All posts by John Riley
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D.C. bill will allow residents to choose non-binary gender on driver’s licenses
A proposed D.C. Council bill would allow District residents to select a non-binary gender option on their driver’s licenses, learner’s permits, or resident ID cards...
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Food & Friends receives $2 million gift from the Bresler family
Food & Friends, the nonprofit organization that provides prepared meals and nutrition counseling to individuals suffering from life-threatening illnesses, has accepted a multi-year $2 million...
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European Court declares Russian “gay propaganda” law to be discriminatory
On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights declared a Russian law banning expressions of “gay propaganda” to be discriminatory, and has ordered the country...
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Details of Jim Graham’s funeral services released
The body of former Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham will lie in state at the John A. Wilson Building from noon to 5 p.m. on...
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Georgia GOP congressional candidate distancing herself from Log Cabin ties
A Republican congressional candidate running in a special election in Georgia is being accused of trying to distance herself from her past embrace of the...
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Jim Graham to lie in state at Wilson Building on June 23
The body of former Councilmember Jim Graham will lie in state at the Wilson Building on Friday, June 23, according to Nyasha Smith, the Secretary...
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Department of Education issues new guidance on transgender students
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance to employees on how best to deal with discrimination complaints lodged...
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Texas governor signs anti-LGBTQ adoption bill into law
On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill that allows adoption or foster care agencies to refuse to place children with certain prospective...
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Don Blanchon of Whitman-Walker remembers Jim Graham
The current Whitman-Walker ED recalls the impact of a legendary predecessor
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Bill introduced in Congress to collect data on LGBTQ violent deaths
An openly gay congressman has reintroduced a bill that would direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect data on LGBTQ violent deaths,...
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Pride in Numbers: Everything that happened at Capital Pride 2017
Thanks to the Equality March, record numbers of LGBTQ people celebrated Capital Pride, which encountered a few bumps in its parade road
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Commerce Department slammed for excluding LGBTQ protections from Equal Employment policy
The U.S. Department of Commerce has come under fire for excluding explicit nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ employees in the department’s Equal Employment Policy. On Thursday, Commerce...
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Jim Graham dies at age 71
Former D.C. Councilmember and executive director of Whitman-Walker Clinic passed away on Sunday, June 11
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Gang member pleads guilty in slaying of North Carolina trans woman
On Tuesday, a member of the Latin Kings gang pleaded guilty to the 2015 murder of a North Carolina transgender woman whose decomposed remains were found...
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Florida village takes first step in banning conversion therapy
The Village Council in Wellington, Fla., has taken the first step in banning the practice of conversion therapy. On Tuesday, the Village Council voted 4-1...
