All posts by John Riley
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Senegal lawmakers want to double jail time for LGBTQ people and imprison equality advocates
Lawmakers in Senegal are proposing doubling the penalty for same-sex relations and jailing those who advocate for LGBTQ equality.
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Swimming World editor compares trans swimmer Lia Thomas to a “doped” athlete
Swimming World editor claims transgender swimmer Lia Thomas enjoys an unfair advantage, similar to athletes taking steroids.
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Ric Grenell, gay Trump cabinet member, joins Newsmax as contributor
Ric Grenell, the first out LGBTQ person named to a Cabinet-level position, will join Newsmax as an on-air national security analyst.
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Creating Change to be held virtually as omicron COVID case numbers rise
Creating Change will be held virtually, in response to a rise in COVID infections.
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Germany Bible museum stages play featuring transgender Jesus, enraging conservatives
A Bible museum in Germany is being criticized for an LGBTQ-themed exhibit and for hosting a play featuring a transgender Jesus.
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Chris Pappas, gay New Hampshire congressman, gets engaged to boyfriend
New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas is engaged to his boyfriend, Vann Bentley
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Thousands of LGBTQ Israelis get texts saying they “deserve severe punishment, death and deportation”
Thousands of LGBTQ Israelis received harassing text messages, in what may be connected to the hacking of an LGBTQ dating site in October.
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Quidditch to change name in effort to distance sport from JK Rowling’s “anti-trans positions”
The sport of quidditch is rebranding itself, in part due to "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling's views on transgender rights.
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Queer man shot in head in Chicago while standing outside a friend’s home
A queer man was shot in the head last Saturday while standing on the porch of a friend's home in Chicago's Palmer Square neighborhood.
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Tennessee parents label teacher who sponsored a middle school GSA a “predator,” accuse her of “indoctrination”
Conservative parents in Lakeland, Tennessee have attacked a teacher as a "predator" for sponsoring a Gender and Sexuality Alliance club.
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U.S. Senate approves gay man as ambassador to Cameroon, where homosexuality is criminalized
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Christopher Lamora, a married gay man, as ambassador to Cameroon despite the country's anti-LGBTQ laws.
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Colorado GOP candidate claims Gov. Jared Polis isn’t really gay, is a serial abuser
A Republican gubernatorial candidate in Colorado has claimed that Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) is pretending to be gay, that his marriage to his partner,...
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Missouri jury awards more than $4 million to transgender student barred from the boys’ restroom at school
A Missouri jury has awarded more than $4 million to a transgender student who was barred from the boys' restroom in middle and high school.
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit from photographer who doesn’t want to shoot gay weddings
A federal judge has dismissed a New York photographer's lawsuit demanding that she be exempt from having to photograph same-sex weddings.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem attacks trans people with cruel athlete ban
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem renews her push for a bill barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports.
