All posts by John Riley
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Charlotte City Council rejects LGBT ordinance
Nondiscrimination ordinance fails after exempting bathrooms, locker rooms and showers
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Sen. Barbara Mikulski will not run for a sixth term
Longest-serving female U.S. Senator announces retirement
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“The Gay Best Friend Must Die,” decrees HuffPo writer
— Huffington Post contributor Tré Easton, in a Feb. 27 column entitled, The Gay Best Friend Must Die, examining the archetype of the gay best friend...
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Transgender advocate to run against Hoyer
Kristin Beck, a well-known transgender advocate for open military service for LGBT people and a former member of the SEAL Team Six counterterrorism unit, earlier this...
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GLAA names award recipients
The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C. (GLAA) has announced it will honor three people nominated as Distinguished Service Award recipients for 2015....
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South Carolina college with two gay athletes issues statement on homosexuality
“We believe the Bible teaches that monogamous marriage between a man and a woman is God’s intended design for humanity.” — A statement issued and...
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Surrogacy Struggle
Following two hearings earlier this month, advocates for gestational surrogacy are continuing their push for two bills that set forth standards for gestational carrier agreements,...
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Remembering Mame Dennis
The community mourns a sudden loss
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Roy Moore unwilling to budge on gay marriage
— Alabama Chief Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore, referring to comparisons that his vehement opposition to legalizing same-sex marriage is equivalent to former Alabama Gov....
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Navajo Nation having its own debate on gay marriage
Native American tribes must decide on their own whether to recognize same-sex unions
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Vigil held for slain Miami transgender woman
“Kristina now unfortunately becomes the latest transwoman whose life was taken by a murderer who needs to be expeditiously brought to justice.” — A press...
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Congressman tweets support for transgender granddaughter
“As the proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild, I hope she can feel safe at school without fear of being bullied.” — U.S. Rep. Mike...
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Va. State Senate Candidate Decries Overturn of Marriage Bans
“I believe marriage is between one man and one woman. I believe that federal judges are acting beyond the scope of their power in overturning the...
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Texas County Clerk Says No Gay Marriages “Just Yet”
“The County Attorney is taking a look at it…. But for now, the order doesn’t tell one to start issuing marriage licenses, so I don’t...
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Marshall’s Parting Shots
If the last week proved anything to Virginia’s LGBT community, it’s that one always needs to keep an eye on the machinations of the commonwealth’s...
