All posts by John Riley
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BREAKING: Illinois House fails to take up gay marriage bill
The momentum felt in recent months by supporters of marriage equality screeched to a halt Friday after the Illinois House of Representatives ran out of...
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Virginia Supermajority Oppose Discrimination
A supermajority of Virginians believe employers should not be able to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation, according to poll data released May...
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Delays in Anti-Gay Robbery Case
The status hearing for two men accused of attacking and robbing a man while yelling homophobic slurs at him has been postponed for the second...
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Promoting Pride
In just a few days, Chris Obermeyer's weeks of planning will come to fruition with Woodrow Wilson Senior High School becoming the first D.C. public...
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Celebrating Community
The Celebration of the Spirit Coalition (COTSC) will host the annual Pride Week Interfaith Service on Tuesday, June 4, marking the 30th anniversary of the...
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DC Front Runners Launch Pride Event
After a couple of false starts, things are finally running smoothly for the DC Front Runners, D.C.'S LGBT running club, as it prepares to host...
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Capital Pride Names 2013 Heroes
Capital Pride will honor five individuals as ''Pride Heroes,'' as well as recognize a number of other community members for their various efforts on behalf...
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Ebbin and Others Denounce Virginia GOP Ticket
Two Democratic legislators and the head of a nonprofit organization advocating for LGBT rights in Virginia held a press call Tuesday to condemn the anti-LGBT...
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Bolling blasts candidate E.W. Jackson’s comments
“These kinds of comments are simply not appropriate, especially not from someone who wants to be a standard bearer for our party and hold the...
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Virginia legislators’ pro-gay ratings up, but still far from friendly
Virginia General Assembly legislators overall earned higher pro-gay rankings on an annual legislative scorecard published by Equality Virginia Advocates Monday, due largely in part to...
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Virginia GOP Chooses Cuccinelli-Jackson-Obenshain Ticket
Nearly 8,000 Virginia Republican officeholders and activists gathered Saturday at the Greater Richmond Convention Center to select the party's candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and...
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Va.’s Family Foundation legislative ratings highlight LGBT partisan divide
The anti-gay Family Foundation of Virginia last week released its 2012-2013 General Assembly ratings providing overall “pro-family scores” for Virginia legislators ahead of this year’s...
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LGBT Groups Slam Gov. McDonnell on ''Virginia Adopts''
LGBT groups are crying foul after Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) launched a campaign Friday aimed at finding homes for a thousand of the nearly 4,000...
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Poll shows majority support gay marriage in Virginia
A Washington Post poll of Virginians regarding various social issues shows that a majority of Virginians believe same-sex marriage should be legal, a finding that...
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New DC Center Space Is Secure
Rumors of a potential land swap that could jeopardize the June relocation of The DC Center, the area's LGBT community center, were floated in an...
