All posts by John Riley
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Trump administration wants to allow shelters to discriminate against transgender people
Shelters would be allowed to skirt Equal Access Rule by housing people based on their biological sex at birth
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Trump administration sued for refusing to answer freedom of information requests about HHS’s LGBTQ nondiscrimination rules
Lambda Legal believes outside groups may have influenced HHS officials to adopt anti-LGBTQ policies
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Poland’s Law and Justice Party uses LGBTQ people as bogeyman ahead of 2019 elections
Ruling party casts LGBTQ rights as foreign "threat" in attempt to activate socially conservative voters
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Westboro Baptist Church protests Morehouse and Spelman Colleges over their transgender admission policies
Fundamentalist church also pickets Clark Atlanta University commencement ceremonies
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Muhlaysia Booker, the trans woman attacked by a mob in Dallas, found shot to death
The 27-year-old becomes fourth transgender person to be violently killed this year
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State laws effectively banning abortion significantly harm LGBTQ people
Recent laws in Alabama, Georgia, and other states may carry significant consequences, particularly for transgender individuals
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U.S. House passes the Equality Act, a landmark LGBTQ rights bill
Bill prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination passes over Republican objections, and is now headed to the U.S. Senate.
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Civil rights groups rally after Trump’s judicial nominees won’t say whether segregation is unlawful
Civil rights groups rally in protest of Wendy Vitter and other Trump nominees who are silent about landmark desegregation case
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Social conservatives proposing “compromise” to weaken Equality Act’s protections
Civil rights groups are worried that any compromises would weaken protections for LGBTQ people
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JaxKnife Complex is the latest Drag Queen Story Hour host to promote a love of books
"I think it's a really good opportunity for parents to show their kids that the world is a creative place"
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Congressman Dan Lipinski says he’ll now vote for the Equality Act
Last Democrat not sponsoring the Equality Act says he'll vote for it, but wants some "religious liberty" concerns addressed
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Mississippi Republican calls for LGBTQ-inclusive hate crimes law
Recent crimes against men perceived to be gay have cast light on the refusal of lawmakers to amend the law
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Federal lawmakers reintroduce bill to protect LGBTQ college students from harassment
The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act would require colleges to make their anti-harassment policies more inclusive
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WATCH: Jane Lynch urges Congress to pass the Equality Act
Actress is the latest celebrity to endorse sweeping LGBTQ rights legislation
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Religious leaders and people of faith rally in DC in support of Equality Act
Activists make last-minute push to lobby Republican lawmakers ahead of Friday's vote on landmark LGBTQ rights bill
