All posts by John Riley
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Bill repealing Virginia’s ban on unmarried cohabitation set for Senate vote
If Virginia legislators take action this week, “living in sin” with one’s boyfriend or girlfriend will be a step closer to legalization in the commonwealth....
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GLAA Releases 2013 Agenda
The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C., (GLAA) launched its 2013 Election Project Monday, Jan. 28, releasing a policy brief on local issues...
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Gender-identity nondiscrimination bill introduced in Maryland Senate
LGBT allies in the Maryland General Assembly introduced a bill Tuesday that would extend nondiscrimination protections to transgender individuals in the Free State, prohibiting the...
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Delay in Transgender Stabbing Trial
Gary Niles Montgomery, the 56-year-old Washington man accused of stabbing and killing Deoni Jones, a transgender woman, at a Northeast D.C. bus stop, was today...
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Senate committee unanimously passes bill amending Va. law to allow cohabitation
A Virginia Senate committee unanimously approved a bill that would allow unmarried couples to cohabitate without fear of prosecution by the Commonwealth. All fifteen members...
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Md. Scout pack pulls gay-inclusive nondiscrimination policy
Under the threat of losing its charter, a local Maryland Cub Scout pack has ended its LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination policy. The group’s National Capital Area Council...
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Nondiscrimination bill passes Virginia Senate 24-16, heads to House
SB701, a bill to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression in state employment, passed the Virginia Senate Friday morning by...
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Rhode Island House passes gay marriage bill, 51-19
The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted 51-19 Thursday to approve a bill legalizing marriage equality in the Ocean State, setting the measure up to...
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Rhode Island senator introduces bill to ban gay marriage via referendum
Just as the Rhode Island House of Representatives takes up a vote on a bill to legalize marriage equality, a Rhode Island state senator has...
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Virginia nondiscrimination bill moves forward, vote expected Friday
The Virginia Senate moved forward Thursday with the second reading and introduction of amendments for SB701, a bill that would prohibit discrimination in public employment...
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Rhode Island House committee passes gay-marriage bill
A House committee in Rhode Island unanimously approved a bill to legalize marriage equality Tuesday afternoon, sending the measure to the floor and setting it...
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Nondiscrimination bill passes committee, will get floor vote in Va. Senate
LGBT-equality advocates in Virginia are celebrating a small victory after SB701, a bill prohibiting discrimination in public employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity,...
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Gay Band Contingent Repeats Inauguration History
The Lesbian and Gay Band Association, an international organization of LGBT bands, is offering an encore to its 2009 Inauguration Parade performance, again joining the...
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D.C. Court Orders Suspect in Transgender Stabbing To Undergo Mental Observation
Gary Niles Montgomery, the 55-year-old Washington man accused of fatally stabbing transgender woman Deoni Jones, aka JaParker, at a Northeast bus stop in February 2012,...
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Sam Arora dodges question on Maryland marriage flip-flop
Sam Arora, the Maryland delegate who received a barrage of criticism from the LGBT community after he infamously switched from supporting and cosponsoring a marriage...
