All posts by John Riley
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Friday Features Dueling Press Conferences from Both Sides of the Marriage-Equality Debate
The struggle for the media spotlight is on – on both sides of the Potomac – when it comes to marriage equality. Today, a group...
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This Gay Woman's Army
Despite the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell,'' Jennifer Pollom's work life hasn't changed much in terms of what she divulges to her co-workers or...
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Head of PG County NAACP Endorses Question 6 as Pro-Equality Forces Continue African-American Outreach
Bob Ross, president of the Prince George’s County, Md., branch of the NAACP, has filmed a Web ad showing his support for Maryland’s Question 6,...
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D.C. Launches First-in-Nation Transgender Ad Campaign
The D.C. Office of Human Rights officially unveiled its first-in-the-nation government-sponsored transgender ad campaign Sept. 13 before a packed room at a local bar, Mova....
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Metro Weekly Boxes Targeted for Vandalism
Someone has been disposing of issues of Metro Weekly in bulk and vandalizing the magazine's distribution boxes by filling them with everything from rotting food...
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Marriage-equality camp makes proactive push against past NOM strategies
As the saying goes, the best defense is a strong offense. The Marylanders for Marriage Equality campaign today issued a memo to media outlets that...
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Community Questions Council
Facing a passionate and at times boisterous crowd of District residents and activists Sept. 9, seven incumbent D.C. City Council members were grilled over their...
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Marriage-Equality Opponent Denied Ballot Access
The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics (DCBOEE) announced today that John C. Cheeks, an Independent candidate for D.C. City Council chair, will not appear...
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Burns asks Baltimore Ravens to silence Ayanbadejo's marriage-equality advocacy
Maryland Del. Emmett Burns Jr. (D-Baltimore Co.) has written a letter to Steve Bisciotti, the owner of the Baltimore Ravens football team, asking Bisciotti to...
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Poth Rejects Plea Deal in Barracks Row Stabbing
The Marine accused of fatally stabbing a fellow Marine in a possible hate crime in the District's Southeast Barracks Row neighborhood April 21 rejected a...
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Julian Bond brings civil rights history to bear on Maryland marriage equality
Longtime civil rights figure Dr. Julian Bond is speaking out in favor of marriage equality in an op-ed in the Afro-American newspapers, which has both...
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Equality Virginia Praises Krupicka’s Victory in Special Election
Equality Virginia, the major nonpartisan LGBT rights organization in the commonwealth, praised the election of former Alexandra City Councilman K. Rob Krupicka to the Virginia...
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Maryland Man Facing Charges in Possible Transgender Attack
A Maryland man faces six charges ranging from attempted first-degree murder to theft after allegedly stabbing an unnamed victim after the two engaged in a...
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DC Log Cabin Chapter Recommends Endorsing Romney-Ryan Ticket, But Defers to National Board for Final Decision
The D.C. chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans last week voted on and overwhelmingly passed a resolution telling the national board of their organization that...
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Montgomery switches lawyers as court grants extension in transgender woman's murder case
The District man accused of stabbing a transgender woman in the face in February has been assigned a new defense lawyer while the government proceeds...
