PHOENIX, AZ — (02-07-22) — In a surprise move a bipartisan group of Arizona lawmakers including the state's Republican House speaker announced Monday they were introducing an LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill that would for the first time protect LGBT Americans from discrimination by businesses, employees and landlords. The bipartisan proposal, HB2802, is supported by businesses and [...]
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Asia News DUBAI, UAE — (02-02-22) — Iran announced on Tuesday they had executed two gay men who were convicted on sodomy charges and who had already spent six years on death row. Related Coverage Links Exclusively on JRL CHARTS: • Gay Iranian Man Beheaded in [...]
LAS VEGAS — (01-30-22) — Pope Francis called on parents of LGBT kids to “accompany” them and “not hide in an attitude of condemnation” last Wednesday during his speech before a general audience. Francis discussed the four dreams of St. Joseph saying that “God does not promise us that we will never have fear, but [...]
INDEPENDENCE, MO — (01-17-22) — The keynote speaker for the Independence's Martin Luther King Celebration on Monday will be Kylar Broadus, a Black transgender American who is a noted attorney, speaker and activist for LGBTQ rights. A native of Fayette, Missouri, Broadus has received several awards and recognitions for his decades of work on behalf [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-30-21) — The U.S. economy ends 2021 on a high note as the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell below 200,000 to 198,000, more evidence that president Biden's economy remains strong in the aftermath of 2020's coronavirus recession. Jobless claims dropped by 8,000 to 198,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. [...]