LGBT Politics USA
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Oil Hits $109 a Barrel as Diesel Shatters Records — So Why Isn’t America’s Energy Crisis Dominating the News?
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (September 15, 2026) — Brent crude oil surged beyond $109 per barrel Tuesday, extending a remarkable run above the psychologically important $100 threshold and escalating an energy shock that threatens to work its way through virtually every corner of the American economy. Yet turn on much of America's political television coverage and viewers could easily miss the [...]
DOJ Appeals to Save Trump’s $1.8B Fund After Blanche Swore to Congress It Was ‘Dead’
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (September 12, 2026) — The Justice Department is appealing the federal court decision that struck down the legal foundation for President Donald [...]
Trump’s Mail Ballot Fight Raises Stakes for Disabled LGBTQ Voters Ahead of Midterms
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (September 6, 2026) — President Donald Trump’s administration has raced back to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking permission to enforce controversial new restrictions [...]
Shasta County School Board Strips Explicit Transgender Protections From Student Policy in 4-2 Vote
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA REDDING, Calif. — (September 11, 2026) — The Shasta County Board of Education has approved a major rewrite of its student nondiscrimination and harassment policy, [...]
Maria Bartiromo OUT at Fox News in Shocking Effective-Immediately Exit
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA NEW YORK, NY — (September 3, 2026) — Conservative media powerhouse Maria Bartiromo is out at Fox News Media, ending a 12½-year run in a [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
DUP Councillor Suspended Over Remarks Linking LGBTQ Community to Hamas
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Europe BANGOR, NI — (April 24, 2026) — A councillor from the Democratic Unionist Party has been suspended for three months following a standards investigation into [...]
Russia Declares Two LGBTQ Groups ‘Extremist’ in Escalating Crackdown
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBTQ International News MOSCOW — (April 23, 2026) — Russian courts have designated two LGBTQ-focused organizations as “extremist,” according to statements released by the groups, marking a significant [...]
EU Court Rules Transgender Citizens Must Have IDs Reflecting Lived Gender
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT International News LUXEMBOURG — (March 13, 2026) — A landmark decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union is reshaping how member states handle gender [...]
UK Military Veterans Launch Legal Fight Over LGBT Compensation Scheme
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News UK LONDON — (April 9, 2026) — Two British military veterans have launched legal action against the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), arguing that the [...]
Spain Refuses Use of US Military Bases for Iran Operations as Aircraft Redeploy to Germany
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News MADRID — (March 2, 2026) — Spain has declined to authorize the use of US military bases on Spanish territory for operations connected to ongoing actions [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
Ghana Revives Harsh Anti-LGBTQ Bill as Turkiye Signals New Restrictions
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Asia ACCRA / ANKARA — (February 27, 2026) — Lawmakers in Ghana have formally reintroduced the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, while officials in [...]
See What the Supreme Court Just Ruled on Same-Sex Couples and Property Rights
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics Asia MANILA — (February 10, 2026) — In a historic legal decision, the Philippines Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples who live together and [...]
Malaysia’s Gay Spa Raid Backfires as Judge Orders Release of All 201 Men
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Asia KUALA LUMPUR — (December 28, 2025) — Malaysia’s latest attempt to crack down on LGBTQ+ spaces has collapsed in dramatic fashion after a [...]
Asia’s LGBTQ Rights in 2025: Major Wins, Dangerous Backslides, and What Comes Next
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Asia Research Credit: This report is based on original regional LGBTQ rights research by Rob Salerno, founder of 76Crimes.com, one of the world’s leading international [...]
Malaysia Sparks Outrage with Mass Raids on Men-Only Spas, Raising Fears of LGBTQ Persecution
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics Asia MALAYSIA — (December 1, 2025) — Malaysia is once again drawing international scrutiny after coordinated police raids on men-only saunas and spas across Kuala [...]
