By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics DELAWARE, PA — (December 6, 2025) — Delaware County has officially expanded legal protections for LGBTQ+ residents, becoming the latest county in Philadelphia’s suburban ring to adopt a proactive nondiscrimination ordinance amid ongoing national political tensions. Related LGBT Coverage Links on JRL CHARTS: • Get the [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics A long-fought victory for LGBTQ seniors in San Francisco SACRAMENTO, CA — (December 5, 2025) — A long-awaited LGBTQ-affirming affordable senior housing project in San Francisco is finally on track to receive state funding, after being denied twice in previous years. Approval of this [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (December 4, 2025) — In a stunning reversal of long-standing federal protections, the U.S. Department of Justice has ordered PREA-certified prison auditors to stop evaluating whether jails and prisons protect LGBTQ and intersex people from sexual abuse — despite decades of [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics Asia MALAYSIA — (December 1, 2025) — Malaysia is once again drawing international scrutiny after coordinated police raids on men-only saunas and spas across Kuala Lumpur resulted in more than 200 men being detained — a sweeping action that activists say is part of a [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. — (November 30, 2025) — In a stunning and widely condemned reversal of U.S. public-health tradition, the Trump administration has ordered federal agencies, employees, and grant recipients not to recognize World AIDS Day — a global commemoration observed annually on December 1 since [...]