All posts by John Riley
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North Carolina local nondiscrimination ordinances stay intact
A bill that was amended to potentially strip away the ability of local municipalities from enacting their own ordinances was defeated Tuesday after a bloc of...
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HRC to honor Tim Cook at National Dinner
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that Apple CEO Tim Cook will receive HRC’s Visibility Award at its 19th annual HRC National Dinner on Saturday,...
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Kim Davis had private meeting with Pope Francis; UPDATE: HRC responds
Controversial Kentucky clerk Kim Davis apparently did meet privately with Pope Francis, a Vatican spokesman seemed to confirm on Wednesday to ABC News. Davis and...
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Carson blames gay marriage for fall of Rome
It wouldn’t be another day on the campaign trail without some strange pronouncement about social issues from Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson. As first reported...
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North Carolina looks to prohibit pro-LGBT ordinances
In yet another anti-LGBT move this year, lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives pulled a sneak attack through an amendment that would strip...
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EV PAC backs four in contested Virginia Senate races
Equality Virginia PAC (EV PAC) on Monday announced it was backing four pro-LGBT non-incumbents seeking Senate seats ahead of November’s General Assembly elections, amid a...
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“Who’s the Boss?” star Danny Pintauro comes out as HIV-positive
Former child TV star's message to the gay community: We need to take better care of ourselves
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Obama ridicules Republicans over gay rights stance
President says religious liberty no excuse for denying equal rights to LGBT people
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Pope defends “human right” to refuse gay marriage licenses
Pope's comments illustrate no change in Church doctrine, but overall theme of U.S. trip focused on inclusion
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Transgender woman detained by TSA at Orlando International Airport
The Human Rights Campaign is calling upon the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to investigate an incident in which a transgender woman was detained after being flagged...
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Joe Biden named keynote speaker for HRC National Dinner
Vice-President Biden to address the organization's sold-out national dinner in Washington, D.C.
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Carly Rae Jepsen to headline HRC National Dinner
Apparently, Carly Rae Jepsen really likes D.C. The Canadian multi-platinum selling, Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter known for her major hits “I Really Like You” and...
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Grosso introduces youth suicide prevention bill
Councilmember David Grosso on Tuesday introduced a bill aimed at ensuring all school-based personnel to receive sufficient training on youth suicide prevention and intervention, with...
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Sanders and Trump lead respective parties in Grindr poll
The online hookup app Grindr has released the results of an online poll surveying its users’ political opinions, including their choices for the upcoming 2016...
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Justice Scalia still criticizing gay marriage ruling
Conservative firebrand brands court's decision legalizing marriage equality as "extreme"
