republican caucus...
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Pride Amid Mourning: Capital Pride refuses to bow to fear
An anti-LGBT attack in Orlando cast a shadow over last weekend's Capital Pride Festival. It did not, however, break people's spirits.
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LGBT organizations respond to Orlando attacks
LGBT organizations responded to the horrific events in Orlando swiftly and with a unified voice of authority, calling for action in combating the hate aimed...
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U.S. House blocks vote on LGBT nondiscrimination amendment
The U.S. House Committee on Rules has once again put the brakes on allowing a pro-LGBT amendment to be voted upon and attached to a...
