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4 01, 2026

Appeals Court Halts Ruling That Would Have Allowed Teachers to Out Transgender Students Without Consent

By JRL Charts|2026-01-04T16:43:36-08:00January 4th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: 9th circuit court, Breaking Political News, california lgbtq news, gender identity, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, lgbtq politics, Transgender Rights News & Policy | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Asia SAN DIEGO, CA — (January 4, 2026) — A federal appeals court has stepped in to halt a controversial ruling that would have allowed school employees to disclose a student’s gender identity to their parents without the student’s consent — a decision that [...]

3 01, 2026

NIH Defies Court-Restored LGBTQ Grants, Confirms Funding Will End in 2026

By JRL Charts|2026-01-05T10:59:52-08:00January 3rd, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Breaking Political News, dei programs, HIV Prevention, Jay Bhattacharya, LGBT Politics USA, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, lgbtq news, lgbtq politics, Transgender Rights News & Policy | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA, Trump administration|

By Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics News WASHINGTON, D.C — (January 3, 2026) — The future of federally funded LGBTQ health and equity research was thrown into crisis this week after National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya confirmed that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)–related grants — including those [...]

3 01, 2026

Trump Says U.S. Will “Run” Venezuela After Maduro’s Dramatic Capture in Military Raid

By JRL Charts|2026-01-05T11:04:32-08:00January 3rd, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Breaking Military News – LGBT World News | JRL CHARTS, Donald Trump, JRL CHARTS Exclusives, nicolas maduro, Venezuela News|

By Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — Breaking Military News WASHINGTON, D.C — (January 3, 2026) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States will now “run Venezuela” following the dramatic overnight capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, declaring that American forces will oversee the country until what he called [...]

2 01, 2026

Lillian Bonsignore Named FDNY Commissioner, Making History as First Out Gay Leader

By JRL Charts|2026-01-05T11:14:22-08:00January 2nd, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Breaking Political News, FDNY, gay new york news, JRL CHARTS Exclusives, LGBTQ Leaders, lgbtq news, lgbtq politics, LGBTQ Politics New York, Lillian Bonsignore, Zohran Mamdani|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics New York NEW YORK, NY — (January 2, 2026) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani named Lillian Bonsignore as the next commissioner of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), making her both the first openly gay person and the second woman to [...]

1 01, 2026

Democrats Enter 2026 Midterms With Momentum — But LGBTQ Civil Rights Are Now on the Ballot

By JRL Charts|2026-01-05T11:52:25-08:00January 1st, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: 2026 Midterm Elections, Breaking Political News, Democratic party, Election 2026, JRL CHARTS Exclusives, LGBT Politics USA, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, lgbtq news, lgbtq politics, LGBTQ Voters, Transgender Rights News & Policy | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA|

By Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics LAS VEGAS, NV — (January 1, 2026) — As Democrats enter the 2026 midterm election year with renewed momentum, one issue is quickly rising to the top of the political battlefield: LGBTQ civil rights. Related LGBT Politics Coverage on JRL CHARTS: • Get the Latest [...]

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