All posts by John Riley
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HRC calling on Trump to withdraw judicial nomination of Jeff Mateer
–Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin, in a statement calling on President Trump to withdraw his nomination of Jeff Mateer, an assistant attorney general in...
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Betsy DeVos rescinds Obama-era guidance on campus sexual assault
Critics say guidance favoring the accused could harm LGBTQ students, who face higher rates of assault
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Trump judicial nominee called transgender kids part of “Satan’s plan”
Jeff Mateer also argued that same-sex marriage would lead to legitimizing polygamy and bestiality
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Two trans women challenging Iowa’s ban on Medicaid coverage for surgery
Lawyers for the two women claim the ban is discriminatory and violates Iowa's Civil Rights Act
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Anti-gay group pushing Michigan school district to reverse pro-transgender policy
Alliance Defending Freedom, an anti-gay group that is behind the bulk of challenges to pro-transgender policies in school districts throughout the nation, has raised the...
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The Right Stuff: An Interview with Log Cabin’s Gregory T. Angelo
What does it take to lead one of the LGBTQ community's most controversial organizations? We find out.
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DC Public Library toasts Banned Books Week with a cocktail party
DC Public Library Foundation's Banned Books Week cocktail party is a celebration of free expression
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Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff: Transgender ban hurts military readiness
–Retired Admiral Michael Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, in a declaration submitted to...
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California bill offers non-binary option for gender markers on state IDs
California is in line to become the third jurisdiction to allow state residents to choose a “gender neutral” or non-binary gender option on their driver’s...
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Montana Supreme Court tells state to revise anti-transgender measure’s ballot statement
The Montana Supreme Court has ordered the Office of Attorney General Tim Fox (R) to rewrite language for the ballot statement and fiscal note associated...
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Lambda Legal and allies oppose Trump’s Muslim travel ban
Lambda Legal has allied itself with religious and civil rights organizations and clergy members in submitting a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court explaining the...
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Pentagon’s guidance says transgender troops will be able to re-enlist through February
New guidance released last week by the Pentagon will allow currently serving transgender service members to re-enlist in the next several months until the Department...
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Harvard dean says offering Chelsea Manning fellowship was a “mistake”
—Douglas W. Elmendorf, the dean of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, writing in a 700-word statement apologizing for extending the offer of a visiting...
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Republicans block Gillibrand-Collins amendment to defense bill
Senate Republican leaders blocked a bipartisan amendment to the annual defense bill that would have stopped the Pentagon from implementing the bulk of President Trump’s...
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LGBTQ groups in second lawsuit against Trump trans ban seek injunction
The LGBTQ organizations behind a second lawsuit challenging President Trump’s ban on transgender military members have asked for a federal court to issue an injunction...
