By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (January 25, 2026) — LGBTQ+ elected officials across the United States condemn and are calling for increased federal oversight and funding restrictions on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minneapolis [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. — (January 22, 2026) — A federal judge has struck down a Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoena seeking highly sensitive medical records from families of transgender youth, ruling that the government’s actions served no legitimate investigative purpose and amounted to intimidation. Related LGBTQ [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. — (January 19, 2026) — The Pentagon temporarily halted initial military training for recruits who test positive for HIV after a federal appeals court allowed the Department of Defense to reinstate prior enlistment standards while legal challenges continue. This affects individuals who signed [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. — (January 10, 2026) — A Catholic legal advocacy group has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block enforcement of a California law that bars public school employees from disclosing a student’s transgender identity to parents without the student’s consent. Related LGBTQ [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Asia SAN DIEGO, CA — (January 4, 2026) — A federal appeals court has stepped in to halt a controversial ruling that would have allowed school employees to disclose a student’s gender identity to their parents without the student’s consent — a decision that has sparked [...]