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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WASHINGTON, D.C. — (12-08-22) — By a vote of 258-169, the Respect for Marriage Act passes the House of Representatives with 39 Republicans joining democrats to pass the first ever same-sex marriage protection on a federal level. The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act on Thursday to codify protections for same-sex marriages [...]
ATLANTA, GA — (12-06-22) — Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) will retain his Senate seat and now serve a full six-year term after defeating Republican Herschel Walker in Tuesday’s runoff election. CNN, FOX News and MSNBC called the race just after 9:30 p.m. A senior advisor to the Walker campaign has confirmed to JRL CHARTS LGBT [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-04-22) — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an advisory bulletin last Wednesday, adding the LGBTQ Community to its list of Terror Targets in the United States. The announcement comes after the mass shooting that took place at Club Q in Colorado Springs, a popular LGBTQ nightclub. The advisory bulletin issued on [...]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (12-02-22) — A Minneapolis man has been charged with a felony after allegedly pulling out a gun and threatening staff at a popular gay bar in the Loring Park neighborhood. Hennepin County prosecutors say Conell Walter Harris, 29, entered the 19 Bar in Loring Park late Monday where staff and customers said [...]
AUSTIN, TX — (06-19-22) — The Republican Party of Texas have just passed its latest anti-LGBT agenda platform that included a ban on same-sex marriage. In the GOP platform voted on by delegates at the Republican party’s biennial convention on Saturday, one section called ‘Homosexuality and Gender Issues’, says that “homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle [...]