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 [...]
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 [...]
BOSTON, MA — (12-31-18) — Senator Elizabeth Warren sends shout out to the LGBTQ community in her new video announcing her exploratory committee for the 2020 presidential election. You'll remember back in 2016, Warren was already rumored to be contemplating running for president in 2020 if Hillary Clinton lost in 2016. Well now she has [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-28-18) — Two U.S. airmen who tested positive for HIV last year are suing former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the Pentagon over what they describe as an “unconstitutional and improper” discharge do to their HIV status. Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN filed the Federal lawsuit on behalf of the two airmen's behalf [...]