All posts by John Riley
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Virginia Senate committee approves nondiscrimination bills
A Virginia Senate committee has approved two measures that would prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination in public employment and housing, with both bills earning bipartisan support as...
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4th Circuit to hear Virginia transgender student’s appeal
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday will hear the appeal of a Virginia transgender student who is challenging his school’s restroom policy requiring...
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Georgia bill would provide protections for LGBT opponents
A Georgia state senator on Thursday held a press conference to outline the specifics of a bill he has introduced intended to provide special protections...
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Tennessee marriage nullification bill fails in committee
A proposed bill in Tennessee that would have allowed state and local officials in the Volunteer State to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages or the...
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The Deep Bonds of Leather Weekend
Centaur MC's Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend allows the LGBT, leather and kink communities to forge global connections
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Full Circle: Todd Leavitt returns to leather stardom
It's not the first title for this year's Mr. MAL
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Illinois GOP congressional duo backing Equality Act
A pair of congressional Republicans up for re-election in blue-state Illinois have signed on as co-sponsors to the Equality Act, becoming the first members of...
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Court: N.Y. farm owners discriminated against lesbian couple
A New York court last week ruled that the owners of a farm used as a wedding venue violated the state’s nondiscrimination law when they...
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Tennessee bill seeks to invalidate gay marriage decision
LGBT rights advocates are condemning a bill in Tennessee that seeks to defy the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling. The bill, known as the Tennessee Natural Marriage...
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Montana governor issues trans-inclusive nondiscrimination order
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) on Monday issued an executive order extending nondiscrimination protections to state employees and state contractors based on sexual orientation and...
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FIFA fines 5 Latin American countries for homophobic chants
FIFA, the governing body for world soccer, on Wednesday announced it has imposed fines against the various football associations of Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru and...
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Furies Collective gains ANC approval as it seeks historic status
A lesbian feminist separatist collective has inched closer to its goal of being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, after ANC officials approved...
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Puppy Love
From the pups to their handlers and the bonds they share, an inside look at the increasingly popular leather subset. Just call them MAL's best...
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Blood Work: LGBT reaction to the FDA’s new donation policy
Medical experts react to the FDA's new policy guidance on allowing gay and bisexual men to donate blood
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Indiana’s Mike Pence attacked for “punting” on nondiscrimination law
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has attacked Gov. Mike Pence (R) for failing to call for the passage of LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination protections in his State...
