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Texas Age Verification Battle Explodes Again as Fifth Circuit Reopens Section 230 Showdown
By Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | Gay Adult Industry News NEW ORLEANS, LA — (November 2, 2026) — A major legal battle over Texas's online age-verification and child-protection regulations is heading back before the full U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, reopening a dispute with potentially far-reaching consequences for digital platforms, content moderation and federal internet liability protections. In an October 28 order, the federal appeals court granted rehearing [...]
Exxon, Chevron Cash In as $130 Billion Oil Boom Threatens Trump’s Midterms
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News LAS VEGAS, NV — (November 1, 2026) — America's largest oil companies are reporting extraordinary wartime profits as the conflict with Iran drives up global [...]
Fed Holds Rates at 4% as Wall Street Bets on December Hike
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (October 28, 2026) — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday, maintaining its target range of 3.75% to [...]
Can Religious Schools Reject LGBTQ Families and Still Get Taxpayer Money? Supreme Court to Decide
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (October 28, 2026) — The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear a major religious freedom case that could reshape how states [...]
LGBTQ Rights on the Line in 7 States as 2026 Midterm Elections Near
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News LAS VEGAS, NV — (October 24, 2026) — LGBTQ rights will be decided directly by voters in seven states during the November 3, 2026, [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
Orbán’s Anti-LGBTQ Legacy Crumbles as Hungary Votes 139–51 for Change
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Europe BUDAPEST, HUNGARY — (October 13, 2026) — In a major political reversal, Hungary's Parliament has voted 139–51 to repeal discriminatory provisions of former Prime Minister [...]
German High Court Stops Pornhub and YouPorn Block in Major EU Law Showdown
By Keith Witchka – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News MÜNSTER, GERMANY — October 9, 2026 — Germany's attempt to force internet providers to block Pornhub and YouPorn has encountered a major legal obstacle [...]
DOJ Throws U.S. Weight Behind Musk as X Battles €120M EU Fine
By Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (September 26, 2026) — Elon Musk and X have gained a powerful new participant in their legal battle with Brussels: the [...]
OnlyFans and MYM Escape Sweeping French Crackdown After Parliament Showdown
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News PARIS, FRANCE — (October 8, 2026) — France's National Assembly has delivered a significant reprieve to online adult-content creators and digital platforms, approving a [...]
Hungary’s New Government Moves to Scrap Orbán-Era Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Restrictions
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Europe BUDAPEST, HUNGARY — (September 14, 2026) — Hungary's new government is preparing to dismantle one of the most consequential LGBTQ restrictions left behind by former [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
Japan Faces a $101.5 Billion LGBTQ Equality Problem, Economic Study Warns
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News TOKYO, JAPAN — (October 12, 2026) — LGBTQ discrimination and exclusion could be costing Japan's economy as much as $101.5 billion annually, according to [...]
Taipei Gay Bar Raid Sparks Outrage as Police Face LGBTQ Backlash
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Asia TAIPEI, TAIWAN — October 11, 2026 — A controversial police raid on a popular Taipei gay bar has ignited protests, prompted disciplinary action [...]
U.S. Strikes Iran for First Time in Weeks as IRGC Allegedly Prepares New Hormuz Mine Attack
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (August 30, 2026) — U.S. forces launched new strikes against Iran on Sunday, targeting two Iranian military launchers on Larak Island after [...]
Turkey LGBTQ Crackdown Explodes as 47 Detained in Sweeping Raids on Gay Bars and Activists
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBTQ Politics Asia ISTANBUL, TURKEY — (September 13, 2026) — Turkish authorities have detained at least 47 people in a sweeping series of raids targeting LGBTQ organizations, activists [...]
Israeli LGBTQ Teens Delay Mental Health Care Over Fear of Bias, New Studies Find
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT International News HAIFA, Israel — (July 6, 2026) — A new series of studies from the University of Haifa has found that many Israeli LGBTQ teenagers continue [...]
