All posts by John Riley
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Making a Clean Break
Despite a controversial walk-up to the passage of D.C. marriage equality in 2009, a recently introduced bill before the City Council that would permit same-sex...
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Jenkins-Miller Custody Fight Continues
A Virginia man who allegedly helped a woman escape the U.S. with her daughter in order to avoid giving custody of the girl to her...
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Cuccinelli To Run for Governor
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Old Dominion's firebrand and sometimes controversial top law enforcement officer, told his staff in a Dec. 1 email that...
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Willard Sentenced to Eight Years
The man who pleaded guilty to shooting a transgender woman in the neck and trying to rob her after she refused his request for oral...
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Gay Group Calls for Thomas To Go
Following the search of D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr.'s (D-Ward 5) Brentwood home by FBI and IRS agents Dec. 2, the DC Log Cabin Republicans,...
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Locals Mark World AIDS Day
About a hundred community members and religious and civic leaders gathered at dusk at the fountain in Dupont Circle Dec. 1 for a candlelight vigil...
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DC Trans Coalition Hosts Town Hall
When it comes to transgender rights in the District, there's so much more to accomplish, transgender individuals and their allies say. But the volunteer nature...
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Witeck Wins Human Rights Award
Lifelong Arlington resident Bob Witeck, CEO of D.C.-based Witeck-Combs Communications, was one of four recipients honored with Arlington County's James B. Hunter Human Rights Award...
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Howard County Approves Gender Identity and Expression Non-Discrimination Bill
The Howard County Council has approved legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression, making it the third jurisdiction in Maryland to...
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Virginia AG Cuccinelli to Run for Governor in 2013
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Old Dominion’s top law enforcement officer and a fierce opponent of LGBT rights, announced to his staff in an...
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Couples Win Baltimore Benefits
Even as two Baltimore County police officers became the latest to win equal employment benefits for their same-sex spouses last week, Maryland Attorney General Doug...
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GLOV To Present Awards
Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV), the District's primary LGBT anti-violence task force, will host a community social and fundraiser at the Duplex Diner at...
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Blanchon Wins Leadership Award
Don Blanchon, executive director of Whitman-Walker Health, has received the ''Impact'' award from Vistage International, a ''CEO peer advisory membership organization,'' for his success in...
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Activists Picket MPD and Prosecutors
More than 30 local activists representing a coalition of LGBT organizations protested in front of Metropolitan Police Department headquarters and the U.S. Attorney's Office for...
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Vigil Honors Lost Transgender Lives
Following a year that saw a spike in reported anti-transgender attacks, the Washington-area LGBT community held a vigil at the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington,...
