All posts by John Riley
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West Virginia library pulls and attempts to ban LGBTQ children’s book
Local pastor claims book showing two men falling in love and getting married is attempt to "indoctrinate" children
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University of Southern Mississippi students shout down anti-gay protesters
Students at the University of Southern Mississippi shouted down a group of anti-gay protesters from The Church of Jackson in Brookhaven, Miss., who came to...
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Illinois school district lifts requirement that transgender students use privacy stalls in locker rooms
An Illinois school board has voted to lift a restriction that required transgender students to use privacy stalls when they access locker rooms that match...
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Gay employee claims pay was slashed so he’d be paid the same as “other females in the office”
A former employee of a high-profile event company in New York City has filed a discrimination complaint against the company, claiming his boss cut his...
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Majority of Americans oppose transgender athletes in women’s sports, poll finds
A new survey finds that a majority of Americans don’t support allowing transgender females to compete in women’s sports, though even the pollsters seem to...
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LGBTQ Victory Institute’s Annise Parker predicts a “rainbow tsunami” in 2020
âI am absolutely convinced that the ârainbow waveâ we saw last year and this year is going to be even bigger next year,â says Annise...
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Amy Klobuchar says a woman with Pete Buttigieg’s resume wouldn’t be a viable presidential contender
Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar is the latest female candidate to raise the question of whether sexism has played a role in the campaign, asserting that...
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LGBTQ board game groups offer social fun in D.C.
Board game groups offer a fun and relaxed way to make friends and play games
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Georgia’s Republican House Speaker reiterates opposition to anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” bills
David Ralston declined to comment specifically on a bill to criminalize helping a child undergo a gender transition
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FBI report shows number of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in U.S. rose in 2018
Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes increased in 2018, with crimes based on gender identity rising 41% over the previous year
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Rhode Island, New York governors sign bills to help discharged gay veterans access benefits
Two Democratic governors recently signed legislation to help veterans discharged from the military because of their sexual orientation get state and local benefits. Rhode Island...
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Baylor professor apologizes after guest speaker promotes conversion therapy
University regents recently met with students from the school's unofficial LGBTQ organization to hear their concerns
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California man pleads guilty to hate crime charge for threatening gay roommates
Man pleaded guilty to threatening his roommates with a knife and a gun while yelling anti-gay slurs at them
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HRC’s Alphonso David calls Trump “the worst president on LGBTQ issues ever”
Alphonso David says recent executive actions are trying to "erase" LGBTQ people and attack "the core of our identity"
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LGBTQ representation on TV reaches all-time high, GLAAD report finds
GLAAD calls for 20% of series regulars to be LGBTQ by 2025, with half of LGBTQ characters being people of color
