All posts by John Riley
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DREAMer's Post-DOMA Big Day
Tuesday was a day of celebration for Prerna Lal. Not only was it her wedding day, but she also had the opportunity to make a...
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Swim for Life Surpassing Last Year's Success
An annual swim competition that doubles as a fundraiser for four D.C.-area nonprofits is already on pace to beat last year's records, according to one...
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D.C. Birth Certificate Bill Passes Second Vote
The D.C. Council today unanimously approved on a voice vote the JaParker Deoni Jones Birth Certificate Equality Amendment Act of 2013, which allows transgender and...
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Sarvis touts support for gay marriage and nondiscrimination in Virginia governor’s race
For those who thought the issue of same-sex marriage in Virginia would be swept under the rug this election year, Robert Sarvis says otherwise. Sarvis,...
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Arrests Made in June 23 Assault
Two women pleaded not guilty in D.C. Superior Court today to charges of simple assault related to a June 23 incident involving a gay man....
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D.C. Hit with Anti-LGBT Attacks
D.C.'s summer of 2013 is off to a tragic start, with these first days since the season began June 21 seeing attacks against six members of...
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D.C. Council Unanimously Passes Birth-Certificate Bill
The D.C. Council unanimously approved a bill last week that makes it easier for transgender and intersex individuals to obtain new birth certificates reflecting their...
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D.C. Attacks Prompt Meeting on Crime
Local activists, community members, business owners and officers of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) gathered at The DC Center, Washington's LGBT community center, Friday to...
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Fecteau Pursuing Public Office
Ryan Fecteau, the Catholic University of America (CUA) student who spearheaded the effort to have CUA recognize an LGBT student group as an official campus...
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Libertarian Party candidates for governor, House earn spots on Virginia ballot
Move over, Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli: there’s a third candidate on the ballot in the governor’s race this November. The Libertarian Party of Virginia...
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Howard Theatre Stabbing Suspect Sentenced
A D.C. Superior Court judge Friday sentenced Ali M. Jackson, 20, of Washington, to eight years in prison and three years supervised release after pleading...
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Baltimore Shooting Case Delayed
{Joseph Alexander “Alex” Ulrich, Jr (Photo by File photo)} The trial of a Baltimore man accused of killing a gay man in a shooting in...
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Transgender Woman Shot in NE
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a shooting involving a transgender woman that occurred Thursday morning in the 6000 block of Eads Street NE,...
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Celebration and song after the Supreme Court's marriage equality decisions [video]
Metro Weekly talks with those gathered outside the Supreme Court to get their reactions on DOMA, Prop 8 and the state of LGBT rights in...
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Suspect Arrested in Stanton Road Stabbing
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced today that an arrest has been made in connection with the stabbing attack of a transgender woman...
