All posts by John Riley
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UPDATED: GLAA Asks Two D.C. Council Candidates To Apologize
Following an April 8 candidate debate featuring the six candidates running for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council, D.C.'s nonpartisan Gay and Lesbian Activists...
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Mark Herring Releases ''Equality Agenda'' for Virginia
Virginia state Sen. Mark Herring (D-Loudoun, Fairfax counties), one of two Democrats seeking to become the commonwealth's next attorney general, yesterday released an ''equality agenda''...
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D.C. Allen Makes $25,000 DC Center Donation
Washington businessman D.C. Allen, owner of 14th Street's Crew Club gay gym and spa, on April 2 announced a donation of $25,000 to The DC...
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Poth Trial Delayed
The trial of Michael Poth, the former Marine accused of fatally stabbing fellow Marine Philip Bushong during an altercation in D.C.’s Barracks Row neighborhood in...
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Crowd Rallies in D.C. for Transgender Health
A crowd of more than 100 people rallied at the Columbia Heights Plaza Saturday, March 30, to demonstrate support for equal treatment in health care...
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Choi Found Guilty
A U.S. magistrate judge Thursday found former Army Lt. Dan Choi, a gay rights activist who became famous for being discharged under the military's ''Don't...
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Rallying for Marriage at Supreme Court – Day 1
Metro Weekly's John Riley and Aram Vartian were outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 26, to talk to advocates -- and opponents -- of...
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Marriage Demonstrators Hit the Streets
The sidewalk on both sides of First Street NE was packed with people Tuesday morning as the U.S. Supreme Court heard the first of two...
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A Leading Latina
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP), a D.C.-area organization, will honor local activist Letitia Gomez at its second annual Women's History Month celebration, ''Mujeres en...
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Marriage-minded activists and antics outside the Supreme Court [video]
The U.S. Supreme Court this week is hearing historic arguments over two days in the nation's two highest-profile marriage-equality cases.Tuesday's arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry...
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Sen. Mark Warner announces his support for gay marriage
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) announced Monday afternoon on his Facebook page that he is now a supporter of marriage equality, joining several other senators...
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Commonwealth Kudos for Activists and Allies
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth's chief nonprofit LGBT-rights organization, will recognize seven honorees who have advanced LGBT equality. at its 10th annual Commonwealth Dinner on April...
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Universal Gear Suffers String of Robberies
A Logan Circle clothing store popular with the LGBT community was robbed Saturday, March 23, with two men caught on camera assaulting the store's manager...
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Equality Virginia asks McDonnell to veto student-groups bill
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s primary LGBT-rights group, is asking Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) to veto a bill passed overwhelmingly by the Virginia Assembly in February...
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No Endorsement from Stein
D.C. Council candidate Elissa Silverman came four votes shy of the threshold needed to earn the endorsement of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city's...
