WASHINGTON D.C — (07-17-23) — Republicans in the House of Representatives passed its annual defense funding bill that included anti-LGBT amendments that fit the party’s conservative priorities and sticking points like a glove - Knowing it has no chance of passage in the Democratic controlled U.S. Senate. Rick Perry, the chair of the House Freedom [...]
SACRAMENTO, CA — (05-21-23) — The LGBT Bill of Rights adopted in California is being challenged in the case of Taking Offense vs State of California. The case pending before the California Supreme Court is challenging a provision of the state’s LGBT bill of rights that protects residents from a residential community or facility’s refusal [...]
BATON ROUGE, LA — (04-28-23) — Louisiana' right wing conservative state house is moving forward with its 'Don't Say Gay' bill that will cover grade K-12 throughout Louisiana public schools. State lawmakers advanced two proposals Wednesday that would prohibit the use of certain language when referring to LGBTQ+ Americans. House Bill 466, sponsored by right [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Political Correspondent | JRL CHARTS NAIROBI, KENYA — (02-25-23) — Kenya' Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Kenyan authorities were wrong to ban the LGBT community from registering a rights organization. Yet at the same time it stressed that gay sex remains illegal. Related LGBT International News Coverage on JRL CHARTS: • EU [...]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — (02-06-23) — A deal has been struck by legislatures on a bill that originally sought to dismantle some of Utah's ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy. The LGBTQ Conversion Therapy deal revolves around a language change in House Bill 228, but JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics News has confirmed it will preserve [...]