All posts by John Riley
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Ballot Errors Related to Question 6 Being Discovered in Maryland
Marylanders hoping to vote on marriage equality in the Free State are running into a few bumps. Some absentee voters in Maryland have reported that...
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Local Elections Count!
The United States might be in the grips of election fever, as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney duke it out in cash-covered campaigns. In the...
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Split in Support
Members of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club split over two candidates popular among members of the LGBT community Tuesday night, Oct. 23, resulting in no...
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Prince George’s County Executive Offers Support for Question 6
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker Friday told WAMU radio host Kojo Nnamdi that he supports Question 6, the referendum that if passed will allow...
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Latest Polling Continues to Show Majority Support for Question 6
If the Nov. 6 election were held today, a majority of likely voters in Maryland would vote in favor of Question 6, a referendum to...
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Fueling Maryland's Marriage Fight
With less than three weeks before Election Day, Nov. 6, both sides in the fight over Question 6, the referendum to decide whether Maryland's recently...
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McCaskill Featured in Ad Against Question 6
Angela McCaskill, the chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University who was placed on paid administrative leave for signing a petition calling for a referendum on...
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Jury Delivers Split Verdict in Washington Brothers Trial
A D.C. Superior Court jury earlier today found Christian Washington guilty of one count of threats to do bodily harm and one count of simple...
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Gallaudet President Says He Wants McCaskill To Return
Gallaudet University President Alan Hurwitz this morning defended his decision to place an employee on administrative leave after it was revealed she signed a petition...
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Washington Brothers Trial Begins
Monday, Oct. 15, featured jury selection, opening arguments and cross-examination of the government's first two witnesses in the case against brothers Christian and Dalonte Washington,...
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GLAA and Stein Ready for Races
When it comes candidates courting LGBT votes, the District enjoys an abundance of office seekers and incumbents. Several candidates running for political office tested their...
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HRC Adds $1 Million to Marriage-Equality Campaigns
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT civil-rights organization, announced today that it would contribute $1 million to assist pro-equality groups in four...
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Montgomery Indictment Expected by Next Month
Government prosecutors say they expect Gary Niles Montgomery, a 55-year-old homeless man accused of fatally stabbing Deoni Jones, a transgender woman, to be indicted within...
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Maryland Marriage Effort Counters Anti-Equality TV Campaign
With the ball back in their court, marriage-equality advocates fighting for Question 6, the ballot measure that would allow gay and lesbian couples to obtain...
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Baltimore Anti-Marriage Fliers Target Race
Chris Wulin walked out his door in late September to find his neighborhood covered in fliers. One was in his door, another in his windshield,...
