All posts by John Riley
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Questions on Crime
Members of the D.C. City Council chastised the Metropolitan Police Department for a perceived failure to effectively engage local community members on initiatives aimed at...
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Gay Libertarian Challenges Holmes Norton
Bruce Majors's platform for Congress may raise some eyebrows: he doesn't have one. ''I don't think I need one,'' Majors says candidly. ''I'm not running...
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Three Arrested in Local Teen's Stabbing
Three people have been arrested for stabbing a local teenager multiple times on the evening of June 26, in what is thought to be a...
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Montgomery Co. Fliers Nixed
The Montgomery County School Board voted 6-1 Monday evening to end the county's quarterly program that allowed community nonprofits to send home informational fliers with...
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Epidemic Update
When Whitman-Walker Health, the local community health center specializing in LGBT and HIV/AIDS care, hosts its July 21 forum on HIV/AIDS at George Washington University's...
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Maryland Marriage Equality Supporters Not Phased by Opponents’ Signature Successes
A spokesman for Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the coalition of groups working to defend the state’s recently passed civil marriage law, said the coalition is...
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Washington Brothers Get Fall Trial
The two brothers accused of assaulting five women – some of whom identified as lesbians – in Columbia Heights in July 2011 will go to...
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Montgomery Case Continued
The man accused of fatally stabbing 23-year-old transgender woman Deoni Jones, also known as JaParker and Logan, will remain in jail, held without bond, as...
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AIDS Quilt's Double Duty
The AIDS Memorial Quilt, marking its 25th anniversary, is returning to D.C. The quilt, memorializing the victims lost to HIV/AIDS, was last displayed in full...
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Disparity Dialogue
A group of about 20 LGBT community members and advocates gathered in the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington June 14 to listen to local experts...
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DC Center Denied
The DC Center, the District's LGBT community center, was dealt a blow in its search for a permanent home after its proposal to rent a...
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District Releases Annual HIV Report
The theme yesterday with regard to HIV/AIDS and other transmittable diseases affecting the District was that progress is being made, but there's certainly more work...
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Area Hospitals Get High Marks
The D.C. metropolitan area is among the top regions in the country when it comes to the quality and LGBT-friendliness of health care policies and...
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Gay-Owned Social Driver Honored
The DC Chamber of Commerce recently named local digital agency Social Driver its DC Small Business Champion of 2012, making it the first LGBT-owned business...
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Whitman-Walker and Walgreens Join for HIV Testing
Whitman-Walker Health, the local nonprofit community health center that specializes in LGBT care and HIV/AIDS, will be providing free rapid HIV testing for three days...
