LGBT Politics USA Archives

Welcome to JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA, your front line for coverage on anti-LGBTQ bills, civil rights battles, and queer policy developments across the United States. From school board conflicts to national court rulings, we track the pulse of legislation, protests, and political leadership impacting the LGBTQ+ community in every state.

2 06, 2025

Big Corporate Brands Scale Back on Pride in 2025

By JRL Charts|2025-06-02T19:58:06-07:00June 2nd, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Bud Light backlash, Corporate Pride pullback, JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, LGBTQ advocacy, LGBTQ corporate inclusivity, Pride Month 2025, Target Pride merchandise|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics For the last several years, Pride Month was a high-visibility marketing opportunity for big brands. Retailers decked out windows with rainbow flags, featured LGBTQ-themed merchandise prominently, and celebrated Pride on social media. But this Pride Month, many companies are noticeably scaling back. A survey [...]

27 05, 2025

Trump Pardons Todd and Julie Chrisley in Shocking Oval Office Call

By JRL Charts|2025-05-27T16:10:01-07:00May 27th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Breaking Political News, Chrisley Knows Best, donald trump, JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, Julie Chrisley, LGBT Politics USA, Margo Martin, Oval Office News, Presidential Pardons, Reality TV News, Republican National Convention, Savannah Chrisley, Todd Chrisley, Trump 2024, Trump Pardons|

By: Paul Goldberg | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics WASHINGTON, D.C — (May 27, 2025) — In a stunning political twist, former President Donald Trump called Savannah Chrisley from the Oval Office on Tuesday to inform her that he will be pardoning her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley — the former reality TV stars from [...]

24 05, 2025

NYC Pride Faces $750K Crisis as Corporate Sponsors Pull Out

By JRL Charts|2025-05-24T11:39:31-07:00May 24th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: corporate sponsorship cuts, DEI rollback, Heritage of Pride, JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, LGBT funding crisis, LGBTQ+ nonprofits NYC, Mastercard drops NYC Pride, NYC Pride 2025, NYC Pride corporate sponsors, NYC Pride shortfall, Pride 2025 budget crisis, Target silent partner|

By: Paul Goldberg | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics NEW YORK, NY — (May 24, 2025) — Heritage of Pride, the nonprofit behind NYC's official Pride Month celebrations, has revealed a staggering $750,000 budget shortfall for 2025 —an alarming blow linked to a major pullback by high-profile corporate sponsors. In a statement issued Wednesday, NYC Pride [...]

22 05, 2025

Texas Passes THC Hemp Ban Amid Medical Marijuana Expansion

By JRL Charts|2025-05-22T16:20:14-07:00May 22nd, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Cannabis Industry Updates, Hemp Regulation Texas, JRL CHARTS Cannabis News, Lt Gov Dan Patrick THC Ban, Medical Marijuana Expansion, Texas Cannabis Law 2025, Texas Hemp Business Council, Texas THC Ban. Hemp Industry News, THC Legalization News|

By Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS Cannabis News AUSTIN, TX — (May 22, 2025) — In a dramatic move that could shake up the state’s multibillion-dollar hemp economy, Texas lawmakers have approved a bill banning the nonmedical sale of THC — the psychoactive component in cannabis — and sent it to Governor Greg [...]

20 05, 2025

Judge Kacsmaryk Guts LGBTQ Job Protections in Texas Ruling

By JRL Charts|2025-05-20T23:20:54-07:00May 20th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: anti-LGBTQ discrimination, EEOC, Federal Court Rulings, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, lgbt politics, LGBTQ civil rights, LGBTQ Workplace Rights, SCOTUS LGBTQ Rulings, Transgender Rights|

AMARILLO, TX — (May 20, 2025) — A federal judge in Texas has just taken a sledgehammer to LGBTQ workplace protections—striking down key parts of Title VII in a ruling that openly defies the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a far-right Trump appointee with a long record of siding with extremist legal arguments, ruled that [...]

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