All posts by John Riley
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Maryland attorney general urges Supreme Court to strike down DOMA, Prop. 8
“Proposition 8 deprives the children of same-sex couples of the benefits of being raised in a secure, protected family unit with two married parents. In...
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Spa World Has LGBT Community Steamed
Many in the D.C.-area LGBT community are in an uproar after a popular Northern Virginia spa stated a policy of barring LGBT patrons. According to...
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DC Trans Coalition Calls Task Force a ''Publicity Stunt''
The DC Trans Coalition (DCTCT) submitted testimony to the D.C. Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety Wednesday alleging that an external review by...
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Transgender Testimony
The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on SB449 – a bill to prohibit discrimination against transgender and gender-nonconforming people in Maryland in...
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Poth Trial Pushed to April
The trial of a Michael Poth, a now-former Marine accused of stabbing a fellow Marine during an altercation in D.C.'s Barracks Row neighborhood in April...
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D.C. Council reprimands Graham, removes oversight of ABC Board from his committee
The D.C. Council voted 11-2 Monday on a resolution reprimanding Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), one of the city’s two gay councilmembers, over findings in...
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Suspect in Transgender Assault Case Reprimanded
A D.C. Superior Court judge this morning reprimanded Ahmad Robinson, accused of attacking a transgender woman in D.C.'s Chinatown neighborhood in August, for not complying...
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Barracks Row Stabbing Trial Could Be Delayed
The trial of one Marine accused of stabbing another in an altercation in D.C.'s Barracks Row neighborhood last April could be delayed a week, after...
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D.C. Council Considering Jim Graham Reprimand
Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) introduced a resolution Thursday that would officially reprimand Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), one of D.C.'s two out gay councilmembers,...
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Virginia House overcomes GOP opposition, passes cohabitation bill
Forget the budget or transportation. Some Richmond lawmakers went to the mat to prevent unmarried couples from living together and having sex without breaking the...
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IHOP Shooting Suspect Arraigned
The Washington woman accused of shooting a gay man at an IHOP restaurant in Columbia Heights last year, during an altercation where she and two...
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Furr Appealing Conviction
A lawyer for Kenneth Furr, the Metropolitan Police Department officer found guilty of an off-duty assault with a dangerous weapon and solicitation of prostitution, filed...
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D.C. Council introduces bill to allow transgender residents to obtain new birth certificates
D.C. lawmakers are rallying around a bill introduced Tuesday that would amend the Vital Records Act of 1981 to allow transgender individuals born in the...
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Virginia Senate overwhelmingly passes anti-bullying bill
The Virginia Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill Monday that sets in place a framework for local school boards to follow when crafting and adopting policies...
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D.C. Is Tops in Gallup's LGBT Tally
An analysis of recent Gallup polls surveying those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender has found the District has the highest percentage in...
