All posts by John Riley
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DC Department of Corrections policy on transgender prisoner housing is still discriminatory, says ACLU
Lawyers for a trans woman who sued the D.C. Department of Corrections for housing her in a men's unit say DOC's housing policy is still...
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Senate confirms Shawn Skelly and Gina Ortiz Jones to top military posts in historic firsts
The U.S. Senate has confirmed two LGBTQ women, Shawn Skelly and Gina Ortiz Jones, to top military posts within the Biden administration.
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Federal judge blocks West Virginia’s transgender athlete ban from taking effect
A federal judge has blocked West Virginia's law banning transgender athletes from competing in sports based on gender identity.
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Danny Linden named Creating Change conference director at National LGBTQ Task Force
Danny Linden, a longtime conference specialist, has been named the Creating Change Conference Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force.
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Men in same-sex marriages make more than those in opposite-sex marriages, study finds
Census data shows men in same-sex marriage have higher educational attainment and higher incomes than those in opposite-sex marriages.
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Louisiana Republicans fail to override veto of bill barring transgender athletes from sports
On Wednesday, Republicans in the Louisiana House of Representatives failed to amass the number of votes needed to override a veto of a bill that...
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Federal court blocks Arkansas law denying gender-affirming care to transgender youth
A federal court has blocked an Arkansas law that prohibits doctors from providing gender-affirming medical treatments to transgender youth.
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Transgender man and woman sue over Montana law blocking them from changing their birth certificates
A trans man and woman have sued Montana over a new law requiring proof of surgery to change the gender marker on their birth certificates.
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Virginia police officer faces five years in prison for shooting unarmed gay Black man
A grand jury has indicted a Virginia deputy on a charge of "reckless handling of a firearm" in the shooting of a gay Black man...
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Transgender woman Taya Ashton found shot dead in her Suitland apartment
Prince George's County Police are investigating the murder of Taya Ashton, a transgender woman shot inside her Suitland apartment.
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Gay man found bleeding and barely breathing on train tracks in Atlanta
Atlanta police are asking the public for information on a possible attack against a gay man who was found clinging to life on train tracks.
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Philadelphia public schools to install gender-neutral, single-stall restrooms in each of its schools
Public schools in Philadelphia will have gender-neutral, single-stall restrooms available for use starting this upcoming school year.
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Sheila Alexander-Reid takes new job with workplace anti-bias firm
Alexander-Reid announced in June she would be stepping down as Director of the D.C. Mayor's Office of LGBTQ Affairs.
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Center for Black Equity to host annual DC Black Pride Awards Reception on July 21
The Center for Black Equity's annual DC Black Pride Awards Reception will be held at The Park on 14th on Wednesday, July 21.
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Court rules against Indiana teacher who resigned rather than call trans students by their chosen names
A federal judge ruled against an Indiana teacher who resigned rather than agree to call trans students by their preferred names and pronouns.
