All posts by John Riley
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North Carolina legislature passes anti-gay marriage measure
The North Carolina legislature on Thursday approved a bill that would allow state officials to recuse themselves from providing marriage licenses or performing marriage ceremonies for...
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Health trial shows benefit to early start for HIV treatments
HIV-infected individuals have a lower risk of developing AIDS if they start taking antiretrovirals soon after diagnosis
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Clemson football coach won’t attend anti-gay group’s fundraising dinner
Clemson University head football coach Dabo Swinney has announced he will not attend a fundraising dinner for a group that opposes LGBT rights after receiving criticism...
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Two LGBT bills to become law, but without Gov. Hogan’s signature
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is declining to put his signatures on two pieces of legislation that seek to advance LGBT rights, instead allowing them...
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Clemson football coach planning to attend anti-gay group’s fundraiser
— Zeke Stokes, GLAAD’s vice president of programs and a South Carolina native, commenting on the news that Clemson University’s football coach, Dabo Swinney, is scheduled...
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Turkey has first openly gay parliamentary candidate
— Baris Sulu, Turkey’s first-ever openly gay candidate for the Grand National Assembly elections on June 7, in an interview with The Independent. Sulu is running as a left-leaning...
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Michigan transgender residents sue secretary of state over driver’s license policy
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Michigan announced on Thursday that they have filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of...
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LHP announces plans for ninth annual DC Latino Pride
The Latino GLBT History Project has released plans for its ninth annual DC Latino Pride, set to kick off this upcoming weekend. The celebration spans...
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Australian prime minister rejects calls for referendum on gay marriage
–Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, as quoted by The Independent, in response to calls to allow a referendum on same-sex marriage like the one that...
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Schooling Fairfax in Nondiscrimination
Apparently no one in Fairfax County has heard of the telephone. Or the Internet. Amid outcry from concerned parents and community members over the addition...
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New Orleans hits back against Jindal’s executive order
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) on Thursday issued an executive order of his own aimed at counteracting any fallout from a statewide executive order...
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Federal judge rules Alabama same-sex couples have right to marry
Latest order forbids probate judges from continuing to enforce unconstitutional same-sex marriage ban
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Fairfax readies for another fight, this time over ‘family life’ curriculum
Two weeks after the Fairfax County School Board added gender identity to the Fairfax County Public Schools’ nondiscrimination policy during a heated meeting where board...
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Lieu bill would classify gay conversion therapy as “fraud”
Amid an increase in public support for banning the practice conversion therapy on minors, and news this week that Oregon has become the third state...
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Wonder Women
Courtney Snowden and Sheila Alexander-Reid said goodbye to the private sector and hello to serving the public good.
