All posts by John Riley
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Appeals Court Allows Indiana Trans Students to Use Boys’ Restrooms
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling allowing three transgender boys in Indiana to access restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their...
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LGBTQ Advocates Sue Texas Over Law Banning Drag
A coalition of LGBTQ groups, businesses, and a drag performer have filed a lawsuit against the Texas Attorney General’s Office, various municipalities, and several county...
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Oklahoma Governor Signs Order Erasing Transgender People from Law
Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order directing state agencies to use narrow, biological-based definitions of “female” and “male” for the purposes of...
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Federal Judge Blocks Montana’s Ban on Drag Performances
A federal judge has blocked the state of Montana from enforcing a law aimed at prohibiting drag performances in public spaces on the grounds that...
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GoFundMe Launched to Cover Murdered Gay Dancer’s Funeral Costs
A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family of a gay man who was murdered at a Brooklyn gas station cover the costs...
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Judge Blocks Arkansas Law to Jail Librarians for “Harmful” Books
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that would have allowed librarians, teachers, and booksellers to be imprisoned for up to six years...
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Gay Couple Close Chocolate Shop After Anti-Gay Attack
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office is investigating an alleged assault of a gay couple who run a chocolate shop along the state’s border with...
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Texas Teachers Fired After Attending Drag Show
Two teachers were informed that attending a drag show and posting pictures of it on social media violated their school's morality clause.
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New York Man Fatally Stabbed in Possible Anti-Gay Hate Crime
A 28-year-old gay man was fatally stabbed after he and his friends were accosted for dancing at a Brooklyn gas station.
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Missouri Sued Over Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
Two prominent legal groups have sued the state of Missouri on behalf of three families of transgender youth, medical providers, and two prominent LGBTQ organizations,...
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LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses Joe Vogel for Congress
Maryland State Del. Joe Vogel, the out gay man seeking to represent the state’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, has been...
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Chechen Pop Star Was Tortured and Executed
A human rights group claims that Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov directly ordered the murder of Zelimkhan Bakaev.
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Michigan Governor Signs Ban on Conversion Therapy
Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed two bills into law banning the use of so-called conversion therapy — also referred to as reparative therapy...
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Island House Staff Says “Keep Key West Gay”
Island House, a gay clothing-optional resort in Key West, recently posted a video begging LGBTQ tourists to visit Florida.
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Kevin Spacey Not Guilty of Sexual Misconduct
A British jury found actor Kevin Spacey not guilty of charges from four accusers alleging he engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior.
