All posts by John Riley
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Moving Forward with Annie's Way
A bill to designate a section of Church Street NW as ''Annie's Way,'' in honor of the legacy of Annie's Paramount Steakhouse, a popular LGBT-friendly...
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Post endorsement of Northam, Herring knocks Republicans, gives Democrats clean sweep
“Where Mr. Northam, a fiscal conservative, is measured and moderate – Republicans tried to persuade him to switch parties in 2009 – Mr. Jackson is...
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Stein Dems Prepare for Club Elections
Martin Garcia, president of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the District's largest LGBT political group, and Angela Peoples, the group's vice president for political and...
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Times-Dispatch op-ed blasts Tech PAC’s backing of Cuccinelli
“Many of us perform balancing acts when making political endorsements. Yet this begs the question: What positions should disqualify a candidate entirely from consideration? What...
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Virginia Readies for Election Day
The Virginia governor's race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe, Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Libertarian Robert Sarvis has been grabbing most of the political headlines, but the...
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13 Virginia Races to Watch in 2013
In Virginia's elections for the House of Delegates, 44 seats have candidates running unopposed, while 56 seats are being contested. The following list includes some...
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Carson Found Guilty in IHOP Shooting
A D.C. Superior Court jury today found 28-year-old Lashawn Carson guilty of aggravated assault while armed and related weapons charges for shooting a gay man...
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Two polls show McAuliffe leading Cuccinelli in Virginia governor’s race
Two recent polls show Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe leading Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in the race for Virginia governor, but both candidates have less...
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Study shows “It Gets Better” not as effective for bisexual teens
“Those who identify as mostly gay may be expressing an ambivalence about identifying as gay or lesbian due to living in unsupportive environements or getting...
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Supreme Court rejects Cuccinelli’s appeal of ruling against Virginia’s sodomy law
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday denied a petition by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to appeal a 2-1 decision by the Richmond-based Fourth Circuit Court...
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ManDate Returns to D.C.
The ManDate Conference, an annual gathering of about 200 African-American gay and bisexual men, will return to Washington for three days next month. The conference...
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Whitman-Walker Submits Discrimination Evidence to HHS
Whitman-Walker Health (WWH), the local community health center specializing in LGBT-sensitive care and HIV/AIDS, has submitted evidence of extensive anti-LGBT discrimination in health care to...
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Pennsylvania state legislators to introduce gay-marriage bill in House
Two Pennsylvania state representatives announced at a Thursday press conference that they plan to introduce a marriage-equality bill in the General Assembly’s lower chamber that...
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Local candidates squabble over politics of government shutdown
As the federal government officially enters its first shutdown in 17 years, local political candidates for office on both sides of the aisle are using...
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Log Cabin national board member urges Republicans to reject Cuccinelli, Jackson
“Most libertarians understand that there is more to liberty than just low taxes and the right to bear arms. Regardless of their personal religious views,...
