NEW YORK — (01-31-19) — Openly Gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, went on ABC TV's the View today to talk about his upcoming run for president. Just think of it, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the first openly Gay presidential candidate (that we know of), to get major media coverage as an openly [...]
NEW YORK — (01-26-19) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed two bills, a Transgender Rights Bill known as GENDA and a bill which bans the controversial conversion therapy on children. The conversion therapy ban and the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), adds gender expression and identity as protected classes in New York state's human [...]
LGBT POLITICS — (01-24-19) — Brazil’s only openly gay Congressman has left his job, home and country over multiple death threats. Elected three times to congress with his win last October with impressive numbers, Wyllys has left everything he owned and loved in Brazil. The news went viral following an interview published by daily Folha [...]
GIZA, EGYPT — (01-21-19) — Egyptian TV News anchor Mohamed al-Ghiety has been jailed for one year after interviewing a gay man on his privately owned LTC TV channel in the Muslim conservative country. The Giza court also fined Mohamed al-Ghiety, 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($167; £130) for allegedly promoting homosexuality on his show. Even though [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (01-15-19) — History has been made as governors of Kansas and Ohio, both traditionally known as conservative red states, issued executive orders that ban LGBT discrimination among state employees. Related Coverage Links on JRL CHARTS: • Get the Latest in [...]
