All posts by John Riley
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Maryland Makes History
With polls closing at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Maryland became the first of four states to defend marriage equality at the ballot box Nov. 6, ending...
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Warrant Issued for Suspect in Transgender Attack
A D.C. Superior Court judge on Tuesday issued a bench warrant for Ahmad Robinson, 29, of Silver Spring, after he failed to appear in court...
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Montgomery County Residents Seem to Favor Question 6, But Opposition Remains Strong Even in Liberal Stronghold
Montgomery County residents flowed steadily in and out of the voting precinct at Bethesda’s Walter Johnson High School this morning, with wait times running anywhere...
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NCTE Offers Resources to Trans Voters as Right-Wing, Tea Party-Backed Group Highlights Transgender People as Example of “Voter Fraud”
A right-wing organization with ties to a Texas-based tea party group is training its volunteer poll workers with literature that, among other things, depicts a...
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Columbia Heights Hate Crime Reported
A Columbia Heights man is reporting that he was beaten on his doorstep after being chased by a group of men shouting anti-gay and anti-Hispanic...
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Cynthia Nixon, Sandra Fluke to Appear at Obama Falls Church Headquarters
Actress, breast cancer survivor and out lesbian Cynthia Nixon, best known for her role as Miranda from Sex and the City, and Sandra Fluke, the...
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Question 6 Attention Turns to Catholics and Women
In the months-long campaigns for and against Question 6, the measure that would allow Maryland’s marriage equality law to take effect, both sides have targeted...
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Maryland Del. Afzali Hits Constituents with Anti-Question 6 Email, While Pro-Marriage Side Gets New Ads
Maryland state Del. Kathy Afzali (R-Frederick Co.) turned up the heat against Question 6 Oct. 24 in email blast to her constituents. Her letter, aimed...
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Goucher College Poll Shows Broad Support for Maryland Marriage Equality, Though Not Specifically Among Voters
A new poll from Baltimore’s Goucher College shows a majority of Marylanders support marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples, but also underscores the importance...
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Kameny Estate Trademarks ''Gay is Good''
Though gay-rights pioneer Frank Kameny has been dead for a year, his affirmation that ''gay is good'' is finding a life of its own. Christopher...
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New Baltimore Sun Poll Shows Marriage Equality Deadlocked in Maryland; Opponents’ Ads May Be Factor in Weakening Support
A new poll by Annapolis-based OpinionWorks done for The Baltimore Sun shows erosion among support for marriage equality among likely voters, with opponents holding a...
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Furr Guilty on Two of Eight Charges
A D.C. Superior Court jury on Friday, Oct. 26, found Metropolitan Police Department officer Kenneth Furr guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon and solicitation...
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Opposition to Question 6 in Overdrive
With less than two weeks until Election Day, forces fighting against marriage equality haven't just thrown the kitchen sink at their political rivals – they've...
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Corkins Pleads Not Guilty to Seven New Charges
Floyd Lee Corkins II, the man accused of shooting a security guard at the Washington headquarters of the anti-gay Family Research Council (FRC) in August,...
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Jurors Deliberate as Furr Acquitted on One of Nine Charges
Jurors in the trial of Kenneth Furr, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer accused while off-duty of shooting at a car containing five people, including...
