LGBT Politics
LGBT Politics USA
Southern Baptists Push to Ban Gay Marriage Nationwide
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics DALLAS, TX — (June 10, 2025) — In a major move, Southern Baptists have voted to endorse a nationwide ban on gay marriage and to press for the reversal of Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. The vote was taken during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest [...]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Orders Targeting DEI and Transgender Recognition in Grant Funding
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (June 9, 2025) — In a major legal victory for the LGBTQ community, a federal judge in California [...]
World Pride in DC Faces Global Travel Hurdles and Political Backlash
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 7, 2025) — As rainbow flags decorate Washington, D.C. for World Pride 2025, the city is bracing for [...]
Supreme Court Grants DOGE Major Wins in Social Security Access and Records Lawsuit
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 7, 2025) — The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a double win for the Department of Government Efficiency [...]
D.C. Police Reverse Dupont Circle Park Closure for WorldPride
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 6, 2025) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has reversed its request to close Dupont Circle Park this weekend during [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
Pink Dot’s Time Capsule of Love: Singapore’s LGBTQ Voices Sealed for 2050
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Asia SINGAPORE — (June 9, 2025) — LGBTQ Singaporeans are sealing heartfelt stories of love, loss, and resilience inside a time capsule organized by Pink Dot, Singapore’s prominent pride movement. The capsule will be opened in 2050 as a tribute to the community’s strength across generations. Healthcare worker “V”, who met his partner “E” in 2000, shared their two-decade [...]
Daiwa Securities CEO Urges Japan to Push DEI Policies as Trump Crackdown Deepens
TOKYO, JP — (June 8, 2025) — In a bold statement during Tokyo Pride, Daiwa Securities Group CEO Akihiko Ogino urged Japan to move forward with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives despite [...]
Thailand King Signs Historic Same-Sex Marriage Bill Into Law
BANGKOK, THAILAND — (09-27-24) — Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn made history earlier this week when he signed a marriage equality bill into law, making the country the first in South East Asia to [...]
Condemnation over Denial of Rental Space for LGBT Festival
SEOUL, KR — (10-28-24) — South Korea's Human Rights Commission condemned city officials for denying rental space for the country's upcoming Seoul Queer Culture Festival, saying that it violates the Equality Rights law. [...]
Thailand celebrates Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage
BANGKOK, TH — (06-19-24) — The Southeast Asian nation of Thailand will become the first to legalize same-sex marriage in the region, after the kingdom’s Senate approved a marriage equality bill on Tuesday. Supporters were [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
EU Adviser Slams Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Law as “Unconstitutional Attack on Equality
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe BRUSSELS — (June 11, 2025) — In a scathing legal rebuke, a top adviser to the European Union’s highest court declared that Hungary’s 2021 anti-LGBTQ+ law directly violates EU law and undermines fundamental democratic principles. The opinion, issued Thursday by Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta, charges that Hungary’s restrictive measures — which ban the representation or “promotion” of LGBTQ+ [...]
Pride Parades Ignite Solidarity in Poland and Portugal as Political Tensions Rise
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe EUROPE — (June 9, 2025) — Both Poland and Portugal ushered in Pride Month this past weekend with colorful and defiant [...]
EU Lawmakers to Protest Budapest Pride Ban
By Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe MEPs Unite to Defy Budapest Pride Ban, Urge EU to Act Against Hungary BRUSSELS — (May 22, 2025) — A cross-party coalition [...]
Scottish Government Acts to Protect Financial Payments for LGBTQ+ Veterans
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe UNITED KINGDOM — (June 8, 2025) — Peter Gibson, Chief Executive of Fighting with Pride, hailed the latest move by the [...]
Russian Gay Travel Agency Owner Found Dead in Custody
MOSCOW, RU — (01-01-25) — An alleged gay Russian man who was arrested for allegedly running the Men Travel agency, an LGBT travel agency, was found dead in custody in Moscow on Sunday, said Human [...]