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26 12, 2023

Africa, Poland Bishops Reject call to bless Same-Sex Couples

By JRL Charts|2025-09-07T10:29:11-07:00December 26th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Africa Bishops, Blessing Same-Sex Couples, Catholic Church, gay Africa news, gay Poland news, gay Rome news, Poland Bishops, Pope Francis, religious freedom|

CAPE TOWN, SA — (12-26-23) — In a stunning rebuke of Pope Francis' order to allow the blessing of same-sex couples, Catholic bishops in Africa and Poland are saying they reject the vatican's order and will not implement the policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples in their churches. The reactions show how divided the church [...]

11 12, 2023

US Supreme Court Snubs Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Challenge

By JRL Charts|2025-10-08T17:05:19-07:00December 11th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Brett Kavanaugh, Brian Tingley, Chief Justice John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, conversion therapy ban, freedom of speech, gay conversion therapy ban, Gay Washington News, lgbt mental health news, Samuel Alito, US Supreme Court|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-11-23) — The U.S. Supreme Court shocked the LGBT community on Monday when it declined to hear a challenge to Washington state's Ban on gay conversion therapy on children brought by a Christian therapist who calls the 2018 measure an affront to free speech rights. The conservative packed Supreme Court turned away [...]

8 12, 2023

LGBT Politics: 10% of Adults in Kentucky Identify as LGBT

By JRL Charts|2023-12-08T15:54:14-08:00December 8th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Kentucky LGBT Politics, LGBT Population in Kentucky, University of California Los Angeles|

FRANKFORT, KY — (12-08-23) — According to a new study released by the University of California, more than 10% of adults in Kentucky identify as LGBT. In fact the state of Kentucky has the second highest percentage of adults that identify as LGBT in the USA, following the District of Columbia. The study from the [...]

4 12, 2023

George Santos Slams Gay Marriage on 2nd Wedding Anniversary

By JRL Charts|2025-06-30T17:57:26-07:00December 4th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: gay marriage, gay new york news, George Santos, LGBT Politics USA|

NEW YORK, NY — (12-04-23) — After making history by being the first openly gay Republican congressman to be kicked out of congress, George Santos slams Gay marriage on his own 2nd wedding anniversary. Last week in a sit-down with a group of reporters on Capitol Hill, the day before his historic expulsion from Congress, [...]

24 11, 2023

GOP Bill Aims to Bring ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Into Florida Workplaces

By JRL Charts|2025-09-28T13:10:19-07:00November 24th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: anti LGBT Florida Laws, Don't Say Gay Law, Florida HB 599, Florida LGBTQ News, Florida politics, gay Florida news, Ryan Chamberlin|

TALLAHASSEE, FL — (11-24-23) — Right wing anti-LGBT Republicans in Florida are moving to expand their 'Don't Say Gay' Law into Florida businesses. HB 599 put forth by Florida state Rep. Ryan Chamberlin, would bar state employees from using their preferred pronouns, and prohibit nonprofits from training employees on issues of gender and sexuality. Last [...]

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