By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (August 9, 2025) — Advocacy groups are blasting the U.S. State Department over reports that it plans to remove references to LGBTQ rights and protections from its annual human rights reports — a move critics say would roll back decades [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (August 8, 2025) — In a high-profile legal battle with national implications, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Christian relief agency World Vision’s right to revoke a job offer from an applicant in a same-sex marriage — [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA AUSTIN, TX — (August 3, 2025) — A beloved LGBTQ-affirming church in South Austin was vandalized with hate speech late Thursday night, sparking outrage and an outpouring of support from community members who rallied Saturday morning to repaint and restore the space. Related Coverage [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe Sweden warns Kyiv it must meet EU LGBTQ+ rights standards — including same-sex unions — as part of its accession bid. KYIV, UKRAINE — (August 2, 2025) — LGBTQ+ equality just became a key condition on Ukraine’s road to European Union membership. Swedish Prime [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO — (July 31, 2025) — A proposal by openly gay San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey to dismantle the city’s landmark Equal Benefits Ordinance (EBO) has ignited a political firestorm within the LGBTQ+ community, raising concerns over potential erosion of hard-fought [...]