All posts by John Riley
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Maine Congressman Mike Michaud comes out as gay
U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud (D-Maine), a six-term congressman and the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor in 2014, officially acknowledged he was gay in a Nov....
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Mautner Project Competing for $50,000 Grant
Mautner Project, a D.C.-based organization aimed at improving the health of lesbian, bisexual and transgender women through primary medical care, support services, education and advocacy,...
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Metro Weekly To Receive Prism Award
Metro Weekly will be honored with a Prism Award, given to individuals or entities who have made a contribution to the LGBT community, at a...
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Metro PFLAG DC’s David Fishback responds to Dexter Manley’s use of anti-gay slur
“My reaction was to be very, very sad, initially, frankly, for Mr. Manley. But my second reaction is that in making a statement like that,...
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Jeri Hughes Enters Race for Stein Club President
Jeri Hughes, a local transgender activist and longtime member of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city's largest LGBT political organization, has entered the contest...
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E.W. Jackson says he “respects every individual,” but won’t apologize for past anti-gay statements
“Well, look, my role as a minister is to teach the Bible. Now the Bible has said some things that people in popular culture don’t...
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Dialing for Democrats
Every Wednesday evening in recent weeks, about 10 people meet at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) headquarters in downtown D.C. and get straight to work....
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Coverboy: Brian
Somebody get this man a passport. Coverboy Brian wants to travel the world, but the 22-year-old, originally from Hagerstown, Md., hasn't strayed far from the...
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National Organization for Marriage pleads for last-minute Cuccinelli support
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), a primary group leading the opposition to marriage equality, is going all in for Ken Cuccinelli with a week...
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Coverboy: Bilal
Born and raised in Baltimore, 27-year-old Bilal doesn't take himself too seriously. Highly social, frequently cracking jokes, and a master of sarcasm, Bilal says his...
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Don Dwyer sentenced to jail time for alcohol-related incidents
Maryland Del. Don Dwyer (R-Anne Arundel Co.), a notorious opponent of LGBT rights in the Free State, was sentenced Friday to 60 days in jail...
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Guilty Plea in Stanton Road Stabbing
Michael McBride, defendant in the case of a non-fatal attack on transgender woman who suffered 35 to 40 stab wounds, pleaded guilty earlier this month...
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Ford's Holds Final Laramie-Related Panel
Ford's Theatre Society will host an event addressing anti-LGBT discrimination Monday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. at Ford's Theatre. The event, ''To Achieve and Cherish...
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder avoids taking position on LGBT employment protections
“…that’s a broad statement, so it’d depend on the particular facts of the situation. That’s a hypothetical, that’s very general in that context…The question is...
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AIDS Walk Thanks Booz Allen Hamilton
AIDS Walk Washington, the chief fundraising event for Whitman-Walker Health, the local community health center that specializes in LGBT-sensitive and HIV/AIDS care, will honor longtime...
