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.

20 09, 2023

Democrats to Investigate Military Discrimination against LGBTQ Service Members and Veterans

By JRL Charts|2024-04-10T18:33:09-07:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: don't ask don't tell, lgbt politics, LGBT Veterans, LGBTQ service members|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (09-20-23) — Democrats revive an investigation into discrimination committed by the US Military against the LGBTQ service members and veterans. The DNC marked the 12th anniversary of the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on Wednesday by relaunching their efforts into investigating the lasting impacts of military policies that [...]

19 09, 2023

LGBT Center Director joins Gov. Shapiro’s Advisory Commission

By JRL Charts|2023-09-19T19:28:11-07:00September 19th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: governor Josh Shapiro, LGBT News, lgbt politics, Michelle Dech, Reading LGBT Center Director|

HARRISBURG, PA — (09-19-23) — Reading's LGBT Center Director Michelle Dech, has confirmed that she will be joining Governor Shapiro's advisory commission on LGBTQ affairs. Gov. Josh Shapiro's office announced Michelle Dech will be joining the commission on Tuesday. Director Dech is currently the executive director of the LGBT Center of Greater Reading. According to [...]

18 09, 2023

Billionaire Elon Musk Now Wants to Charge ALL Users For Twitter

By JRL Charts|2023-09-18T14:56:14-07:00September 18th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: charge to use Twitter, Elon Musk, LGBT News, lgbt politics, social media platform fees, Tech news, Twitter charge coming soon|

NEW YORK, NY — (09-18-23) — Billionaire Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter/X, is now floating the idea of charging Twitter users to utilize the platform. The story broke when it was published by Bloomberg’s Dave Lee, who posted on Twitter: "It’s not the first time Musk has proposed making people pay to use X, [...]

13 09, 2023

Pittsburgh City Council Pass Two Bills Protecting LGBT Community

By JRL Charts|2023-09-13T21:22:47-07:00September 13th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: gender affirming care, LGBT News, lgbt politics, Pittsburgh City Council|

PITTSBURGH, PA — (09-13-23) — Pittsburgh City Council passed two bills Tuesday, both of which are aimed at protecting gender-affirming care for the city’s LGBTQ population. The two bills, sponsored by Councilmembers Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson, and Bruce Kraus, passed at a time where LGBT laws and protections are handled differently, depending on which state [...]

30 08, 2023

Canada Issues Travel Warning for LGBT Travelers Visiting US

By JRL Charts|2023-08-30T16:26:11-07:00August 30th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Global Affairs Canada, human rights campaign, LGBT Politics Canada, LGBT Travel Warning Canada|

OTTAWA — (08-30-23) — Canada shocked the US State Department on Wednesday, issuing a new travel warning for its LGBT citizens planning on visiting the United States. According to Global Affairs Canada, anti-LGBT protests in the US rose 30-fold in 2022 compared to 2017. What also shocked the both Democrats and Republicans, was the part [...]

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