All posts by John Riley
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HRC blasts Trump administration over rumors it will roll back transgender protections
The nation’s top LGBTQ rights organization is taking a pre-emptive swipe at the Trump administration after news outlets reported that the U.S. Department of Justice...
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NBA commissioner wants to bring back All-Star Game to Charlotte
Even though he signed off on yanking this year’s All-Star Game from Charlotte and moving it to New Orleans, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants to...
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Ad opposing Texas bathroom bill tells people to “pee with LGBT”
Ad warns Texans of backlash that North Carolina faced after it passed the controversial anti-LGBTQ HB 2 law
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Milo Yiannopoulos disinvited from CPAC over pedophilia comments
Conservative conference rescinds invitation over selectively edited statements that appeared to support pedophilia
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Opponents of anti-trans bathroom bill unleash fury on Texas Lt. Governor
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) is under siege from a deluge of phone calls, emails or letters opposing his pet project, the so-called “Texas...
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Swastika and note with gay slur found outside building at Virginia college
A handwritten swastika and a note containing a gay slur were found posted outside of a building on the campus of a Fredericksburg-area college on...
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Prince William clerk who challenged marriage equality dies
The Prince William County Clerk of the Circuit Court who intervened in the case that eventually led to the legalization of same-sex marriage in Virginia...
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NBA follows NFL’s lead in warning Texas not to pass “bathroom bill”
The sports community is telling the Lone Star State “not so fast” when it comes to pushing through a discriminatory “bathroom bill” that would prohibit...
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North Carolina governor grasping for deal on HB 2 repeal
Despite the intransigence of leaders within the Republican-dominated General Assembly North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is still hoping for, and pushing for, a compromise measure...
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Model Behavior: Team DC raises tons of funds at annual hunkfest
A dozen models will strut their stuff to raise money for LGBT high school athletes
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Virginia Senate passes “religious freedom” bill on party-line vote
On Thursday, the Virginia Senate approved a so-called “religious freedom” bill that would prevent the government from imposing any penalty or denying any special tax status, contract,...
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South Carolina’s birth certificate policy for same-sex parents ruled unconstitutional
A federal court in South Carolina has ruled that the state’s policy of refusing to list both same-sex parents on their children’s birth certificates is unconstitutional....
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Washington State Supreme Court rejects anti-gay florist’s appeal
On Thursday, the Washington State Supreme Court reaffirmed a lower court decision finding that a florist cannot cite her religious beliefs as justification for refusing to...
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Right Turn: Q&A with gay Republican Anthony “Rek” LeCounte
To be young, black, gay and Republican isn't easy, especially in the era of Trump. Just ask Anthony "Rek" LeCounte.
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Under Sexed
LGBTQ students must often look elsewhere to find information lacking from traditional sex ed classes
