All posts by John Riley
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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...
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Oregon’s Kate Brown to be Nation’s First LGBT Governor
Oregon Secretary of State to replace resigning Gov. John Kitzhaber
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Scalia Rejects “Anti-Gay” Moniker
Supreme Court justice's remarks seen as indicator of how he'll rule on marriage equality cases
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Nail in the Coffin: All LGBT Bills Dead in Virginia
Virginian LGBT public employees who do not work for the state must wait another year to gain workplace protections after a bill that would have...
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Outrage over Urban Outfitters
LGBT and Jewish groups blast clothing store for selling tapestry bearing Holocaust symbol
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Embracing Equality
For Laurel Quarberg, being the owner of a welcoming business has probably come easier than most. “The Ghent area has always been known as a...
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Better Know a Committee: House General Laws
Meet 22 Virginia lawmakers who get to decide whether you can be fired for being LGBT
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Tackling Surrogacy Laws a Tricky Business
Local jurisdictions' restrictions can prove difficult to navigate, requiring legislative fixes to protect all parties
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NGLF Leadership Institute Accepting Applications
The Next Generation Leadership Foundation (NGLF), a locally-based national nonprofit dedicated to mentoring and cultivating potential LGBT leaders, announced on Feb. 3 that it...
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Educating Virginia
If you knew James Parrish more than two decades ago, the thought of him helming Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s top LGBT rights organization, would be...
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Northam Saves Employment Nondiscrimination Bill
LGBT advocates in Virginia breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after the Senate narrowly passed two pro-LGBT bills, chief among them a measure to...
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LGBT Discrimination by Government Contractors Defeated
A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee on Jan. 29 rejected a bill, proposed by Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas Park, Sudley, Bull Run), that would have allowed...
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Tax Season Tidbits
Things to be aware of when filing your 2014 tax return
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Virginia’s Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill Tabled
A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee dealt the LGBT community in the commonwealth a rare bit of good news after the eight-person panel rejected a bill...
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Conversion Therapy Ban Fails in Va. House
A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee on Wednesday dealt the final blow to hopes for a bill that would have prohibited the practice of so-called...
