All posts by John Riley
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Man punches two teenagers and a woman in anti-gay attack on New York City subway
New York police are still searching for the man who punched two teenagers and a Good Samaritan who were riding on the subway on July...
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Charlotte passes LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance, five years after HB 2 debacle
Charlotte's City Council has unanimously approved an LGBTQ-inclusive ordinance, becoming the 10th locality in the state to do so.
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LGBTQ rights lawyer Roberta Kaplan resigns from Time’s Up over alleged involvement in Cuomo scandal
Roberta Kaplan has resigned from Time's Up after allegedly assisting a client in rebutting sexual harassment accusations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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HRC investigating Alphonso David’s role in Andrew Cuomo scandal
HRC will investigate the role that its president, Alphonso David, played in defending Gov. Andrew Cuomo from sexual harassment allegations.
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Florida man won’t face hate crime charges for vandalizing Pride flag crosswalk
A Florida man will not face hate crime charges related to using his tires to vandalize a Pride flag painting on a crosswalk.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claims gender-affirming surgeries for minors are “child abuse”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Department of Family Protective Services to classify gender-affirming medical care as "child abuse."
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Former Massachusetts superintendent alleges he was fired because he’s gay
A former Massachusetts school district superintendent claims he was fired without cause for texting with a 21-year-old former town resident.
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President Biden nominates two LGBTQ women to federal courts in historic firsts
President Biden has nominated two out LGBTQ women to appointments at the federal appeals and district court levels.
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Transgender students sue Tennessee over law barring them from restrooms matching their gender
Two transgender students and their families are suing Tennessee over a law barring them from restrooms matching their gender identity.
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New Jersey man charged in fatal shooting of trans advocate Shai Vanderpump in Trenton
A man has been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old transgender advocate Shai Vanderpump in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Atlanta police investigating stabbing of lesbian and her dog in Midtown-area park
Police are still investigating the dual stabbings of a lesbian woman and her dog at a public park in Midtown Atlanta last week.
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A proposed law in Ghana would jail people who advocate for LGTBQ equality for up to 10 years
A proposed law in Ghana would imprison known LGBTQ people for up to five years, and anyone who advocates for LGBTQ human rights for 10...
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Nebraska children’s museum cancels Drag Queen Story Hour after threats of violence
A Drag Queen Story Hour scheduled to be held at children's museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, was cancelled due to threats of violence.
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Biden nominates lesbian rabbi of LGBTQ synagogue to religious freedom commission
President Biden has nominated Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, head of an LGBTQ synagogue, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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Spanish court sides with bisexual man sued by ex-wife for “hiding his homosexuality”
A Spanish regional court overturned a lower court's decision ordering a bisexual man to pay his wife for "hiding his homosexuality" from her.
