All posts by John Riley
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LGBTQ groups condemn Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Muslim travel ban
LGBTQ groups are condemning a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding President Trump’s travel ban on immigrants and refugees from seven countries, including five predominantly...
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Cuba Libre vows to retrain staff after mistreatment of transgender woman
Cuba Libre could face legal action after asking Charlotte Clymer to produce ID before she tried to use the women's restroom
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Survey: Half of all LGBTQ Americans remain closeted in their workplace
A new survey from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation finds that little has changed in the past decade in terms of how “out” LGBTQ Americans...
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Advocates ask D.C. federal court to permanently block Trump transgender military ban
Plaintiffs say "new" Pentagon policy is no different from previous, more sweeping ban on transgender service members
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Supreme Court sends anti-gay florist’s case back to lower court for reconsideration
Owner of Arlene's Flowers will have another chance to argue for a religious exemption to Washington's nondiscrimination law
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Transgender woman says she was kicked out of DC’s Cuba Libre for using women’s restroom
Popular restaurant and bar allegedly asked Charlotte Clymer to leave after she refused to show her ID to access the restroom
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New Jersey school district settles lawsuit brought by teacher who made anti-gay comments
A former New Jersey high school teacher who was suspended after she posted anti-gay comments on her public Facebook page has settled a discrimination lawsuit...
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Federal court affirms “the needs, humanity, and decency of transgender students”
3rd Circuit court finds allowing transgender students to use single-sex facilities does not violate cisgender students' privacy
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Alexandria offers comedy and shirtless sketching to encourage HIV testing
Alexandria, Virginia is experimenting with creative ways to encourage people to get tested for HIV
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FIFA fines Mexico Football Federation $10,000 over anti-gay chant at World Cup match
FIFA, the global governing board of soccer, has fined the Mexico Football Federation, or FMF, $10,000 after Mexican fans uttered “discriminatory and insulting chants” during...
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Some Pride-themed merchandise is produced in countries with anti-LGBTQ laws
Some Pride-themed merchandise is being produced in countries where homosexuality is criminalized or where anti-LGBTQ persecution is common, reports The New York Times. The demand...
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Initiative 77 passes: D.C. voters approve hourly wage hike for tipped workers
D.C. voters approve hourly wage hike for tipped workers.
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Fight over Initiative 77 remains passionate, but cordial, as voters cast ballots
Despite the sweltering heat of the early morning and the rain showers that dotted the afternoon, people on both sides of D.C.’s Initiative 77 continued...
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Maryland school district settles lawsuit brought by transgender student
Judge previously found that district's policy violated Max Brennan's rights under Title IX
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Texas’ Lt. Governor claims victory despite failure of anti-trans “bathroom bill”
Dan Patrick was a chief proponent of a bill requiring people to use restrooms that match their biological sex at birth
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