All posts by John Riley
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Lay of the Legislative Land
Equality Virginia last month released a scorecard listing where Virginia legislators stand when it comes to anti-LGBT discrimination. Among the specific items on which legislators...
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Setting the Richmond Stage
LGBT rights groups, led by Equality Virginia, the largest such group in the state, are rallying around an antidiscrimination bill ahead of the 2013 legislative...
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FRC Shooting Case Continued to January
The man accused of shooting a security guard at the D.C. headquarters of the anti-LGBT Family Research Council (FRC), appeared in U.S. District Court Thursday...
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Protest Shines on Ugandan Embassy
Groups of local activists joined Saturday evening, Dec. 1, to protest the renewed push in the Ugandan Parliament for a bill that would further criminalize...
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Upset in Stein Officer Elections
Three challengers took longtime members by surprise at Monday night's meeting of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, defeating the club's president, Lateefah Williams, and two...
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Defense Files New Motions in Barracks Row Stabbing
The lawyer for Michael Poth, the Marine accused of stabbing and killing a fellow Marine in a confrontation that may have included anti-gay elements, filed...
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UVA Assault Prompts Call for Expanded Protections
A Virginia nonprofit organization is calling on the members of the General Assembly to add sexual orientation and gender identity to Virginia laws regarding bias-motivated...
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Howard Theatre Three Plead Not Guilty
The three individuals accused of stabbing and attempting to rob gay minor in front of the Howard Theatre in June were arraigned in D.C. Superior...
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Trial Date Set for Montgomery
Gary Niles Montgomery, the Washington man accused of killing Deoni Jones, a transgender woman, at a Northeast bus stop in February will go to trial...
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D.C. Council Taking Steps for Homeless Youth
Members of the D.C. Council are trying to expedite the passage of a bill that would reform services for LGBT homeless youth before the next...
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Bolling Drops Out of Virginia Governor's Race
Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) announced today he is suspending his campaign for governor of the commonwealth, a move that makes Attorney General Ken...
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Maryland Trans Activists Make 2013 Plans
While Maryland made history on Election Day, joining three states in voting to advance the rights of same-sex couples – blocking an anti-gay marriage amendment...
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Remembering and Rallying
It was an evening of sadness, mixed with forgiveness and love, for the hundreds gathered inside D.C.'s Metropolitan Community Church Tuesday night. Called together to...
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GLLU Website Ceases
An external website for the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU) is no longer operating, prompting some local LGBT activists to...
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New Charges Possible in Howard Theatre Stabbing
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia says it expects superseding indictments to be handed down in the next two weeks for the...
