All posts by John Riley
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Baltimore County Nears LGBT Protections
The County Council of Baltimore County heard hours of testimony Feb. 14 from both sides on a bill that would prohibit discrimination against people based...
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Suspect Makes Court Appearance in Jones Killing
D.C. Superior Court Judge Juliet J. McKenna on Saturday, Feb. 11, ordered that Gary Niles Montgomery, 55, of Northeast D.C., be held without bond as...
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Suspect Arrested in Deoni Jones Stabbing
The Metropolitan Police Department announced Friday evening that they have arrested a suspect who is accused of fatally stabbing 23-year-old transgender woman Deoni Jones, also...
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Maryland House Committees Host Joint Marathon Hearing on Marriage Equality
Like Rocky Balboa, marriage equality...
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Virginia Adoption Bill Passed
The Virginia Senate today passed a bill that critics say indirectly bans LGBT people, and potentially other subgroups, from becoming adoptive or foster parents. All...
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“Conscience Clause” Bill That Could Bar Gay Foster Parents Moves Forward in Virginia Senate
The so-called “conscience clause” bill that would allow private child placement agencies to discriminate against prospective adoptive or foster parents based on sexual orientation, family...
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Remembering Deoni Jones
About 200 people gathered Tuesday evening at the intersection of East Capitol Street and Sycamore Road NE in the city's Benning Heights neighborhood for a...
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PFOX Pushes Student Outreach
Parents of students at Kensington's Albert Einstein High School got a surprise along with their children's report cards, Feb 1. Typically, individual public schools will...
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Transgender Woman Killed [UPDATED]
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the death of a transgender woman who was stabbed yesterday at a bus stop in the District's Benning Heights...
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News Analysis: Post Poll Shows Marylanders Split on Marriage Equality, Supporters Looking for Votes
Just as a recent Washington Post poll shows for the first time that a majority of Marylanders support marriage equality, LGBT activists and their allies...
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Gender Rights Bill Stuck in Senate
A bill in the Maryland General Assembly that would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity in public accommodations, housing, employment, licensing and commercial leasing looks...
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Virginia Non-Discrimination Bill Dies in Committee on Party-Line Vote
November’s chickens have come home to roost for Virginia’s LGBT population. After Democrats lost two seats last year to split the Senate 20-20, and Lt....
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Marriage Showdown at State Senate
The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard more than four hours of testimony Tuesday from supporters and opponents of marriage equality as part of the...
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Gay Republican Jumps into Crowded Field for Ward 5 Council Race
Tim Day, an openly gay Republican who ran against former Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) in 2010, announced his candidacy for the May 15...
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Metro Weekly distribution driver dead in crash
A distribution manager for Metro Weekly was killed in a single-car crash near the intersection of 4th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE in the early...
