All posts by John Riley
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ACLU, Lambda Legal Announce Virginia Lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Virginia, Lambda Legal, and the law firm Jenner and Block announced today at a press conference...
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Former Equality Maryland Staffer Seeking Delegate Seat
When it comes to the Maryland General Assembly's LGBT caucus, arguably eight is not enough. While Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery Co.) has been the most...
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D.C. Deal Jeopardizes Relocation for DC Center
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) and the owners of Major League Soccer's D.C. United soccer team Thursday morning announced the signing of a public-private partnership...
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Mizeur Makes It Official
When Maryland Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery Co.) announced her candidacy for governor last week, she became the first openly LGBT person to aim for the...
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DCTC Releases Trans-Needs Assessment
The DC Trans Coalition (DCTC) on Saturday released the results of its 2011-2012 D.C. Trans Needs Assessment, showing that transgender D.C.-area residents are often at...
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HRC Gives Top Marks to Area Health Care Providers
Washington-area hospitals and medical centers are at the forefront providing LGBT-competent patient service and care, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's 2013 Healthcare...
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Gender Rights Maryland Praises ACA Implementation
Gender Rights Maryland, the local transgender advocacy and civil rights organization for the Free State, issued a press release Thursday praising the progress made in...
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Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Disciplines Delgaudio
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors took disciplinary action against Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling) Wednesday night for actions that were detailed in a special grand...
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Heather Mizeur seeking to become Maryland’s first female and nation’s first gay governor
Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery Co.), who for months has been exploring a potential gubernatorial run, is officially in the race to become the Free State’s...
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Breakthrough EEOC Settlement in Maryland
The national LGBT organizations Freedom to Work and Lambda Legal announced Monday they had reached a settlement with a government contractor based in Maryland on...
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Team DC Celebrates Champions with Wade Davis
Team DC, the local organization promoting LGBT participation in sports, will hold its annual Champions Awards Thursday, July 18, during which it will honor those...
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LGBT Issues Rising in Virginia AG Race
State Sen. Mark Herring (D-Loudoun, Fairfax counties), the Democratic candidate for Attorney General of Virginia, has launched an LGBT-rights offensive against his GOP opponent, state...
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McBride Preliminary Hearing Deferred
The man arrested in connection with the brutal stabbing of a transgender woman in Southeast D.C.'s Fort Stanton neighborhood had his preliminary hearing on an...
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HRC releases poll showing majority of Virginians hold pro-LGBT views
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, released polling at a press conference in Richmond Thursday showing the citizens of...
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Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane refuses to defend law banning gay marriage
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane (D) announced today she would not defend the state’s law prohibiting same-sex marriage. Kane’s satement came in response to a...
