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.
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT — (02-25-23) — Utah lawmaker Rep. Jeff Stenquist, says he has listened to concerns from the LGBTQ community and has updated a bill known as Utah's "Don't Say Gay' bill, over the concerns of the LGBT Community. “It was never my intention to do harm or anything like that.” - Rep. [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (02-22-23) — Gallup released its latest numbers on U.S. LGBT Identification., The results show perceptible increases in 2020 and 2021 among U.S. adults’ identififying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual. The study shows that radio held steady in 2022 at 7.2%. The current percentage is double what it [...]
NEW YORK, NY — (02-20-23) — NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force are looking for a woman suspected of committing a hate crime when she set fire to a PRIDE flag hanging outside of the Little Prince restaurant in Soho. The alleged hate crime took place around 1:35 a.m. on Monday morning at The Little Prince [...]
NEW HAMPSHIRE — (02-19-23) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley told a New Hampshire conservatives that Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Law didn't go far enough. The controversial “don’t say gay” education law signed by the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, is one of the latest anti-LGBTQ Laws on the books in Florida. “Basically what it [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics SACRAMENTO, CA — (02-16-23) — California lawmakers will attempt to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage into the state's constitution. The effort being spear headed by state senator Scott Wiener and Assembly Member Evan Low of Silicon Valley, comes 15 years after a voter-approved [...]