All posts by John Riley
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Neighborhood Trophy: Nellie’s Sports Bar is a U Street institution
In 2007, Doug Schantz shelved a career in advertising to open a gay sports bar. Nine years later, Nellie's is a thriving, U Street institution.
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Exemption-filled “nondiscrimination” bill fails in Indiana Senate
Republican leaders in the Indiana Senate quashed a bill that purported to protect gay and bisexual Hoosiers from discrimination in employment, housing, credit and public...
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Gay Republicans React to Iowa
Whether hoping for a Rubio surge or a Trump rebound, LGBT issues bear little weight on gay Republicans’ choice of candidate
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Capital Pride Alliance opens award nominations
The Capital Pride Alliance, which plans and carries out Washington’s annual Pride festivities, is accepting nominations for the Capital Pride Heroes and Engendered Spirit awards,...
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D.C. Council passes health care cultural competency bill
The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved a first-of-its-kind bill that would require all licenses, certified and registered health care professionals to undergo cultural competency training...
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BHT surpasses $3 million in grants awarded at 2016 ceremony
$75,000 in grants given to 23 organizations at Baltimore ceremony
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Virginia Senate passes pair of nondiscrimination bills
The Virginia Senate on Friday passed a pair of nondiscrimination bills with bipartisan support, sending them to the House of Delegates for consideration. The Senate voted to...
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Christie invokes ISIS in response to Kim Davis debate question
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie made an interesting pivot in Thursday night’s FOX News debate, bringing up the fight against the Islamic State when asked...
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Furies Collective house approved as D.C. historic landmark
The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) on Thursday unanimously approved the site of the Furies Collective, a lesbian feminist separatist collective, to become a...
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Indiana Senate committee passes Trojan horse nondiscrimination bill
Despite attempts to give their state a much-needed public relations makeover, Hoosier lawmakers have fallen short in passing comprehensive protections for Indiana’s LGBT citizens. In...
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Virginia bill proposes Kim Davis-style clerk exemptions
A Virginia Senate committee has set the stage for what could be an inevitable showdown between opponents and supporters of same-sex marriage, as embodied by...
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Hillary or Bernie? LGBT voters are torn
LGBT Democrats are divided over a presidential candidate, but many consider Clinton the strongest general election contender
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Hair-Raising: Wig Night Out Benefits the Point Foundation
Wig Night Out lets DC bar patrons display their most creative hairdos while raising money for LGBT scholars
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Anti-gay Virginia lawmaker discovered cruising Grindr
College student tipped off news outlet; editor declined to reveal man's identity
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Jerry Falwell, Jr. is backing Donald Trump for president
GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump achieved a major coup this week after Jerry Falwell, Jr., the president of Liberty University, endorsed his candidacy, a move...
