All posts by John Riley
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City Fund Takes Flak
A coalition of LGBT advocacy groups and service organizations released a statement Monday evening expressing their disappointment that no LGBT-specific groups were named among 58...
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Assault Charges Dropped
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia on Tuesday agreed not to press charges against the second of two women implicated in the...
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Equality Endorsements, Round 4
Equality Maryland PAC, the political action committee for the Free State’s major LGBT-rights organization, released a fourth wave of candidate endorsements for those seeking office...
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Virginia Plaintiffs Respond to Defendants’ Marriage Appeal
Supporters of marriage equality seeking to overturn Virginia’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, along with the office of Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, filed appellate...
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Frosh Gets Equality Maryland PAC Nod
Equality Maryland PAC, the political action committee for the Free State’s most prominent LGBT-rights group, announced on Monday it was endorsing state Sen. Brian Frosh...
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Groups Rally Against PFZs
About 20 community activists and advocates rallied Friday outside the John A. Wilson Building, which houses the mayor’s office and the D.C. Council chambers, to...
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Wanda Alston Foundation Announces Misuse of Funds
The Wanda Alston Foundation, which operates the Wanda Alston House providing housing and support services for homeless and at-risk LGBT youth in the District, announced...
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D.C. GOP Commits to Full Slate
The D.C. Republican Party announced April 7 that it intends to place candidates who did not declare their intentions prior to the party’s April 1...
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GLOV Co-Chair Leaving
The local Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV) group, a program of The DC Center and one of the key community partners in combating area...
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OHR Launches ”#safebathroomsDC”
The D.C. Office of Human Rights (OHR) today launched a new public-awareness campaign, ”Safe Bathrooms DC,” aimed at making it easier for transgender people in...
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Next Gen Nominations Open
The Next Generation Leadership Foundation (NGLF), the D.C.-based, national nonprofit aimed at encouraging and mentoring LGBT youth leaders, announced Thursday that it has opened nominations...
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Bowser Beats Gray for Dem Nomination
District voters went to the polls April 1 to select nominees from each of the city’s four major political parties for various offices in this...
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Virginia judge stays gay-marriage suit pending 4th Circuit decision
A federal judge in Virginia on Monday stayed the case of Harris v. Rainey, one of two cases challenging Virginia’s voter-approved constitutional amendment banning any...
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Maryland conservatives weighing challenge to transgender-rights bill
The conservative political site MDPetitions.com is asking visitors to the website to fill out a survey on whether they would support gathering petition signatures aimed at...
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Poll shows majority of Virginians support same-sex marriage
A new poll by Quinnipiac University finds that half of all Virginian voters support allowing same-sex couples to marry, with marriage equality supporters leading opponents...
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