All posts by John Riley
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Franklin Graham calls for boycott against pro-LGBT companies
— Rev. Franklin Graham, the noted evangelist and a prominent figure in the U.S. “culture wars” in a Facebook post musing about how Christians can...
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Whitman-Walker Health announces plans for Elizabeth Taylor site
Whitman-Walker Health, which specializes in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-competent care, announced on Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Streetscape Partners to redevelop its Elizabeth Taylor Medical...
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DC Front Runners Pride 5K reaches record number of participants
The DC Front Runners Pride 5K has hit a new record in its third year. “We’re excited that we’re sold out,” says the group’s Larry...
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Texas middle school students disciplined after wearing “Gay O.K.” shirts
—Sammy Heiman, a seventh-grader at Faubion Middle School in McKinney, Texas, and the designer of t-shirts with the words “Gay O.K.” on them, as reported by...
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Minority Corporate Counsel Association to award local business leader Todd Sears
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) will award Todd Sears with its Paula L. Ettelbrick Award. Sears is the founder and principal of Out Leadership and...
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Gay marriage hangs in balance in N.C.
The future of same-sex marriage in North Carolina remains uncertain as the N.C. House of Representatives decides what action to take on a bill that allows state officials...
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Former Attorney General Eric Holder honored at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
Honoree Eric Holder says LGBT rights are a "logical extension" of civil rights movement at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
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N.J. lawsuit alleges conversion therapy violates consumer fraud laws
If a landmark lawsuit being heard this week in New Jersey is successful, it may set in motion a chain of events that would essentially...
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#MyNameIs coalition protests Facebook’s “real names” policy
More than a hundred activists belonging to the #MyNameIs coalition protested outside Facebook’s headquarters on Monday, claiming that their “real names” policy is discriminatory. The policy allows people...
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McAuliffe proclaims June as LGBT Pride Month in Virginia
Sometimes it’s the little things that speak volumes. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s proclamation recognizing June 2015 as LGBT pride month is not a momentous court decision...
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Transgender groups and allies blast Huckabee for “creepy” comments
The National Center for Transgender Equality and other pro-transgender groups hit back at former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee after comments the Republican presidential aspirant had...
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Huckabee invokes bathroom panic in remarks on transgender people
— Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, in remarks made to the 2015 National Religious Broadcasters Convention, held in Nashville, Tenn., in February. His comments were videotaped and...
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Task Force: Release all LGBT immigrants from detention centers
— Rea Carey, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force. Noting that the month of June is recognized as Immigrant Heritage Month, the Task Force...
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DC Strokes’ annual Stonewall Regatta reaches record number of entrants
DC Strokes Rowing Club, the oldest LGBT rowing club in the world, will host the 22nd annual Stonewall Regatta, featuring more than 20 rowing clubs...
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Illinois General Assembly passes conversion therapy ban
The Illinois State Senate on Friday voted to approve a measure banning licensed therapists from practicing sexual orientation change efforts, or conversion therapy, on minors....
