All posts by John Riley
-
Gay baker calls gay community “Nazis” over cake-related lawsuits
Jesse Bartholomew scolds LGBT community over nondiscrimination lawsuits against anti-gay bakers
-
Republicans back Cuccinelli for Virginia governor
If Republican primary voters in Virginia had their way, the Old Dominion could be seeing a repeat of Ken Cuccinelli’s run for governor. And according...
-
N.J. congressman refuses to pay NRCC dues because they back gay candidates
Rep. Scott Garrett bucks party leadership by refusing to back Republican Party's campaign arm
-
EEOC: Sexual orientation discrimination prohibited under federal law
Ruling says sexual orientation discrimination violates Title VII prohibition on sex discrimination
-
Federal court: Utah must recognize lesbian couple as legal parents
Judge rules Utah's assisted reproduction statute must apply equally to same-sex and opposite-sex couples
-
Scott Walker backtracks on comments about gay Scouts ban
Presidential candidate seeks to clarify remark that ban "protected children"
-
Last Resistance: The remaining counties taking a stand against marriage equality
It’s the video that’s been circulating the Internet in recent days. “I’d like you to put your phone away, please,” says Rowan County (Ky.) Clerk...
-
Aisha Moodie-Mills: Victory Through Visibility
“I can remember growing up and my grandfather listening to Rush Limbaugh on the radio,” says Aisha Moodie-Mills. “And this is before he became such...
-
Merkel says “marriage” only between a man and a woman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is parsing her words when it comes to same-sex marriage. The leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union party said in...
-
Senate defeats LGBT student nondiscrimination amendment
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday evening defeated an amendment to an education bill that would have provided nondiscrimination and anti-bullying protections for LGBT children in schools. ...
-
Bill seeks to stop youth programs from abusing LGBT teens
Two U.S. House members are looking to prevent teens from the same fate that befell Stephanie Scheider. Scheider, now 26, was taken to a McDonald’s by...
-
HUD guidance protects LGBT seniors from discrimination
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday announced a positive development for LGBT seniors seeking housing. As part of the White...
-
Boy Scouts move to lift ban on gay leaders
The Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) executive committee has unanimously approved a resolution that would lift the existing ban on openly gay adult Scout leaders. The resolution now...
-
Oregon establishes LGBT veterans coordinator
Coordinator will help LGBT veterans upgrade their discharge status and access benefits they've earned
-
Cherry Fund raises largest cash haul in recent years
2015 marked another successful year for the Cherry Fund. The not-for-profit, all-volunteer organization has raised a record amount from its charity dance events. In total, it will...
