All posts by John Riley
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Virginia Senate passes pair of nondiscrimination bills
The Virginia Senate on Friday passed a pair of nondiscrimination bills with bipartisan support, sending them to the House of Delegates for consideration. The Senate voted to...
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Christie invokes ISIS in response to Kim Davis debate question
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie made an interesting pivot in Thursday night’s FOX News debate, bringing up the fight against the Islamic State when asked...
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Furies Collective house approved as D.C. historic landmark
The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) on Thursday unanimously approved the site of the Furies Collective, a lesbian feminist separatist collective, to become a...
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Indiana Senate committee passes Trojan horse nondiscrimination bill
Despite attempts to give their state a much-needed public relations makeover, Hoosier lawmakers have fallen short in passing comprehensive protections for Indiana’s LGBT citizens. In...
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Virginia bill proposes Kim Davis-style clerk exemptions
A Virginia Senate committee has set the stage for what could be an inevitable showdown between opponents and supporters of same-sex marriage, as embodied by...
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Hillary or Bernie? LGBT voters are torn
LGBT Democrats are divided over a presidential candidate, but many consider Clinton the strongest general election contender
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Hair-Raising: Wig Night Out Benefits the Point Foundation
Wig Night Out lets DC bar patrons display their most creative hairdos while raising money for LGBT scholars
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Anti-gay Virginia lawmaker discovered cruising Grindr
College student tipped off news outlet; editor declined to reveal man's identity
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Jerry Falwell, Jr. is backing Donald Trump for president
GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump achieved a major coup this week after Jerry Falwell, Jr., the president of Liberty University, endorsed his candidacy, a move...
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Virginia Senate committee approves nondiscrimination bills
A Virginia Senate committee has approved two measures that would prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination in public employment and housing, with both bills earning bipartisan support as...
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4th Circuit to hear Virginia transgender student’s appeal
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday will hear the appeal of a Virginia transgender student who is challenging his school’s restroom policy requiring...
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Georgia bill would provide protections for LGBT opponents
A Georgia state senator on Thursday held a press conference to outline the specifics of a bill he has introduced intended to provide special protections...
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Tennessee marriage nullification bill fails in committee
A proposed bill in Tennessee that would have allowed state and local officials in the Volunteer State to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages or the...
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The Deep Bonds of Leather Weekend
Centaur MC's Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend allows the LGBT, leather and kink communities to forge global connections
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Full Circle: Todd Leavitt returns to leather stardom
It's not the first title for this year's Mr. MAL
