All posts by John Riley
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Oklahoma anti-transgender “bathroom bill” blocked in committee
Given that anti-LGBT bills in Republican legislatures seem to come back from the grave more than zombies in a horror film, it’s hard to say...
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DC Black Pride 2016
DC Black Pride offers a time to reunite and celebrate with old acquaintances
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Vermont governor signs conversion therapy ban into law
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) signed a bill banning conversion therapy on minors into law, making the Green Mountain State the sixth state and the...
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11 states sue the Obama administration over transgender guidance to schools
Texas, Alabama, Wisconsin and others aren't happy about trans student restroom guidance
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Trump’s Supreme Court list is pandering to conservative Republicans
Trump's "wish list" of SCOTUS nominees would be bad news for LGBT Americans (and everyone else)
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Town Danceboutique is not closing
Despite a new landlord, popular LGBT dance club plans to remain open for "years to come"
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Texas school board candidate who called Obama a gay prostitute loses election
Mary Lou Bruner loses in an upset after her inflammatory Facebook posts come to light
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Atlanta is awarded Super Bowl LIII following Deal’s veto of anti-gay bill
Atlanta is being richly rewarded with the chance to host a Super Bowl following a skirmish earlier this year over a bill that was being...
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New online poll finds Tennesseans divided over therapist exemption bill
A new poll shows Volunteer State residents are more closely divided than previously thought over a new Tennessee law that allows mental health counselors and...
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Charlotte has lost $285 million and 1,300 jobs thanks to North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law
On Monday evening, the Charlotte City Council stood firm against calls for them to reverse course and rescind their city’s LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance, but that...
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Clinton campaign refuses to fill out transgender issues questionnaire
A national transgender advocacy organization is criticizing the Clinton campaign for promising — and then backtracking — to fill out its political questionnaire on issues...
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Tennessee the latest state on the list for prohibited D.C. government travel
Councilmember David Grosso’s bill to ban state-funded travel to any locality with anti-LGBT laws is looking like a wise proposal, as D.C. adds yet another...
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Charlotte City Council considering repealing nondiscrimination ordinance
It’s the potential “compromise” that seems premised on the idea of the LGBT community and its allies doing more of the compromising. According to the Charlotte...
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Oklahoma lawmakers keep pushing anti-transgender bills
An Oklahoma Senate committee has moved forward with a bill that would require schools to grant religious accommodations to students who object to sharing restroom,...
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Liberty Counsel asks Virginia Supreme Court case to take up their Fairfax lawsuit
The right-wing legal organization challenging Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) nondiscrimination policy has asked the Virginia Supreme Court to hear their lawsuit. Liberty Counsel has...
